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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How is the weather during the first growing season that Okonkwo starts share-cropping for Nwakibie?
2. Where does Obierika send one of his relatives to get a fat goat to give to his in-laws during the uri?
3. What is the first trial's dispute set before Evil Forest and the egwugwu?
4. Obierika's daughter, Akueke, is sixteen, just the right age for marrying. How does her suitor and his relatives determine if she is ripe for marriage?
5. How can an observer tell if a communal ceremony is only for the men of the village?
Short Essay Questions
1. Evaluate Okonkwo's frame of mind after the destruction of the yam crop.
2. Describe why Okonkwo is considered a wealthy man by Umuofia's standards.
3. Explain how Okonkwo's stern attitude changes when he is awakened in the night because Ezinma is sick.
4. Explain how Ikemefuna is a good friend to Obiageli on the day of the New Yam Festival.
5. Evaluate Okonkwo's reputation in the nine villages of Umuofia.
6. Do you agree with Okonkwo when he gives the fatal blow to Ikemefuna with his machete?
7. Describe how Okonkwo continues to worry about his son Nwoye, especially after the death of Ikemefuna.
8. What is the tradition the in-laws must do for the uri?
9. Do you think Okonkwo is justified in being ashamed of his father? Explain why.
10. Explain why sharecropping is a very difficult way to get ahead for Okonkwo, and how it impacts his parents and sisters.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Summarize the economic system of the Igbo people before the white man's appearance.
2) How was wealth determined?
3) Describe how a man could attain wealth if nothing was left to him by his father.
Essay Topic 2
1) Give three examples from the novel when Okonkwo uses poor impulse control.
2) Summarize the clan's reaction to the events.
3) Analyze the consequences of Okonkwo's actions.
Essay Topic 3
1) Throughout the novel, Okonkwo is afraid of being like his father. Describe the accomplishments Okonkwo achieves in his lifetime that makes him different from his father.
2) Explain why Okonkwo's final act turns his reputation into everything he feared in life.
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