2. What do the rulers and elders of Mbanta decide to do about the Christians after one of the converts kills the Sacred Python?
(a) Develop a plan to kill all the Christians
(b) Drive the Christians out of the village
(c) Ostracize the Christians
(d) Bring the head of Mr. Kiaga back to the village marketplace

3. What is the first thing Mr. Kiaga orders the outcasts to do if they want to remain in the new religion?
(a) Shave off their long tangled hair
(b) Go to the village and proclaim their faith
(c) Return to their special area of the village and never return
(d) Kneel before the cross and pray to be accepted

4. Who is captivated by the message of the missionaries?
(a) Okonkwo
(b) Ezinma
(c) Obierika
(d) Nwoye

5. What does Uchendu, the younger brother of Okonkwo's mother, give to Okonkwo after he comes looking for refuge?
(a) A basket of yams and palm-wine for his travels
(b) Advice on living in the forest
(c) A gun to protect him and his family during their exile
(d) A plot of ground, and two or three pieces of land

Short Answer Questions

1. The Ibo people consider conversation to be very important. What form of conversation do they regard the most highly?

2. What is Okonkwo afraid will happen to his male children after he dies?

3. What does Okagbue, the medicine man, dig up from under the orange tree that makes the people of the village believe that Ezinma will live to adulthood?

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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