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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

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) Palm-wine, a cock, kola nut, and alligator pepper.
(b) A bamboo basket and a goatflask.
(c) Campfire wood, and a pot of soup.
(d) Goat's milk and eggs.

2. What is used to inform all the men of the Umuofia to meet in the market place the following morning?
(a) The beating of drums in the night.
(b) The town crier beating on his hollow, metal ogene.
(c) A choir of people singing the message.
(d) A group of armed warriors.

3. What hopes does Okonkwo have for his son, Nwoye's , future?
(a) He wants Nwoye to be prosperous, that he will have enough to feed the ancestors with regular sacrifices, and he will be able to rule his women and children.
(b) He wants Nwoye to be a great warrior with many heroic victories to his name.
(c) He hopes Nwoye would be a fair, just, and wise father and husband, showing kindness and love to his family.
(d) He wants Nwoye to be a talented musician, performing at all the festivals in the nine villages.

4. Who is the powerful orator that informs the ten thousand men of the emergency facing the nine villages of Umuofia?
(a) Ogbuefi Ezeugo
(b) Ogbuefi Udo
(c) Nwoye
(d) Okoye

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) On an anklet.
(b) Tattooed on her upper arm.
(c) In a hair piece.
(d) On a necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why is Umuofia feared by all its neighbors?

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

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?

5. Which of the spectators of the wrestling match are allowed to sit around the huge circle of the wrestling ring?

(see the answer key)

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