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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nwakibie trust Okonkwo to farm his yam seeds?
(a) He asks other people of the village if Okonkwo can be trusted.
(b) He can tell by looking at Okonkwo that he is a hard worker, unlike many young men of the village.
(c) He always believs big, strong men are trustworthy.
(d) He figures he can charge Okonkwo for the seeds with interest if the crop failed.

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

3. What do the people of Umuofia fear in the night?
(a) Rogue warriors from Mbaino.
(b) Bandits in search of money and food.
(c) Evil spirits, dangerous animals, and snakes.
(d) Kidnappers looking for children to sell as slaves.

4. What are the crops that are considered women's crops by the people of Umuofia?
(a) Coco-yams, beans, cassava
(b) Palms, bitter-leaf, foo foo
(c) Yams, kola nuts, greens
(d) Gourds, bananas, oil bean

5. How do the women of the clan prepare for the Feast of the New Yam?
(a) They scrub the walls and huts with red earth, draw patterns on them in white, yellow and green, paint themselves with cam wood, and draw black patterns on their stomach and backs.
(b) They gather in the marketplace to share all their clothing, jewelry and sandals with one another. They wear each others belongings to prove to the goddess, Ani, that they are worthy people.
(c) They cleanse their bodies, wear a simple robe and sandles, and scrub their faces. They are to go to the festival free of all paint, jewelry, or ornamentation of any kind.
(d) They decorate robes with intricate patterns made of colored beans, plaite each others hair, color their faces with red clay, and make veils to cover their faces during the festival.

6. How does eighteen-year-old, Okonkwo, bring honor to his village?
(a) He has no patience with unsuccessful men.
(b) He throws the great wrestler, Amalinze the Cat.
(c) He plays his flute in the village after the harvest.
(d) He has a barn full of yams.

7. Why is Okonkwo considered one of the greatest men of his time?
(a) He is a wealthy farmer, the greatest wrestler, has a barn full of yams, and has three wives.
(b) He has patience for all men, even unsuccessful ones.
(c) He is the greatest flute player in the village.
(d) He is a sympathetic, loving father and husband.

8. What does the priestess do when she brings Ezinma out of Agbala's cave?
(a) She doesn't say a word to Okonkwo or Ekwefi, but carries Ezinma back to Okonkwo's compound and places Ezinma in bed.
(b) She comes out of the cave and tells Okonkwo and Ekwefi that Agbala wants them to leave, or Ezinma will be sacrificed.
(c) She comes out of the cave alone, telling Okonkwo and Ekwefi that Ezinma has to remain in the cave for two days and nights.
(d) She comes out of the cave, giving Okonkwo and Ekwefi a lock of Ezinma's hair. She tells them to bury it in the yam field.

9. Where does Obierika send one of his relatives to get a fat goat to give to his in-laws during the uri?
(a) To a neighboring goat herder known for his fat goats
(b) The goat farm in the village
(c) The wonderful market in Umuike
(d) To the hills where wild goats roam free

10. How does Unoka react when Okoye asks him to repay the two hundred cowries owed to him?
(a) He tells Okoye that he would be paid before anyone else.
(b) He offers kola nuts as repayment instead of money.
(c) He promises to repay the money without delay.
(d) He bursts out laughing.

11. What is the agreed upon bride-price for Akueke?
(a) Five bags of cowries and one hundred yam seeds
(b) A she-goat, a hen, and ten cowries
(c) Twenty bags of cowries
(d) Ten woven baskets of yams

12. Obiageli, Nwoye's sister, comes home crying because her water pot is broken. How did her waterpot break?
(a) She was showing off, swaying her waist and the pot fell.
(b) She overfilled the pot with water and was unable to carry the weight. The pot tipped and fell.
(c) She was pushed by Nwoye's younger brother and fell with her pot, spilling the water and smashing the pot.
(d) She tripped over a stone in the pathway, and fell with her water pot.

13. How can an observer tell if a communal ceremony is only for the men of the village?
(a) There are no women present anywhere near the ceremony.
(b) The titled men and elders sit on stools while the women look on from the fringe like outsiders.
(c) The women gather away from the ceremony, and chat with one another.
(d) There are guards stationed around the communal ceremony, preventing the women from viewing.

14. Nwoye's mother calls Ezinma "Ezigbo" when she brings the fire to Nwoye's mother's hut. What does "Ezigbo" mean?
(a) Good girl
(b) Good work
(c) The good one
(d) Helpful child

15. When is the only time that Unkona is not haggard and mournful?
(a) When fighting for his village against the village of Mbaino.
(b) After paying off his debts.
(c) When providing food for his wife and children.
(d) When drinking and playing his flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the custom in the village of Obodoani if a man dies during the Week of Peace?

2. While talking with Okoye about the war, Unkona changes the subject to which topic?

3. Why is the big, ancient silk-cotton tree in the playground considered sacred?

4. What is the emergency that the great orator announces at the meeting in the marketplace?

5. What does Okonkwo bring back from the bush while Ezinma lays sick in Ekwefi's hut?

(see the answer keys)

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