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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Abame clan do to the first white man that comes to their village?
(a) They touch his white skin because they have never seen anything like it before.
(b) They offer vegetable soup and palm-wine to him.
(c) They kill him and tie his iron horse to the sacred silk-cotton tree.
(d) They rub his body with palm oil and adorn him with beads, thinking he is a god.

3. What option does Ajofia, the leading egwugwu, give to Mr. Smith when they come to the church?
(a) Mr. Smith can stay and worship his God and go back to his house.
(b) Mr. Smith can leave Umuofia and not be harmed.
(c) Mr. Smith can denounce his God or die.
(d) Mr. Smith can tell all the converts that he lied to them about God.

4. What type of clan members join the white man's religion?
(a) The elders of the clan and their families
(b) Men with no titles, efulefu, worthless and empty men
(c) The women and children of the clan
(d) The warriors of the clan, hoping the religion would keep them safe

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Okonkwo vow to do after being released from the white man's prison?

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

3. What does the oldest member of the clan say is the reason for gathering for Okonkwo's feast?

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

5. Why does Obierika tell Okonkwo that it is too late to fight the white man and drive him from the land?

Short Essay Questions

1. Uchendu gives a speech to the guests at Okonkwo's farewell feast, saying that it is good for kinsmen to come together. What did he fear for the young people of the clan?

2. How does the saying "You can never go home again" hold true for Okonkwo when he returns home after seven years in exile?

3. Describe how Obierika proves to be a true friend to Okonkwo, even after Okonkwo is exiled.

4. When the missionaries come to Umuofia, they tell the people that their gods are not alive and have no effect on their lives. Do you think this is a good approach for the missionaries to take? Explain why.

5. After one of the converts kills the royal python, why does Okonkwo think it is a womanly decision to ostracize the converts from the daily rituals and privileges of members of the clan?

6. What is Okonkwo's point of view with regard to the clan when he returns home?

7. What are some of the positive things the white man brings to Umuofia?

8. What impact does the burning of the church have on Okonkwo's frame of mind?

9. Okonkwo believes a man cannot rise above his chi, or destiny. Explain why you agree or disagree with Okonkwo's belief.

10. Do you think it is right for the clan to burn down the church after Enoch pulls the mask off the egwuwu during the annual ceremony? Explain.

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