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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. What does Okonkwo send to Obierika as he enters his final year of exile?

3. Every man learns the language of the ekwe. How does the wooden instrument let the people know exactly who has died?

4. Why does Uchendu say, "Never kill a man who says nothing" when Obierika tells them about the white man the Abame killed?

5. Where does Obierika get the bags of cowries that he brings to Okonkwo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you agree with the punishment the elders of the clan give to Okonkwo when he kills the youngest son of Ezeudu? Justify your answer.

2. What impact does the burning of the church have on Okonkwo's frame of mind?

3. Do you think it is right for the clan to burn down the church after Enoch pulls the mask off the egwuwu during the annual ceremony? Explain.

4. What is Okonkwo's point of view with regard to the clan when he returns home?

5. 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?

6. Do you think the white man causes the village of Umuofia to fall apart, as Obierika thinks? Explain.

7. Do you think Okonkwo is correct in his reaction to his son, Nwoye joining the Christians? Why?

8. How do the words of the missionaries impact Okonkwo's son, Nwoye?

9. What is Okonkwo's final act as a warrior for his village of Umuofia? Did it reverse the falling apart of his village in any way?

10. How does the saying "You can never go home again" hold true for Okonkwo when he returns home after seven years in exile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The missionaries in Mbanta ask the rulers for a plot of land on which to build a church. The elders decide to give the missionaries a piece of land in the Evil Forest.

1) What is the significance of this decision?

2) What do the elders expect the outcome to be?

3) Relate what happened when the missionaries accepted the land.

4) What impact did final result have on the people of Mbanta?

Essay Topic 2

In the Igbo culture, there are feminine and masculine crimes.

1) Describe the difference between feminine and masculine crimes.

2) Which is considered more severe by the people and why?

3) Which of the two crimes did Okonkwo commit and what was his punishment?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the evidence presented to the egwugwu in the case of Mgbafo and Uzowlulu. Do you think the testimony given by each side is convincing? Defend or criticize the verdict of the egwugwu.

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