1. What does the Abame clan do to the first white man that comes to their village?
(a) They rub his body with palm oil and adorn him with beads, thinking he is a god.
(b) They offer vegetable soup and palm-wine to him.
(c) They kill him and tie his iron horse to the sacred silk-cotton tree.
(d) They touch his white skin because they have never seen anything like it before.

2. Where does Chielo bring Ezinma?
(a) To where dead children are buried
(b) To the village of Umuachi, then turns around and continues back to the hills of Agbala
(c) To the yam fields
(d) Deep into the forest

3. What does Okonkwo bring back from the bush while Ezinma lays sick in Ekwefi's hut?
(a) Three small birds to offer as sacrifice to the gods, so Ezinma will get well.
(b) Bananas to mix with palm oil, forming a paste which Ezinma can eat easily. This will help keep up her strength.
(c) A bundle of medicinal plants, grasses, leaves, roots and barks.
(d) Soil from the bush to mix with water and form into mud which can be rubbed on Ezinma's body to bring down the fever.

4. Why does Unkona's neighbor, Okoye, visit him?
(a) To pray with Unkona for life, health, and protection from enemies.
(b) To collect a two-year-old debt of two hundred cowries.
(c) To talk about music.
(d) To share kola nuts with Unkona.

5. What does the priestess do when she brings Ezinma out of Agbala's cave?
(a) She comes out of the cave alone, telling Okonkwo and Ekwefi that Ezinma has to remain in the cave for two days and nights.
(b) She comes out of the cave and tells Okonkwo and Ekwefi that Agbala wants them to leave, or Ezinma will be sacrificed.
(c) She comes out of the cave, giving Okonkwo and Ekwefi a lock of Ezinma's hair. She tells them to bury it in the yam field.
(d) She doesn't say a word to Okonkwo or Ekwefi, but carries Ezinma back to Okonkwo's compound and places Ezinma in bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The first day of the new year is celebrated with feasting and fellowship. What takes place on the second day of the new year?

3. What are the crops that are considered women's crops by the people of Umuofia?

4. What is the name of the man that the ekwe announces to Umuofia?

5. Who is the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves, in real life?

(see the answer key)

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