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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Umuofia feared by all its neighbors?
(a) Umuofia goes to war whether the case is clear and just or not.
(b) It never tries to find a peaceful settlement before going to war.
(c) It is powerful in war and magic and has a strong war medicine called agadi-nwayi.
(d) The medicine woman curses all its enemies.

2. What does Mr. Smith tell the people about ogbanje, the evil children who are born over and over again to plague their mothers?
(a) That the stories are okay to believe in.
(b) That the stories are spread by the Devil to lead men astray.
(c) That the stories are most likely true.
(d) That the stories resemble the Christian beliefs.

3. What is the final ceremony, Amikwu, Uchendu's youngest son, has to perform before getting married?
(a) Umuada--the gathering of daughters
(b) Isa-ife--the ceremony of confession
(c) Kwenu--shouts of approval
(d) Uri--the ceremony of wine bringing

4. How does Okonkwo act for two days after Ikemefuna's death?
(a) He works day and night to keep his mind occupied.
(b) He does not eat for two days, he drinks palm-wine from morning until night, he does not sleep, and he can't stop thinking about Ikemefuna.
(c) He goes into the hills and offers a sacrifice to the gods, asking their forgiveness for taking part in Ikemfuna's death.
(d) He acts as if nothing has happened and continues his daily routines.

5. Ezinma tells her mother, Ekwefi, that her upper eyelid is twitching. What does Ekwefi tell Ezinma the significance of the twitch is?
(a) It means the rains will come early this year.
(b) It means Ezinma will have many children.
(c) It means Ezinma is going to cry.
(d) It means Ezinma will see something.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the traditional events when night falls and it is time to end Obierika's daughter's uri?

2. When Aneto kills Oduche over a land dispute, what does the white man's government decide?

3. What does the law state in Umuofia if a woman runs away from her husband?

4. Why is Okonkwo considered one of the greatest men of his time?

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?

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