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

2. What is the first thing Mr. Kiaga orders the outcasts to do if they want to remain in the new religion?
(a) Kneel before the cross and pray to be accepted
(b) Shave off their long tangled hair
(c) Return to their special area of the village and never return
(d) Go to the village and proclaim their faith

3. What does Mr. Smith tell the people about ogbanje, the evil children who are born over and over again to plague their mothers?
(a) That the stories resemble the Christian beliefs.
(b) That the stories are okay to believe in.
(c) That the stories are most likely true.
(d) That the stories are spread by the Devil to lead men astray.

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

5. What do the rulers and elders of Mbanta decide to do about the Christians after one of the converts kills the Sacred Python?
(a) Drive the Christians out of the village
(b) Ostracize the Christians
(c) Develop a plan to kill all the Christians
(d) Bring the head of Mr. Kiaga back to the village marketplace

Short Answer Questions

1. When the village meeting is called after the six leaders are released from the white man's prison, what does Okika say the clan should do?

2. What is the name of the man that the ekwe announces to Umuofia?

3. What is the other thing that the white man brought to Umuofia besides religion?

4. 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?

5. What happens to the six leaders of Umuofia once the fine is paid to the District Commissioner?

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

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. What is Okonkwo's final act as a warrior for his village of Umuofia? Did it reverse the falling apart of his village in any way?

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