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Part I (Pages 1 - 55)

• The following version of this book was used to create this lesson plan: Nwoka, Okezie. God of Mercy. Astra Press, New York, 2021.

• This book is written in the past tense and from the third-person perspective.

• In the Prologue, the village of Ichulu had recently endured some terrible natural disasters, most notably flooding.

• The Igbokwe, or "dibia," was the village leader and medicine-man.

• The Ichulu people worshipped many gods, but one God, Chukwu, was their "Supreme Being."

• Ichulu people called Chukwu "chi" when "Chukwu became a friend" (3).

• Igbokwe thought that whoever had cursed Ijeoma, the child of villager Ofodile, as being mute had also cursed the entire village of Ichulu with the rains and floods.

• The villagers often shared groundnut or kola nut together when meeting, a bitter nut that reminded all of the shared sorrows and challenges of life.

• Igbokwe met with Ofodile and...

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