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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. How is Okonkwo going to thank his mother's people for helping him during his seven years in exile?
(a) He is going to have a great feast.
(b) He is going to leave behind one of his wives to work for the rulers and elders.
(c) He is going to give the elders a bag of cowries.
(d) He is going to distribute all his yam seeds to the people.

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

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

4. How are the six leaders of Umuofia treated while in captivity?
(a) They are given anything they asked for.
(b) They are treated with kindness and respect.
(c) They are whipped every day.
(d) 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.

5. 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 white men wipe out another clan of Umuofia.
(c) The entire village coverts to the white man's religion.
(d) More white men come, and the clan kills them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nwoye do after his father, Okonkwo, beats him for being with the missionaries?

3. What is the name of the god that the people of Umuofia believe is the creator of the all the world and the other gods?

4. Who touches off the conflict between church and clan in Umuofia that has been building since Mr. Brown left?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think the white man causes the village of Umuofia to fall apart, as Obierika thinks? Explain.

2. Okonkwo's friend, Obierika pays a visit to Okonkwo after two years of exile. He brings new of the annihilation of the Abame clan. Do you believe the white man is justified in their attack of the Abame clan? Explain.

3. Do you agree with the punishment the elders of the clan give to Okonkwo when he kills the youngest son of Ezeudu? Justify your answer.

4. The District Commissioner outsmarts the six leaders of Umuofia, including Okonkwo and arrests them, abuses them, and humiliates them. What affect does his have on the spirit of the clan?

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

6. 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?

7. What is the importance of the ekwe to the people of Umuofia?

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

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

10. How do the words of the missionaries impact Okonkwo's son, Nwoye?

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