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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Every man learns the language of the ekwe. How does the wooden instrument let the people know exactly who has died?
(a) It only announces the name of the village.
(b) It spells out the letters in the name.
(c) First it announces the name of the clan, then it names the village, and finally it names the man.
(d) It announces the name of the man over and over again.

2. What does the oldest member of the clan say is the reason for gathering for Okonkwo's feast?
(a) Because it is good for kinsman to do so
(b) To show off the wealth of food
(c) To save kinsman from starving
(d) To gather under the moonlight

3. What does the ekwe, a hollowed out wooden instrument and the blast of the cannon signify to the nine villages of Umuofia?
(a) The birth of a child
(b) The beginning of war
(c) The death of a man
(d) The beginning of a festival

4. How is Okonkwo going to thank his mother's people for helping him during his seven years in exile?
(a) He is going to give the elders a bag of cowries.
(b) He is going to distribute all his yam seeds to the people.
(c) He is going to have a great feast.
(d) He is going to leave behind one of his wives to work for the rulers and elders.

5. What descends on the land of Okonkwo, darkens the sky, settles on the rooftops, and breaks mighty tree branches under them?
(a) A swarm of locusts
(b) A flock of vultures
(c) The arrows of neighboring enemies
(d) The spirits of the clans ancestors

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ekwefi and Ezinma harvest the cassava for the feast?

2. Why do the elders fear for the young people of the village?

3. Okonkwo and the men of Umuofia take Ikemefuna deep into the forest and kill him with machetes. Who gives the final thrust of the machete that ends Ikemefuna's life?

4. What is the name of the man that the ekwe announces to Umuofia?

5. What is the tragedy that takes place during the final burial rites for Ezeudu while the cannon is shot and guns fired?

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