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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Okonkwo send to Obierika as he enters his final year of exile?
(a) Four hundred yam seeds to sow in Okonkwo's old field, so he and his family will have food when they returned from exile
(b) bag of cowries to repay Obierika for the money he gave him through the years
(c) Money to build two huts on Okonkwo's old compound where he and his family will live until he builds more
(d) Money to build a obi for Okonkwo for when he and his family return
2. What is the strange event that takes place in the village of Ire that Ofoedo tells Okonkwo and Obierika about?
(a) Ogbuefi Ndulue, the oldest man in the Ire village died and upon hearing about it, his wife, Ozoemena, died also.
(b) All the people in the village of Ire awoke in the night from dreams of disasters to come.
(c) The children of Ire stopped speaking for two days and went into a trance-like state.
(d) All the yams planted in the fields rotted during the night from a curse sent by evil spirits.
3. How does eighteen-year-old, Okonkwo, bring honor to his village?
(a) He has no patience with unsuccessful men.
(b) He has a barn full of yams.
(c) He plays his flute in the village after the harvest.
(d) He throws the great wrestler, Amalinze the Cat.
4. What does Uchendu, the younger brother of Okonkwo's mother, give to Okonkwo after he comes looking for refuge?
(a) A basket of yams and palm-wine for his travels
(b) A plot of ground, and two or three pieces of land
(c) A gun to protect him and his family during their exile
(d) Advice on living in the forest
5. When Okonkwo is angry and cannot speak because of his stutter, how does he get his point across?
(a) Walks away, returning when he is calmer.
(b) Uses his fists against the person who angers him.
(c) Takes a deep breath and gets control of himself.
(d) Uses hand motions to relay his message.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Nwoye's mother treat Ikemenfuna?
2. What happens in Umuofia the next time Obierika comes to visit Okonkwo, two years later?
3. Which men fight in the final wrestling match of the day?
4. Why is Okonkwo considered one of the greatest men of his time?
5. As the drums sound and the flutes blast, what appears out of the egwugwu house?
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