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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uchendu tell Okonkw his duty was?
(a) Never return to his homeland, but build his future in Mbanta.
(b) Comfort his wives and children and take them back to his fatherland after seven years.
(c) Forget about his past, and denounce his homeland.
(d) To go back to his clan and beg to be forgiven.

2. What does the angry band of egwugwu do to Enoch's compound and the Christian church as revenge for unmasking one of the ancestral spirits?
(a) They rub red clay and palm oil all over the buildings.
(b) They burn them to the ground.
(c) They murder all Enoch's family and the Christians in the church.
(d) They leave the buildings alone and try to find Enoch.

3. What does the ekwe, a hollowed out wooden instrument and the blast of the cannon signify to the nine villages of Umuofia?
(a) The birth of a child
(b) The beginning of a festival
(c) The death of a man
(d) The beginning of war

4. What happens in Umuofia the next time Obierika comes to visit Okonkwo, two years later?
(a) The missionaries come, building a church and send evangalists to other towns and villages.
(b) The entire village coverts to the white man's religion.
(c) The white men wipe out another clan of Umuofia.
(d) More white men come, and the clan kills them.

5. What happens to the six leaders of Umuofia during their meeting with the District Commissioner?
(a) They are put in handcuffs, and led to the guardroom.
(b) The Commissioner and leaders agree to peace.
(c) They share a feast with the District Commissioner.
(d) They are treated with kindness and respect.

6. What does Okonkwo feel the greatest obstacle to going to war against the white man is?
(a) His own cowardice
(b) The clan is not prepared for war
(c) The cowardice of Egonwanne
(d) The fear of the clan

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

8. Who touches off the conflict between church and clan in Umuofia that has been building since Mr. Brown left?
(a) Nwoye
(b) Okonkwo
(c) Mr. Smith
(d) Enoch

9. How many cowries do the court messengers ask the people for as payment to release their leaders?
(a) Three hundred bags
(b) Two hundred and fifty bags
(c) Two hundred and ten bags
(d) Two hundred bags

10. Why does Obierika go to visit Okonkwo a second time, two years after the first?
(a) To find out why Okonkwo's son, Nwoye, joined the white missionaries.
(b) To bring more cowries and some yam seeds to his friend, Okonkwo
(c) He misses his good friend, Okonkwo, and thinks he should tell him that missionaries had come.
(d) To find out if all is well with Okonkwo and his family.

11. 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 do you plan to keep a tranquil household for my brother?
(c) How many men have you lain with since my brother first expressed the desire to marry you?
(d) How many children do you plan to bear in my brother's name?

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

13. How does Mr. Brown encourage the people to attend school?
(a) With singlets and towels
(b) With singlets and towels
(c) With kola nuts and palm-wine
(d) With a she-goat and hen

14. Where does Obierika get the bags of cowries that he brings to Okonkwo?
(a) He collects the money from the clan members who favor Okonkwo.
(b) He gives Okonkwo some of the cowries he saved through the years.
(c) He sells Okonkwo's compound and brings him the money.
(d) He sells Okonkwo's yams and seed yams.

15. What does Okika suggest they do that their fathers had never done before?
(a) Fight against their own brothers who have taken the side of the white man.
(b) Give up their own religious beliefs and accept Christianity.
(c) Accept their fate, taking on the white man's ways.
(d) Allow their children to attend the white man's school.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the six leaders of Umuofia treated while in captivity?

2. Why does Uchendu say, "Never kill a man who says nothing" when Obierika tells them about the white man the Abame killed?

3. What punishment does the District Commissioner give the six leaders of Umuofia?

4. What does Okonkwo send to Obierika as he enters his final year of exile?

5. What option does Ajofia, the leading egwugwu, give to Mr. Smith when they come to the church?

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