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

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

3. Where does Okonkwo bring his family after being banished from his village?
(a) To his mother's kinsmen in Mbanta
(b) To wander the forests and live off the land
(c) To an enemy village asking to be accepted
(d) To live in a cave in the hills

4. What does Okika suggest they do that their fathers had never done before?
(a) Allow their children to attend the white man's school.
(b) Fight against their own brothers who have taken the side of the white man.
(c) Accept their fate, taking on the white man's ways.
(d) Give up their own religious beliefs and accept Christianity.

5. When Aneto kills Oduche over a land dispute, what does the white man's government decide?
(a) To hang Aneto
(b) To whip Aneto
(c) To exile Aneto and his family
(d) To imprison Aneto for life

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of clan members join the white man's religion?

2. What news does Obierika bring to Okonkwo and Uchendu about the Abame clan?

3. What is the first thing Mr. Kiaga orders the outcasts to do if they want to remain in the new religion?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the advice Uchendu gives to Okonkwo about his lot in life.

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. 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.

7. 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?

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

9. Do you think Okonkwo is correct in his reaction to his son, Nwoye joining the Christians? Why?

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

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