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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Obierika
(c) Uchendu
(d) Nwoye

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

3. How does Ekwefi and Ezinma harvest the cassava for the feast?
(a) They cut the cassava off the trees with machetes.
(b) The shake the tree, and the cassava fall to the ground.
(c) They shake every tree with a long stick, bend down to cut the stem, and dig out the tuber.
(d) They pick the cassava off the tops of the trees.

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

5. Who is called the Crystal of Beauty in Mbanta, growing into a healthy, buoyant young woman?
(a) Ezigbo
(b) Obiageli
(c) Chielo
(d) Ezinma

6. What does Okonkwo vow to do after being released from the white man's prison?
(a) He vows never to be a source of trouble again.
(b) He swears vengeance.
(c) He vows to move away from Umuofia.
(d) He vows to convert to Christianity.

7. Why do the men of Umuofia meet in the marketplace after the village crier beats the message on the ogene?
(a) They decide to collect the fine immediately to release their six leaders.
(b) They decide against collecting any cowries to release the six leaders.
(c) They decide to offer half of the required fine to release the six leaders.
(d) They decide to negotiate with the District Commissioner.

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

9. What is the name of the man that the ekwe announces to Umuofia?
(a) Ezeudu
(b) Uzowulu
(c) Maduka
(d) Obierika

10. When the missionaries ask the rulers of Mbanta for land to build their church, what do the rulers give them?
(a) A rocky, barren piece of land in the hills
(b) The
(c) The best plot of land in the village
(d) An uncleared piece of land in the forest

11. 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 chased away from the stream and whipped.
(c) They are captured and brought to the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.
(d) They are given water but are told it is the last time.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does Mr. Smith tell the people about ogbanje, the evil children who are born over and over again to plague their mothers?

4. What do the missionaries tell the Mbanta people about their gods?

5. Who is the missionary that replaces Mr. Brown in Umuofia?

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