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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the big, ancient silk-cotton tree in the playground considered sacred?
(a) The tree holds the spirits of all the ancestors of the clan.
(b) The spirits of good children waiting to be born live in the tree.
(c) The tree holds all the spirits of the men who died in wars since the beginning of time.
(d) The tree is believed to have been the first tree in existence.

2. When Okonkwo was a boy, his father, Unoka, consults Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills, about why his crops always fail.. What reply did the Oracle give?
(a) That Unoka has offended the gods and that is why his crop fail.
(b) That he should stay home and offer sacrifices to the gods.
(c) That he angers his ancestors and they plague his land.
(d) That Unoka sows his yams on exhausted land rather than making the effort to clear new land.

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

4. Under what circumstances will the people of Umuofia consult Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves?
(a) When they are followed by misfortune, when they have a dispute with their neighbors, to see their futures, and to talk to the spirits.
(b) To ask for wealth, prosperity, and many newborn sons.
(c) To ask for a cure for a fatal disease.
(d) To find out if their wives are being faithful.

5. What question does Njide, the eldest sister of Uchendu, ask of her brother's bride during the isa-ife?
(a) How many men have you lain with since my brother first expressed the desire to marry you?
(b) Do you plan on being faithful and obedient to my brother?
(c) How many children do you plan to bear in my brother's name?
(d) How do you plan to keep a tranquil household for my brother?

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Okagbue, the medicine man, dig up from under the orange tree that makes the people of the village believe that Ezinma will live to adulthood?

2. What is the name of the boy who wins the wrestling match in the fifteen- to sixteen-year-old age group with a lightning fast move that was never seen before?

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

4. What does Uchendu tell Okonkw his duty was?

5. Ekwefi awakes Okonkwo early in the morning pounding on his door. What is she anxious to tell him?

(see the answer key)

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