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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Okonkwo's father?
(a) Unoka
(b) Ikemefuna
(c) Okoye
(d) Amalinze

2. When Okonkwo was a boy, his father, Unoka, consults Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills, about why his crops always fail.. What reply did the Oracle give?
(a) That he should stay home and offer sacrifices to the gods.
(b) That he angers his ancestors and they plague his land.
(c) That Unoka sows his yams on exhausted land rather than making the effort to clear new land.
(d) That Unoka has offended the gods and that is why his crop fail.

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

4. One night, the storytelling of Okonkwo 's wives and children stops because the priestess, Chielo is shouting in a high-pitched voice. What does she tell Okonkwo?
(a) That Agbala needs to talk to Okonkwo
(b) That Agbala is putting a curse on Okonkwo's house
(c) That Agbala wants to see all Okonkwo's wives
(d) That Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves wants to see Ezinma

5. Why does Unkona change the subject to music when he and Oybe are discussing the impending war with the village of Mbaino?
(a) Unkona knows he would have to leave his family to fight in the war.
(b) Unkona wants to stay home to take care of his yam harvest.
(c) Unkona is a coward and can't stand the sight of blood.
(d) Unkona is afraid to think about people of his village being hurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Okonkwo is angry and cannot speak because of his stutter, how does he get his point across?

2. Ekwefi awakes Okonkwo early in the morning pounding on his door. What is she anxious to tell him?

3. Okonkwo of Umuofia is the emissary of war to Mbaino. What does Mbaino give him as an offering for the murder of the woman from Umuofia?

4. How does eighteen-year-old, Okonkwo, bring honor to his village?

5. What do the people of Umuofia fear in the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why don't the people want an even wrestling match, ending in a tie?

2. What is the tradition the in-laws must do for the uri?

3. Analyze Okonkwo's feelings for Enzinma and Ekwefi, and how they relate to his fear of weakness.

4. Describe the Week of Peace celebrated in Umuofia . How does Okonkwo violate this sacred peace and what are the consequences?

5. Evaluate Okonkwo's reputation in the nine villages of Umuofia.

6. Explain why sharecropping is a very difficult way to get ahead for Okonkwo, and how it impacts his parents and sisters.

7. Do you agree with the old man who said that Okonkwo's palm-kernels had been cracked for him by a benevolent spirit? Justify your answer.

8. Summarize the role of the women during the New Yam Festival.

9. Explain how Ekwefi defies the traditions of the clan when Chielo takes Ezinma to Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.

10. Relate how Okonkwo is able to plant his first yam-seeds when his father gives him nothing.

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