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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. Ezinma offers to bring Okonkwo's chair to the wrestling match for him. Why did he refuse his daughter's offer?

2. Where does the powerful Oracle of the Hills, Agbala, live?

3. What does every man and his family do after the Week of Peace?

4. Where does Obierika send one of his relatives to get a fat goat to give to his in-laws during the uri?

5. Who is the powerful orator that informs the ten thousand men of the emergency facing the nine villages of Umuofia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Okonkwo is justified in being ashamed of his father? Explain why.

2. In your opinion, what is the biggest factor that makes Ikemefuna accept the fact that he is not returning to his homeland?

3. Summarize the role of the women during the New Yam Festival.

4. Determine the point of view of Mbaino with regard to settling the dispute with Umuofia over the murder of Ezeugo.

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

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

7. Explain what role the egwuwu, the ancestral spirits of the clan, has in the public trials of the nine villages of the clan.

8. Explain why Okoye, Unoka's friend, is considered a successful man.

9. 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.

10. Summarize how the people pass the time during the rainy season.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What are some of the differences between the white man's religion and government and the way of life of the inhabitants of Umuofia?

2) What indications are there that the District Commissioner and Reverend Smith consider theirs a superior culture and try to impose it on the Igbo people?

Essay Topic 2

Write three paragraphs relating the events that led up to Okonkwo's demise for the District Commissioner's book: The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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