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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. Obi Agilaga relates to Obi Uwechue that he thinks the girls will prove what in teaching the youths this lesson?

2. As Nduka and Uche take Okei to meet the girls nearby, they commiserate that their parents all give them the same speech about being useless because of what?

3. What does Obi Agilaga tell Obi Uwechue that Okei will not do?

4. Nduka and Uche discuss what when they meet?

5. Who is disciplining Okei?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before Onuoha can leave the shed where the workers rest, why do he and Obi Agiliga experience a rush of fear?

2. What reason has Josephine given Nduka as to why she and her girlfriends go further to Akpei to sell their plantains?

3. What do Obi Uwechue and Obi Agiliga believe the solution to the youths' problem is?

4. In what ways is Okei maturing by the end of Chapter 12?

5. What procedure do the youths follow to stop the insults?

6. What is it Obi Agiliga ponders when his youngest son, Onuoha. asks why Okei will not join them at work on the farm?

7. How does Obi Uju come to accidentally cut Kwutelu's ear off?

8. Why is it Obi Agiliga realizes that his friend's visit concerns an important matter?

9. What concern does Obi Agiliga have regarding the weather and his crop?

10. What mutual problem does Obi Uwechue want to discuss with Obi Agiliga in the sweltering heat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the circumstances whereby Obi Uju, mistakenly believing Okei is breaking into his hut, tragically cuts Kwutelu's ear off in error?

Essay Topic 2

Does the author convey a belief in elitism of the schooled youths who find themselves above laboring on the farms, or are these youths wise because they recognize that current farming practices are less productive and methods need to be modernized?

Essay Topic 3

What insight does Okei's role as leader of the village youths provide him? What lessons does he learn about wisdom and knowledge? What understanding does he gain about displaying respect? What does he learn about humility?

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