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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What punishment does the District Commissioner give the six leaders of Umuofia?
(a) Beheading in the public market
(b) Destruction of the leader's compounds
(c) Give all the yams in their barns to the commissioner
(d) Collect two hundred bags of cowries from the people as a fine

2. Who is the missionary that replaces Mr. Brown in Umuofia?
(a) Reverend Peter Paul
(b) Reverend John Paul
(c) Reverend Simon Peter
(d) Reverend James Smith

3. Every man learns the language of the ekwe. How does the wooden instrument let the people know exactly who has died?
(a) It announces the name of the man over and over again.
(b) It spells out the letters in the name.
(c) It only announces the name of the village.
(d) First it announces the name of the clan, then it names the village, and finally it names the man.

4. What is the first thing Okonkwo plans to do when he returns to his clan?
(a) Have his wives cook meals for the village
(b) Rebuild his compound better than it was before
(c) Go to each neighboring hut, apologizing for the past
(d) Move in with a neighbor until he could rebuild

5. Who is called the Crystal of Beauty in Mbanta, growing into a healthy, buoyant young woman?
(a) Ezinma
(b) Obiageli
(c) Chielo
(d) Ezigbo

6. Who touches off the conflict between church and clan in Umuofia that has been building since Mr. Brown left?
(a) Mr. Smith
(b) Enoch
(c) Okonkwo
(d) Nwoye

7. What does Uchendu tell Okonkw his duty was?
(a) Never return to his homeland, but build his future in Mbanta.
(b) Forget about his past, and denounce his homeland.
(c) Comfort his wives and children and take them back to his fatherland after seven years.
(d) To go back to his clan and beg to be forgiven.

8. What do the missionaries tell the Mbanta people about their gods?
(a) They are wonderful, loving gods, but are not the one true God.
(b) They are mythical, friendly gods but are not real.
(c) The gods are true and should be sacrificed to for abundant crops.
(d) They are gods of deceit who tell you to kill your fellows and destroy innocent children.

9. What does the ekwe, a hollowed out wooden instrument and the blast of the cannon signify to the nine villages of Umuofia?
(a) The beginning of war
(b) The birth of a child
(c) The death of a man
(d) The beginning of a festival

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

11. What is the final ceremony, Amikwu, Uchendu's youngest son, has to perform before getting married?
(a) Kwenu--shouts of approval
(b) Isa-ife--the ceremony of confession
(c) Umuada--the gathering of daughters
(d) Uri--the ceremony of wine bringing

12. Where does Obierika get the bags of cowries that he brings to Okonkwo?
(a) He sells Okonkwo's yams and seed yams.
(b) He collects the money from the clan members who favor Okonkwo.
(c) He sells Okonkwo's compound and brings him the money.
(d) He gives Okonkwo some of the cowries he saved through the years.

13. What does Nwoye do after his father, Okonkwo, beats him for being with the missionaries?
(a) He swears that he will never go near the missionary church again.
(b) He begs his father to stop beating him.
(c) He screams for his mother's help.
(d) He leaves his family to go the the Christian school in Umuofia.

14. What is Okonkwo's popular nickname?
(a) Raging Wrestler
(b) Roaring Flame
(c) Flaming Heart
(d) Living Legend

15. What happens to the six leaders of Umuofia once the fine is paid to the District Commissioner?
(a) They are imprisoned for life.
(b) They are set free.
(c) They are mutilated and set free.
(d) They are hanged anyway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Okonkwo bring his family after being banished from his village?

2. What question does Njide, the eldest sister of Uchendu, ask of her brother's bride during the isa-ife?

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

4. What type of clan members join the white man's religion?

5. What is the name of the god that the people of Umuofia believe is the creator of the all the world and the other gods?

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