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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drives Okonkwo into a rage on the first day of the festival, leading him to beat his second wife, Ekwefi, and almost kill her with a gun?
(a) She burns the vegetable soup she is preparing for the festival.
(b) Okonkwo is angry because his second wife has not scrubbed the walls of her hut with red earth, and has neglected the rituals of the people.
(c) He believes his wife killed a banana tree in the compound, even though it is still alive. She also comments on his inability to shoot well.
(d) Okonkwo finds that his second wife has not prepared her children in the traditional fashion of the clan for the festival.

2. How long is Ikemenfuna in Okonkwo's care?
(a) Two days
(b) Twelve years
(c) Three years
(d) Three months

3. Why is the big, ancient silk-cotton tree in the playground considered sacred?
(a) The tree is believed to have been the first tree in existence.
(b) The tree holds the spirits of all the ancestors of the clan.
(c) The tree holds all the spirits of the men who died in wars since the beginning of time.
(d) The spirits of good children waiting to be born live in the tree.

4. What is the decision of the egwugwu after hearing the case for Mgbafo's family against Uzowulu?
(a) The bride-price is not to be paid back to Uzowulu.
(b) Uzowulu is to bring a pot of wine to Mgbafo's family and beg that his wife be returned to him. Mgbafo's family is to return her to Uzowulu when he brings the wine to them.
(c) Uzowulu is warned never to beat a woman again or he will be mutilated.
(d) The bride-price is to be returned to Uzowulu.

5. Why is Okonkwo considered one of the greatest men of his time?
(a) He has patience for all men, even unsuccessful ones.
(b) He is the greatest flute player in the village.
(c) He is a wealthy farmer, the greatest wrestler, has a barn full of yams, and has three wives.
(d) He is a sympathetic, loving father and husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ikemenfuna feel after three weeks of illness?

2. What is the festival that gives thanks to Ani, the earth goddess and source of fertility?

3. What does every man and his family do after the Week of Peace?

4. What hopes does Okonkwo have for his son, Nwoye's , future?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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