1. What happens to twins born in Umuofia?
(a) They are drowned.
(b) They are revered as sacred above all other infants.
(c) They are considered good luck and raised by the priestess of the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.
(d) They are placed in earthenware pots and thrown away in the forest.

2. Obierika's daughter, Akueke, is sixteen, just the right age for marrying. How does her suitor and his relatives determine if she is ripe for marriage?
(a) They study her body, which is decorated and painted in the traditional way: cam oil, black patterns on the skin, black necklace, red and yellow bangles, and waist beads.
(b) They have her stand before them and recite a marriage poem while dressed in flowing robes.
(c) They observe how much she eats of the food that is set out before her, and how delicately she chews her food.
(d) They feel how silky her hair is, and pinch her upper arms for plumpness.

3. The first day of the new year is celebrated with feasting and fellowship. What takes place on the second day of the new year?
(a) The great wrestling match between Okonkwo's village and their neighbors.
(b) A play enacting the planting of yams put on by the children of all the villages in Umuofia.
(c) A gathering in the marketplace for the preparation of the new yams for planting.
(d) The gathering of all the village musicians for singing and dancing.

4. Ezinma tells her mother, Ekwefi, that her upper eyelid is twitching. What does Ekwefi tell Ezinma the significance of the twitch is?
(a) It means the rains will come early this year.
(b) It means Ezinma will see something.
(c) It means Ezinma is going to cry.
(d) It means Ezinma will have many children.

5. Who is Okonkwo's father?
(a) Amalinze
(b) Okoye
(c) Ikemefuna
(d) Unoka