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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nwoye do after his father, Okonkwo, beats him for being with the missionaries?
(a) He begs his father to stop beating him.
(b) He swears that he will never go near the missionary church again.
(c) He screams for his mother's help.
(d) He leaves his family to go the the Christian school in Umuofia.

2. Ezinma tells her mother, Ekwefi, that her upper eyelid is twitching. What does Ekwefi tell Ezinma the significance of the twitch is?
(a) It means the rains will come early this year.
(b) It means Ezinma will have many children.
(c) It means Ezinma is going to cry.
(d) It means Ezinma will see something.

3. What happens to twins born in Umuofia?
(a) They are drowned.
(b) They are revered as sacred above all other infants.
(c) They are placed in earthenware pots and thrown away in the forest.
(d) They are considered good luck and raised by the priestess of the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.

4. Which men fight in the final wrestling match of the day?
(a) The leaders of the teams are made up of the best wrestlers in the nine villages.
(b) Men elected in each of the nine villages.
(c) The wealthiest men from each of the nine villages.
(d) Men chosen by the elders from each of the nine villages.

5. How are the children of the village prepared for the Feast of the New Yam?
(a) They are washed in the riverbed three times the day before the festival, and then dressed in simple robes.
(b) Their heads are shaved in beautiful patterns.
(c) Their entire bodies are painted with cam wood and no clothing is worn to the festival.
(d) Their bodies are rubbed with palm oil, and their hair is decorated with kola nut shells.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the people say "Mother is Supreme" when the man is the head of the family and his wives and children are obedient to him?

3. How many men are in each of the two teams of wrestlers who face each other in the wrestling ring?

4. What does Uchendu, the younger brother of Okonkwo's mother, give to Okonkwo after he comes looking for refuge?

5. After speaking with the elders of nine villages, what does Okonkwo tell Ikemefuna about what is going to happen to him?

(see the answer key)

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