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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. What is the one passion that rules Okonkwo's life?

2. How are the children of the village prepared for the Feast of the New Yam?

3. What is the name all children of the clan except Ezinma call their mothers?

4. How many pots of wine do Obierika's in-laws brink to his home for the uri?

5. Who is the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves, in real life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Okonkwo is justified in reaction when he thinks his second wife, Ekwefi, killed a banana tree during the New Yam Festival? Explain.

2. Do you agree with the old man who said that Okonkwo's palm-kernels had been cracked for him by a benevolent spirit? Justify your answer.

3. Explain how Okonkwo's stern attitude changes when he is awakened in the night because Ezinma is sick.

4. Why don't the people want an even wrestling match, ending in a tie?

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. Who do you think benefits from the judgment of the egwuwu in the trial of Uzowulu and his wife and family and why?

8. Why do you think so many people in Umuofia gather with excitement to watch the wrestling matches?

9. Describe how Okonkwo continues to worry about his son Nwoye, especially after the death of Ikemefuna.

10. Compare the differences in the attitudes of the people of Umuofia with regard to a dark night and a moonlit night.

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) 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.

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the character of Okonkwo.

2) How is he depicted by the author?

3) How is he revealed through his own words and actions, and through the observations of other characters?

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