1. Ekwefi awakes Okonkwo early in the morning pounding on his door. What is she anxious to tell him?
(a) Nwoye's mother is sick and calling for him.
(b) The yam fields are on fire.
(c) Their daughter, Ezinma is sick and dying.
(d) All the men of the village are to meet in the marketplace immediately.

2. How does Okonkwo react to the disastrous growing season that destroy all his yams and the yams of his people?
(a) He feels he can survive anything, since he has survived this disastrous year.
(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 gives up being a farmer, and begins looking for a new trade.

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

4. Why does Nwakibie trust Okonkwo to farm his yam seeds?
(a) He can tell by looking at Okonkwo that he is a hard worker, unlike many young men of the village.
(b) He asks other people of the village if Okonkwo can be trusted.
(c) He figures he can charge Okonkwo for the seeds with interest if the crop failed.
(d) He always believs big, strong men are trustworthy.

5. What does every man and his family do after the Week of Peace?
(a) Gathers in the marketplace to visit with neighbors.
(b) Cuts bush to make new farms, burns the bush and flies kites over the burning fields.
(c) Plays flutes, dances and sings before planting the crops.
(d) Has a feast to celebrate with each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nine out of ten of Ekwefi's children die in infancy. After the second death, Okonkwo goes to the medicine man to find out why this is happening. What explanation does the diviner give?

2. What is the name all children of the clan except Ezinma call their mothers?

3. Why is Umuofia feared by all its neighbors?

4. Why does Unkona change the subject to music when he and Oybe are discussing the impending war with the village of Mbaino?

5. What does Ekwefi do after Chielo carries Ezinma away on her back?

(see the answer key)

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