1. Nine out of ten of Ekwefi's children die in infancy. After the second death, Okonkwo goes to the medicine man to find out why this is happening. What explanation does the diviner give?
(a) Ekwefi did not eat vegetable soup throughout her pregnancies.
(b) Ekwefi is weak and should not become pregnant again.
(c) The child is an agbanje, a wicked child that enters the mother's womb to be born again.
(d) Ekwefi should just keep trying, and sooner or later a child would survive.

2. Who is the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves, in real life?
(a) Chielo, a widow with two children
(b) Ekwefi, the second wife of Okonkwo
(c) Anasi, Okonkwo's first wife
(d) Noywe's mother

3. 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 observe how much she eats of the food that is set out before her, and how delicately she chews her food.
(b) 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.
(c) They feel how silky her hair is, and pinch her upper arms for plumpness.
(d) They have her stand before them and recite a marriage poem while dressed in flowing robes.

4. How many men are in each of the two teams of wrestlers who face each other in the wrestling ring?
(a) Five men on each side
(b) Nine men on each side
(c) Six men on each side
(d) Twelve men on each side

5. Why does Okonkwo worry about his son, Nwoye?
(a) He thinks his son is too aggressive, which might lead him into danger.
(b) He thinks his son will not become a musician like he wants him to.
(c) Okonkwo thinks his son is too much like his mother and weak like his grandfather.
(d) He thinks his son is too boastful, which may turn others against him.