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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 name of the first woman to join the Christian missionaries?
2. How does Ekwefi and Ezinma harvest the cassava for the feast?
3. What does Okonkwo feel the greatest obstacle to going to war against the white man is?
4. What happens to the six leaders of Umuofia once the fine is paid to the District Commissioner?
5. What is the name of the god that the people of Umuofia believe is the creator of the all the world and the other gods?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Okonkwo's attitude after he is released from prison?
2. How does the saying "You can never go home again" hold true for Okonkwo when he returns home after seven years in exile?
3. How do the words of the missionaries impact Okonkwo's son, Nwoye?
4. 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?
5. 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.
6. Okonkwo's friend, Obierika pays a visit to Okonkwo after two years of exile. He brings new of the annihilation of the Abame clan. Do you believe the white man is justified in their attack of the Abame clan? Explain.
7. What impact does the burning of the church have on Okonkwo's frame of mind?
8. Describe how Obierika proves to be a true friend to Okonkwo, even after Okonkwo is exiled.
9. Do you think the white man causes the village of Umuofia to fall apart, as Obierika thinks? Explain.
10. Okonkwo's seven year exile is over and he decides to go home to his fatherland. Do you think he should stay in Mbanta with his mother's family? Why.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Compare and contrast two characters from the novel.
2) What are their physical descriptions, their personalities, feelings, and speech and behavior?
3) Are they believable characters, and how do other characters feel about them?
4) How do they relate to one another?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe in detail the three rituals of a wedding engagement for the Ibo people: the bride price, the delivery of the palm-wine, and the confession. Give a detailed summary of each ceremony.
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