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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nwoye do after his father, Okonkwo, beats him for being with the missionaries?
(a) He screams for his mother's help.
(b) He begs his father to stop beating him.
(c) He swears that he will never go near the missionary church again.
(d) He leaves his family to go the the Christian school in Umuofia.

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) Ostracize the Christians
(b) Develop a plan to kill all the Christians
(c) Bring the head of Mr. Kiaga back to the village marketplace
(d) Drive the Christians out of the village

3. How are the six leaders of Umuofia treated while in captivity?
(a) They are whipped every day.
(b) Their heads are shaved. They are given nothing to eat or drink for three days, and are not allowed to go out and relieve themselves.
(c) They are treated with kindness and respect.
(d) They are given anything they asked for.

4. What does Okonkwo mourn when he returns to his clan?
(a) The clan is too aggressive and angry.
(b) The clan is poor.
(c) The clan is breaking up and falling apart.
(d) The clan is malnourished and weak.

5. What is Okonkwo's popular nickname?
(a) Flaming Heart
(b) Living Legend
(c) Raging Wrestler
(d) Roaring Flame

6. Why do the people say "Mother is Supreme" when the man is the head of the family and his wives and children are obedient to him?
(a) When a man is sorrowful and bitter, he seeks refuge in his motherland because his mother is there to protect him. It is where she is buried.
(b) They believe in the very first mother of all men, giving life to all the men who came after.
(c) They are referring to Mother Earth and how she is fertile for the yams.
(d) They are referring to the mother of all gods, guiding them to rule the world.

7. What does Okonkwo hope his sons will be initiated into when his family returns from exile?
(a) Ozo society
(b) Sacred Yam Seed society
(c) The Nidichi
(d) The Sacred Python society

8. What is the name of the first woman to join the Christian missionaries?
(a) Ekwefi
(b) Nwoye's mother
(c) Ezinma
(d) Nneka

9. What do the missionaries tell the Mbanta people about their gods?
(a) They are wonderful, loving gods, but are not the one true God.
(b) The gods are true and should be sacrificed to for abundant crops.
(c) They are gods of deceit who tell you to kill your fellows and destroy innocent children.
(d) They are mythical, friendly gods but are not real.

10. What happens to the Christian women who go to the stream for water to wash the church with?
(a) They are allowed to get water, but can not speak to anyone.
(b) They are given water but are told it is the last time.
(c) They are chased away from the stream and whipped.
(d) They are captured and brought to the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.

11. What does Okonkwo do when the court messengers come to the meeting, telling the clan to stop?
(a) He leaves the meeting, afraid of being arrested again.
(b) He beheads one of the messengers with his machete.
(c) He tries to convince the messengers to join the meeting peacefully.
(d) He turns and asks the clan to stop the meeting.

12. What do the people of Mbanta expect to happen to the missionaries when they start building their church?
(a) They think many of the clan will convert to the new religion.
(b) They expect all the people of Mbanta to help build the church.
(c) They expect all the missionaries to get sick.
(d) They expect all the missionaries to die within four days.

13. 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 burn them to the ground.
(b) They leave the buildings alone and try to find Enoch.
(c) They rub red clay and palm oil all over the buildings.
(d) They murder all Enoch's family and the Christians in the church.

14. Who says that the Abame were fools and had been warned of danger, and that they should have brought guns and machetes with them to the market?
(a) Okonkwo
(b) Nwoye
(c) Uchendu
(d) Obierika

15. What is the first thing Okonkwo plans to do when he returns to his clan?
(a) Move in with a neighbor until he could rebuild
(b) Rebuild his compound better than it was before
(c) Have his wives cook meals for the village
(d) Go to each neighboring hut, apologizing for the past

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Okonkwo's punishment for killing Ezeudu's son?

2. How is Okonkwo going to thank his mother's people for helping him during his seven years in exile?

3. What question does Njide, the eldest sister of Uchendu, ask of her brother's bride during the isa-ife?

4. What does Okika suggest they do that their fathers had never done before?

5. How does Ekwefi and Ezinma harvest the cassava for the feast?

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