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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. What is the first thing Mr. Kiaga orders the outcasts to do if they want to remain in the new religion?
(a) Shave off their long tangled hair
(b) Return to their special area of the village and never return
(c) Go to the village and proclaim their faith
(d) Kneel before the cross and pray to be accepted

2. What is the name of the man that the ekwe announces to Umuofia?
(a) Obierika
(b) Uzowulu
(c) Maduka
(d) Ezeudu

3. What is the tragedy that takes place during the final burial rites for Ezeudu while the cannon is shot and guns fired?
(a) Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son is killed when Okonkwo's gun explodes.
(b) Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son is shot in the arm.
(c) Ezeudu's wife stabs herself.
(d) Another elder of the clan dies in all the excitement.

4. What is Okonkwo afraid will happen to his male children after he dies?
(a) They will never go back to their homeland again.
(b) They will follow in Nwoye's footsteps and abandon the gods of their ancestors.
(c) They will forget the lessons Okonkwo taught them.
(d) They will be killed by neighboring enemies.

5. What does Okonkwo vow to do after being released from the white man's prison?
(a) He swears vengeance.
(b) He vows never to be a source of trouble again.
(c) He vows to move away from Umuofia.
(d) He vows to convert to Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Brown build in Umuofia?

2. What is the final ceremony, Amikwu, Uchendu's youngest son, has to perform before getting married?

3. What do the rulers and elders of Mbanta decide to do about the Christians after one of the converts kills the Sacred Python?

4. What does Okonkwo hope his sons will be initiated into when his family returns from exile?

5. What is Okonkwo's popular nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare the personalities of Mr. Brown and Reverend Smith. Which man do you think was better for the people of Umuofia?

2. Do you think it is right for the clan to burn down the church after Enoch pulls the mask off the egwuwu during the annual ceremony? Explain.

3. After one of the converts kills the royal python, why does Okonkwo think it is a womanly decision to ostracize the converts from the daily rituals and privileges of members of the clan?

4. Describe the plan the leaders of Mbanta make when the missionary comes to them asking for a plot of land to build a church.

5. What are some of the positive things the white man brings to Umuofia?

6. Do you agree that Mr. Kiaga's choice of allowing the outcasts, osu, to join the other converts in the church is in the best interest of his congregation? Explain.

7. Summarize the advice Uchendu gives to Okonkwo about his lot in life.

8. Describe how Obierika proves to be a true friend to Okonkwo, even after Okonkwo is exiled.

9. What is the importance of the ekwe to the people of Umuofia?

10. When the missionaries come to Umuofia, they tell the people that their gods are not alive and have no effect on their lives. Do you think this is a good approach for the missionaries to take? Explain why.

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