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

2. Who are the two groups of people who stand facing the elders at the ceremonial trial?

3. Why do the people of Umuofia observe the Week of Peace?

4. What is used to inform all the men of the Umuofia to meet in the market place the following morning?

5. How does Unoka react when Okoye asks him to repay the two hundred cowries owed to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Evaluate Okonkwo's reputation in the nine villages of Umuofia.

2. Describe how Okonkwo goes against his nature when he goes to find Ikwefi at the sacred cave.

3. Describe the weather patterns the year Okonkwo promises to farm the eight hundred yam seeds from Nwakibie, and how they affect the yams.

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

5. 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.

6. Okonkwo's father dies in debt, with no titles to his name. Relate why Okonkwo does not have to worry that his father's reputation will be held against him.

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

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

9. Evaluate Okonkwo's frame of mind after the destruction of the yam crop.

10. Explain how Ekwefi defies the traditions of the clan when Chielo takes Ezinma to Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Compare and contrast the characters of Mr. Brown and Reverend Smith.

2) Summarize the impact each character had on the native culture.

3) In your opinion, which character is the most effective? Defend your stance.

Essay Topic 2

While waiting for Ezinma to be released from the cave of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves, she has a flashback.

1) What does this flashback reveal about her relationship with Okonkwo?

2) How does it compare with their present relationship?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze Nwoye's struggles with coming of age.

2) Would you say that his fears and emotions were a blessing or a curse?

3) Do you defend or criticize his conversion to the white man's religion? Why do you feel this way?

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