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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 many missionaries go to Mbanta?
(a) Three white missionaries
(b) Two white missionaries
(c) Three black missionaries
(d) Six and one of them is white

2. What is Nwoye's name changed to after he joins the Christians?
(a) Luke
(b) James
(c) Isaac
(d) Thomas

3. Who is the white missionary that makes friends with great men of the clan and is presented with a carved elephant tusk?
(a) Mr. Penn
(b) Mr. Kiaga
(c) Mr. Smith
(d) Mr. Brown

4. What is the tragedy that takes place during the final burial rites for Ezeudu while the cannon is shot and guns fired?
(a) Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son is killed when Okonkwo's gun explodes.
(b) Another elder of the clan dies in all the excitement.
(c) Ezeudu's wife stabs herself.
(d) Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son is shot in the arm.

5. What is the other thing that the white man brought to Umuofia besides religion?
(a) Sheep
(b) Disease
(c) Government
(d) Wives for the clan

Short Answer Questions

1. Every man learns the language of the ekwe. How does the wooden instrument let the people know exactly who has died?

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

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

4. Why can Ezeudu, the oldest man in his village, only be buried at night?

5. What is the final ceremony, Amikwu, Uchendu's youngest son, has to perform before getting married?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Okonkwo's attitude after he is released from prison?

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. Describe the plan the leaders of Mbanta make when the missionary comes to them asking for a plot of land to build a church.

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

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

7. Okonkwo's seven year exile is over and he decides to go home to his fatherland. Do you think he should stay in Mbanta with his mother's family? Why.

8. Compare the personalities of Mr. Brown and Reverend Smith. Which man do you think was better for the people of Umuofia?

9. 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.

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

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