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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 do the people say "Mother is Supreme" when the man is the head of the family and his wives and children are obedient to him?
(a) When a man is sorrowful and bitter, he seeks refuge in his motherland because his mother is there to protect him. It is where she is buried.
(b) They are referring to the mother of all gods, guiding them to rule the world.
(c) They are referring to Mother Earth and how she is fertile for the yams.
(d) They believe in the very first mother of all men, giving life to all the men who came after.

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

3. Every man learns the language of the ekwe. How does the wooden instrument let the people know exactly who has died?
(a) It spells out the letters in the name.
(b) First it announces the name of the clan, then it names the village, and finally it names the man.
(c) It announces the name of the man over and over again.
(d) It only announces the name of the village.

4. 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?
(a) They murder all Enoch's family and the Christians in the church.
(b) They burn them to the ground.
(c) They leave the buildings alone and try to find Enoch.
(d) They rub red clay and palm oil all over the buildings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Abame clan do to the first white man that comes to their village?

2. Where does Obierika get the bags of cowries that he brings to Okonkwo?

3. What do the people of Mbanta expect to happen to the missionaries when they start building their church?

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

5. What is Okonkwo's popular nickname?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Do you agree that Mr. Kiaga's choice of allowing the outcasts, osu, to join the other converts in the church is in the best interest of his congregation? Explain.

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

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

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

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