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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. Why do the men of Umuofia meet in the marketplace after the village crier beats the message on the ogene?
(a) They decide to collect the fine immediately to release their six leaders.
(b) They decide to negotiate with the District Commissioner.
(c) They decide to offer half of the required fine to release the six leaders.
(d) They decide against collecting any cowries to release the six leaders.

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

3. What type of clan members join the white man's religion?
(a) The warriors of the clan, hoping the religion would keep them safe
(b) The women and children of the clan
(c) Men with no titles, efulefu, worthless and empty men
(d) The elders of the clan and their families

4. How does Mr. Brown encourage the people to attend school?
(a) With singlets and towels
(b) With a she-goat and hen
(c) With kola nuts and palm-wine
(d) With singlets and towels

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Okonkwo do when the court messengers come to the meeting, telling the clan to stop?

2. What happens in Umuofia the next time Obierika comes to visit Okonkwo, two years later?

3. What does Obierika bring for Okonkwo two years after Okonkwo had been exiled?

4. What does Okonkwo feel the greatest obstacle to going to war against the white man is?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Okonkwo's point of view with regard to the clan when he returns home?

3. Okonkwo believes a man cannot rise above his chi, or destiny. Explain why you agree or disagree with Okonkwo's belief.

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. How do the words of the missionaries impact Okonkwo's son, Nwoye?

6. What is Okonkwo's final act as a warrior for his village of Umuofia? Did it reverse the falling apart of his village in any way?

7. Do you think Okonkwo is correct in his reaction to his son, Nwoye joining the Christians? Why?

8. What is Okonkwo's attitude after he is released from prison?

9. 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.

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

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