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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 back from the bush while Ezinma lays sick in Ekwefi's hut?
(a) Soil from the bush to mix with water and form into mud which can be rubbed on Ezinma's body to bring down the fever.
(b) A bundle of medicinal plants, grasses, leaves, roots and barks.
(c) Three small birds to offer as sacrifice to the gods, so Ezinma will get well.
(d) Bananas to mix with palm oil, forming a paste which Ezinma can eat easily. This will help keep up her strength.
2. Where does the powerful Oracle of the Hills, Agbala, live?
(a) Through a round hole in the side of the hill leading to a dimly lit cave.
(b) In the treetops with all the climbing creatures of Umuofia.
(c) In a large, handsomely endowed compound in the hills filled with the gifts from those asking for a consultation.
(d) Deep underground with the creatures of the soil, beneath the hills and all things that live above the ground.
3. 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?
(a) Nwoye
(b) Maduka
(c) Obierika
(d) Ikemefuna
4. How does Okonkwo react to the disastrous growing season that destroy all his yams and the yams of his people?
(a) He gives up being a farmer, and begins looking for a new trade.
(b) His heart is broken from the loss of his crop, leaving him depressed and suicidal.
(c) He cries and sinks into despair.
(d) He feels he can survive anything, since he has survived this disastrous year.
5. Under what circumstances will the people of Umuofia consult Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves?
(a) To find out if their wives are being faithful.
(b) To ask for wealth, prosperity, and many newborn sons.
(c) When they are followed by misfortune, when they have a dispute with their neighbors, to see their futures, and to talk to the spirits.
(d) To ask for a cure for a fatal disease.
Short Answer Questions
1. What question does Njide, the eldest sister of Uchendu, ask of her brother's bride during the isa-ife?
2. Who is the first man Okonkwo works for as a share-cropper ?
3. Ekwefi awakes Okonkwo early in the morning pounding on his door. What is she anxious to tell him?
4. Which of the spectators of the wrestling match are allowed to sit around the huge circle of the wrestling ring?
5. How many pots of wine do Obierika's in-laws brink to his home for the uri?
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