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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Okagbue, the medicine man, dig up from under the orange tree that makes the people of the village believe that Ezinma will live to adulthood?
(a) Ezinma's iyi-uwa, a smooth pebble wrapped in a dirty rag which links Ezinma to the spirit world. It is believed that if the iyi-uwa is found and destroyed, Ezinma will not die.
(b) A basket of kola nuts which were buried when Ezinma was born to trapped evil spirits. It was supposed to be dug up after a time and burned, so the evil spirits would not kill Ezinma.
(c) The cloth which was used to clean Ezinma after she was born. It was buried after the birth as a good luck charm that would keep the infant safe from harm. After digging it up, the child was to be washed with it once again to stay safe.
(d) A sacred amulet that the priestess made for Ezinma the day she was born. Ezinma was to wear it around her neck until the day she died.

2. Why doesn't Okonkwo have any patience with his father?
(a) Unkona spoils his wife and children, providing them with too much food and money.
(b) Unoka is lazy, a debtor, and a failure.
(c) Unkona is overly ambitious and driven to earn the highest titles in the land.
(d) Unkona is a great warrior who is always away at war.

3. What is used to inform all the men of the Umuofia to meet in the market place the following morning?
(a) A choir of people singing the message.
(b) The town crier beating on his hollow, metal ogene.
(c) A group of armed warriors.
(d) The beating of drums in the night.

4. Ezinma offers to bring Okonkwo's chair to the wrestling match for him. Why did he refuse his daughter's offer?
(a) Men prefer to stand during the wrestling match.
(b) Only grown women carry their husband's chairs.
(c) Carrying the chair is a boy's job.
(d) He will be busy with preparing the wrestlers for the match and wouldn't need the chair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Ibo people consider conversation to be very important. What form of conversation do they regard the most highly?

2. How does Okonkwo act for two days after Ikemefuna's death?

3. What descends on the land of Okonkwo, darkens the sky, settles on the rooftops, and breaks mighty tree branches under them?

4. As the drums sound and the flutes blast, what appears out of the egwugwu house?

5. Where does Chielo bring Ezinma?

(see the answer key)

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