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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Ezinma, the daughter of Okonkwo's second wife, bring fire to Nwoye's mother's hut?
(a) Ekwefi, Okonkwo's second wife, puts live coals into a piece of broken pot and Ezinma carries it to Nwoye's mother.
(b) Ezinma carries a flaming stick across the compound to Nwoye's mother's hut.
(c) Ekwefi, Okonkwo's second wife, makes a torch of banana leaves and palm oil, and gives it to Ezinma to carry to Nwoye's mother.
(d) Ekwefi, Okonkwo's second wife, gives Ezinma a clay pot with burning leaves inside to carry to Nwoye's mother's hut.
2. Who is the first man Okonkwo works for as a share-cropper ?
(a) Okoye
(b) Agbala
(c) Ogbuefi Udo
(d) Nwakibie
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?
(a) Okonkwo
(b) Nwoye
(c) Okafo
(d) Ogbuefi Ezendu
4. What is the significance of the beating of drums in the village playground, the ilo, where all the great ceremonies and dances of the village take place?
(a) The drums beat as each wrestler is thrown to the ground.
(b) The beating drums announce that there is a winner in the wrestling match.
(c) The drums play the wrestling dance in preparation for the wrestling match at sundown.
(d) The beating of the drums means that the wrestling match will begin at noon.
5. Anasi is Nwakibie's first wife, which makes her the ruler over the other wives of Nwakibie. She is the only wife who can wear her husband's titles. Where are the titles worn on Anasi?
(a) Tattooed on her upper arm.
(b) In a hair piece.
(c) On an anklet.
(d) On a necklace.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves, in real life?
2. What happens to twins born in Umuofia?
3. What is the festival that gives thanks to Ani, the earth goddess and source of fertility?
4. Why is the big, ancient silk-cotton tree in the playground considered sacred?
5. What are the things that Okonkwo fears most?
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