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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an osu?
(a) A very brave and accomplished hunter
(b) One of the elders, given a hut in the center of the village
(c) A holy man, revered by the people
(d) A person dedicated to a god, set apart and taboo forever

2. Okonkwo is sitting in his obi with Ikemefuna and Nwoye, eating dried locusts when Ogbuefi Ezeudu comes with a message. What is the message?
(a) Umuofia decides to kill Ikemefuna. The Oracle of the Hills pronounces it. Okonkwo is not to take part in the killing because the boy calls him father.
(b) Ikemefuna is to remain in Okonkwo's household as a servant for the rest of his life.
(c) Ikemefuna is to be given all the rights of an adopted son to Okonkwo.
(d) Nwoye and Ikemefuna are to be declared by Umuofia as brothers for life.

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

4. How many men are in each of the two teams of wrestlers who face each other in the wrestling ring?
(a) Six men on each side
(b) Twelve men on each side
(c) Five men on each side
(d) Nine men on each side

5. What is Okonkwo's punishment for committing a "nso-ani" during the Week of Peace?
(a) Go to the shrine of Ani and confess his disrespectful behavior to the gods of the clan, remaining on his knees throughout a day and night.
(b) Bring a she-goat, one hen, a length of cloth, and a hundred cowries to the shrine of Ani.
(c) Go to the shrine of Ani, fast for three days, and beg forgiveness for breaking the sacred peace.
(d) Bring a bamboo basket of yams, a flask of palm-wine and a hen to the shrine of Ani.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the missionaries ask the rulers of Mbanta for land to build their church, what do the rulers give them?

2. Who is the white missionary that makes friends with great men of the clan and is presented with a carved elephant tusk?

3. While talking with Okoye about the war, Unkona changes the subject to which topic?

4. Ezinma offers to bring Okonkwo's chair to the wrestling match for him. Why did he refuse his daughter's offer?

5. Ekwefi awakes Okonkwo early in the morning pounding on his door. What is she anxious to tell him?

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