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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Okonkwo worry about his son, Nwoye?
(a) He thinks his son will not become a musician like he wants him to.
(b) He thinks his son is too aggressive, which might lead him into danger.
(c) He thinks his son is too boastful, which may turn others against him.
(d) Okonkwo thinks his son is too much like his mother and weak like his grandfather.

2. Obierika's daughter, Akueke, is sixteen, just the right age for marrying. How does her suitor and his relatives determine if she is ripe for marriage?
(a) They study her body, which is decorated and painted in the traditional way: cam oil, black patterns on the skin, black necklace, red and yellow bangles, and waist beads.
(b) They observe how much she eats of the food that is set out before her, and how delicately she chews her food.
(c) They feel how silky her hair is, and pinch her upper arms for plumpness.
(d) They have her stand before them and recite a marriage poem while dressed in flowing robes.

3. How does Ikemenfuna feel after three weeks of illness?
(a) He cries every night after his illness for his mother and sisters.
(b) He vows revenge on Okonkwo and his family.
(c) He gets better and is no longer afraid or sad to be in Okonkwo's home.
(d) He is still bitter and afraid.

4. During the rainy season, how do the people of the village pass the time?
(a) They spend many hours praying to the gods for a bountiful harvest.
(b) In each hut, children sit by their mother's cooking fire and tell stories, or sit with their father, roasting and eating maize.
(c) They prepare yam seeds for next year's fields.
(d) They spent time in the hut, listening to flute music, weaving baskets, and sleeping.

5. Okonkwo ate his wive's meals, and his wives and children are their supper. What is the next thing his wives and children do?
(a) Review the events of the day
(b) The wives wash their hair and their children's hair
(c) Wash the children and get them ready for bed
(d) Sing and told folk stories

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What does Okonkwo bring with him to share with the wealthy Nwakibie and his family before asking for yam seeds and share cropping privileges?

5. Okonkwo does not fear war. In the last war he fought, he brought home a souvenir which he drank palm-wine out of. What is this souvenir?

(see the answer key)

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