View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Obierika go to visit Okonkwo a second time, two years after the first?
(a) To find out if all is well with Okonkwo and his family.
(b) He misses his good friend, Okonkwo, and thinks he should tell him that missionaries had come.
(c) To bring more cowries and some yam seeds to his friend, Okonkwo
(d) To find out why Okonkwo's son, Nwoye, joined the white missionaries.

2. What descends on the land of Okonkwo, darkens the sky, settles on the rooftops, and breaks mighty tree branches under them?
(a) The spirits of the clans ancestors
(b) The arrows of neighboring enemies
(c) A flock of vultures
(d) A swarm of locusts

3. Why do the people of Umuofia observe the Week of Peace?
(a) Their forefather's ordained that before they planted any crops, they have to observe a week where it is forbidden to say a harsh word to a neighbor. This honors the god of the earth, so that the crops will grow.
(b) It is a time to set aside differences with families and neighbors, forgiving them for past offenses.
(c) It is a week of happy celebration, dancing, and feasting with everyone in the village. It creates a peaceful, cooperative atmosphere that is supposed to last throughout the year.
(d) It is a time for families to develop bonds of love and understanding, making their relationships strong.

4. Why does Unkona's neighbor, Okoye, visit him?
(a) To share kola nuts with Unkona.
(b) To talk about music.
(c) To collect a two-year-old debt of two hundred cowries.
(d) To pray with Unkona for life, health, and protection from enemies.

5. How long is Ikemenfuna in Okonkwo's care?
(a) Two days
(b) Three years
(c) Three months
(d) Twelve years

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men of Umuofia meet in the marketplace after the village crier beats the message on the ogene?

2. What does Okonkwo send to Obierika as he enters his final year of exile?

3. What option does Ajofia, the leading egwugwu, give to Mr. Smith when they come to the church?

4. Anasi is Nwakibie's first wife, which makes her the ruler over the other wives of Nwakibie. She is the only wife who can wear her husband's titles. Where are the titles worn on Anasi?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 612 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample