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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many men are in each of the two teams of wrestlers who face each other in the wrestling ring?
(a) Six men on each side
(b) Nine men on each side
(c) Five men on each side
(d) Twelve men on each side
2. Who is the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves, in real life?
(a) Ekwefi, the second wife of Okonkwo
(b) Anasi, Okonkwo's first wife
(c) Chielo, a widow with two children
(d) Noywe's mother
3. Obiageli, Nwoye's sister, comes home crying because her water pot is broken. How did her waterpot break?
(a) She was showing off, swaying her waist and the pot fell.
(b) She tripped over a stone in the pathway, and fell with her water pot.
(c) She was pushed by Nwoye's younger brother and fell with her pot, spilling the water and smashing the pot.
(d) She overfilled the pot with water and was unable to carry the weight. The pot tipped and fell.
4. What is the significance of the beating of drums in the village playground, the ilo, where all the great ceremonies and dances of the village take place?
(a) The beating drums announce that there is a winner in the wrestling match.
(b) The drums beat as each wrestler is thrown to the ground.
(c) The beating of the drums means that the wrestling match will begin at noon.
(d) The drums play the wrestling dance in preparation for the wrestling match at sundown.
5. When Okonkwo is angry and cannot speak because of his stutter, how does he get his point across?
(a) Uses his fists against the person who angers him.
(b) Uses hand motions to relay his message.
(c) Takes a deep breath and gets control of himself.
(d) Walks away, returning when he is calmer.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long is Ikemenfuna in Okonkwo's care?
2. The Ibo people consider conversation to be very important. What form of conversation do they regard the most highly?
3. What does Okonkwo bring with him to share with the wealthy Nwakibie and his family before asking for yam seeds and share cropping privileges?
4. What ultimatum is dispatched to Mbaino as a consequence of the murder of the woman from Umuofia?
5. Why does Nwakibie trust Okonkwo to farm his yam seeds?
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