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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Okonkwo bring with him to share with the wealthy Nwakibie and his family before asking for yam seeds and share cropping privileges?
(a) A bamboo basket and a goatflask.
(b) Goat's milk and eggs.
(c) Palm-wine, a cock, kola nut, and alligator pepper.
(d) Campfire wood, and a pot of soup.

2. What is the final ceremony, Amikwu, Uchendu's youngest son, has to perform before getting married?
(a) Isa-ife--the ceremony of confession
(b) Kwenu--shouts of approval
(c) Umuada--the gathering of daughters
(d) Uri--the ceremony of wine bringing

3. How many men are in each of the two teams of wrestlers who face each other in the wrestling ring?
(a) Twelve men on each side
(b) Nine men on each side
(c) Five men on each side
(d) Six men on each side

4. Which of the spectators of the wrestling match are allowed to sit around the huge circle of the wrestling ring?
(a) The elders, grandees, a few early comers in the stands, and the drummers.
(b) The wrestlers waiting for their matches.
(c) Women and children.
(d) Pregnant women.

5. Who is the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves, in real life?
(a) Chielo, a widow with two children
(b) Anasi, Okonkwo's first wife
(c) Noywe's mother
(d) Ekwefi, the second wife of Okonkwo

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pots of wine do Obierika's in-laws brink to his home for the uri?

2. What question does Njide, the eldest sister of Uchendu, ask of her brother's bride during the isa-ife?

3. Why does Nwakibie trust Okonkwo to farm his yam seeds?

4. Where does the powerful Oracle of the Hills, Agbala, live?

5. Why do all the women abandon preparing the food for the uri and rush off to the Obierika's crop field?

(see the answer key)

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