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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. Obierika's daughter, Akueke, is sixteen, just the right age for marrying. How does her suitor and his relatives determine if she is ripe for marriage?
(a) They study her body, which is decorated and painted in the traditional way: cam oil, black patterns on the skin, black necklace, red and yellow bangles, and waist beads.
(b) They have her stand before them and recite a marriage poem while dressed in flowing robes.
(c) They observe how much she eats of the food that is set out before her, and how delicately she chews her food.
(d) They feel how silky her hair is, and pinch her upper arms for plumpness.

2. How does Ezinma, the daughter of Okonkwo's second wife, bring fire to Nwoye's mother's hut?
(a) Ekwefi, Okonkwo's second wife, gives Ezinma a clay pot with burning leaves inside to carry to Nwoye's mother's hut.
(b) Ekwefi, Okonkwo's second wife, makes a torch of banana leaves and palm oil, and gives it to Ezinma to carry to Nwoye's mother.
(c) Ekwefi, Okonkwo's second wife, puts live coals into a piece of broken pot and Ezinma carries it to Nwoye's mother.
(d) Ezinma carries a flaming stick across the compound to Nwoye's mother's hut.

3. How many pots of wine do Obierika's in-laws brink to his home for the uri?
(a) Twenty-five
(b) Fifty
(c) Twenty
(d) None

4. How does Ikemenfuna feel after three weeks of illness?
(a) He is still bitter and afraid.
(b) He gets better and is no longer afraid or sad to be in Okonkwo's home.
(c) He cries every night after his illness for his mother and sisters.
(d) He vows revenge on Okonkwo and his family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which men fight in the final wrestling match of the day?

2. What is the one passion that rules Okonkwo's life?

3. Who is the first man Okonkwo works for as a share-cropper ?

4. Why does Unkona's neighbor, Okoye, visit him?

5. What is the only way a young man can build a barn of his own if his father has no yams?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Okonkwo continues to worry about his son Nwoye, especially after the death of Ikemefuna.

2. How would you justify Okonkwo's harsh treatment of his family and his uncontrollable temper?

3. Explain why Okoye, Unoka's friend, is considered a successful man.

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

5. Summarize how the people pass the time during the rainy season.

6. Is it evident that the tribal rituals of marriage are important for not only the wedding couple, but the entire village?

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

8. Do you think Okonkwo is justified in being ashamed of his father? Explain why.

9. Compare the differences in the attitudes of the people of Umuofia with regard to a dark night and a moonlit night.

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

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