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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Uchendu say, "Never kill a man who says nothing" when Obierika tells them about the white man the Abame killed?
(a) Because he did not defended himself and may be innocent.
(b) The white man did not said anything to the Abame and according to Uchendu, silence is ominous.
(c) He may not be able to speak your language.
(d) He may hold secrets you need to learn.

2. What does Enoch do that is one of the greatest crimes a man can commit during the annual ceremony?
(a) He defies his chi.
(b) He beats the wife of another man.
(c) He becomes an efulefu.
(d) He unmasks an egwugwu in public, killing an ancestral spirit.

3. What is the strange event that takes place in the village of Ire that Ofoedo tells Okonkwo and Obierika about?
(a) The children of Ire stopped speaking for two days and went into a trance-like state.
(b) All the people in the village of Ire awoke in the night from dreams of disasters to come.
(c) Ogbuefi Ndulue, the oldest man in the Ire village died and upon hearing about it, his wife, Ozoemena, died also.
(d) All the yams planted in the fields rotted during the night from a curse sent by evil spirits.

4. What question does Njide, the eldest sister of Uchendu, ask of her brother's bride during the isa-ife?
(a) Do you plan on being faithful and obedient to my brother?
(b) How many children do you plan to bear in my brother's name?
(c) How do you plan to keep a tranquil household for my brother?
(d) How many men have you lain with since my brother first expressed the desire to marry you?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event occurs that convinces the clan that the gods can fight their own battles?

2. How can an observer tell if a communal ceremony is only for the men of the village?

3. What is Nwoye's name changed to after he joins the Christians?

4. Why does Unkona's neighbor, Okoye, visit him?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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