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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What punishment does the District Commissioner give the six leaders of Umuofia?
2. What do the people of Mbanta expect to happen to the missionaries when they start building their church?
3. What is Okonkwo afraid will happen to his male children after he dies?
4. What is the other thing that the white man brought to Umuofia besides religion?
5. What does Okonkwo hope his sons will be initiated into when his family returns from exile?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the positive things the white man brings to Umuofia?
2. Do you think the white man causes the village of Umuofia to fall apart, as Obierika thinks? Explain.
3. How do the words of the missionaries impact Okonkwo's son, Nwoye?
4. Do you agree with the punishment the elders of the clan give to Okonkwo when he kills the youngest son of Ezeudu? Justify your answer.
5. 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?
6. Okonkwo's seven year exile is over and he decides to go home to his fatherland. Do you think he should stay in Mbanta with his mother's family? Why.
7. How does the saying "You can never go home again" hold true for Okonkwo when he returns home after seven years in exile?
8. What is Okonkwo's attitude after he is released from prison?
9. Uchendu gives a speech to the guests at Okonkwo's farewell feast, saying that it is good for kinsmen to come together. What did he fear for the young people of the clan?
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.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Give three examples from the novel when Okonkwo uses poor impulse control.
2) Summarize the clan's reaction to the events.
3) Analyze the consequences of Okonkwo's actions.
Essay Topic 2
1) Throughout the novel, Okonkwo is afraid of being like his father. Describe the accomplishments Okonkwo achieves in his lifetime that makes him different from his father.
2) Explain why Okonkwo's final act turns his reputation into everything he feared in life.
Essay Topic 3
1) Summarize the economic system of the Igbo people before the white man's appearance.
2) How was wealth determined?
3) Describe how a man could attain wealth if nothing was left to him by his father.
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