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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Okonkwo famous?He could throw a spear farther than anyone else in the tribe.He had the most wives and the most children. This was taken to be a sign of prosperity.He was a well known, successful wrestler when he was young. As an adult, he was a wealthy farmer and strong warrior.He was the only man in the village who had traveled more than one hundred miles away from the village.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements does not describe Unoka?He was the best drummer in the clan.He was Okonkwo’s father.He was lazy and improvident.He constantly borrowed money that he did not repay.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: The men in Okonkwo’s village had murdered a woman from a neighboring village, and her kinsmen wanted revenge.TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the setting of the beginning of the story?It takes place in Idemili.It takes place in Amalinze.It takes place in Okoye.It takes place in Umuofia.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat influenced the decisions made in Umuofia?It was the oracle.It was the harmattan.It was the Ibo.It was the ogene.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceTrue or false: Okonkwo’s greatest fear was that he would resemble his father.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat upset Okonkwo most about his son, Nwoye?Nwoye looked like Okonkwo’s father.Nwoye was short, and Okonkwo wanted him to be tall.Nwoye was lazy, not ambitious.Nwoye was very belligerent.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Okonkwo bring home from his trip to Mbaino?He brought home a new strain of yam seeds.He brought home a boy from the village. His name was Ikemefuna.He brought home a new wife.He brought home a disease that rapidly spread through the village.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow did Okonkwo begin his prosperous career?He married the daughter of a rich man and took over his farm.He stole his father’s money and used it for himself.He saved all of the prize money from his wrestling and used it to buy land.He took gifts to a wealthy man in the village and asked him for some yam seeds.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Ikemefuna hated living with Okonkwo’s family. He had to be tied down to be kept from running away.TrueFalse
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat unheard of thing did Okonkwo do during the Week of Peace?He beat his second wife.He killed a goat and ate the meat.He drank wine.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat food stood for manliness, and was a sign of prosperity?potatoesyamscoconutsplantains
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following does not describe the Feast of the New Yam?The youngest girl in the clan was sacrificed to ensure a good crop.New yams were offered to the earth goddess, Ani, and the ancestral spirits of the clan.The old yams of the previous year were disposed of.All cooking and serving utensils were washed.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Okonkwo often say about Ezinma?He said she looked just like her mother, who was his favorite wife.He said she should bring a good bride-price, and marry a rich man.He said it was a shame she wasn’t a boy.He said she was a spirit-being come to life.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat unacceptable thing did Okonkwo do just before the Feast of the New Yam?He got drunk in public.He beat his second wife, Ekwefi, then fired his gun at her.He planted his new crop of yam seeds before the proper ceremonies were held.He ate yams. It was forbidden to do this for a week before the festival.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho was Chielo, and why was she important?She was the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.She was Okonkwo’s mother, who was revered as the elder in the clan.She was the first wife of the man with the most titles in the clan and had power over her husband’s decisions.She was the village matchmaker. Everyone wanted to be on her good side so that she would find good spouses for their children
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat sport did the villages enjoy watching during their feasting?They enjoyed watching the young men of the village play soccer.They enjoyed watching the young men of the village run foot-races.They enjoyed watching the young men of the village climb the palm trees.They enjoyed watching the young men of the village wrestle.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Ikemefuna was a bad influence on Nwoye. He taught Nwoye to be defiant and rebellious.TrueFalse
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow did Okonkwo feel about Ikemefuna’s influence on Nwoye?He was inwardly pleased, although he would not show it.He was displeased, and ignored the two boys.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the villagers do when the locusts came?They blockaded themselves in their huts until the locusts had gone.They set fire to the fields to drive the locusts away.They ran away to a neighboring village.They caught as many as possible, roasted them, and ate them as a delicacy.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceHow did the villagers decide to kill Ikemefuna?They read palm leaves and interpreted them.They took a vote.They asked the oracle.They gave him a choice between death and life-long slavery. He chose death.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWho struck the last blow to Ikemefuna, and why?Nwoye did, to please his father.Okonkwo did, because he was afraid of being thought weak.Ogbuefi Ezeudu did, because he was the oldest man in the village.Obierika did, because he didn’t like Ikemefuna.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Okonkwo do whenever he thought of his father’s weakness and failure?He beat a few of his children.He got drunk for a few days.He thought of his own strength and success.He prayed to his ancestral gods for strength.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Okonkwo tell himself about his part in Ikemefuna’s death?He was proud of himself. He thought it increased his prestige in the clan.He told himself the boy didn’t matter, since he was not from the clan.He knew he was wrong, and promised to make it up to the boy’s spirit by making offerings to the Oracle.He said he was becoming a woman. A man who had killed five men in battle should not fall to pieces over the death of a boy.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Obierika said Okonkwo’s action was the kind of action that would not please the Earth; that the goddess would wipe out an entire family for such an action.TrueFalse
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Ibe and his relatives use to determine a bride price for Obierika’s daughter?They held a wrestling match. The winner determined the price.They used a bundle of sticks.They used kola nuts.They used pots of palm wine.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe men began discussing rumors about white men. Who did the men think the white men were?They thought the men were spirits.They thought the men were spies from a neighboring village.They thought the men were lepers.They thought the men were travelers from another part of Africa.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Ekwefi was jealous of the attention that Okonkwo paid to their daughter, Ezinma.TrueFalse
- 29. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Ekwefi had borne ten children, but nine of them had died in infancy. She began giving them names like “Death, I implore you,” and “May it not happen again.”TrueFalse
- 30. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: An ogbanje was a wicked child who, when it died, re-entered its mother’s womb to be born again.TrueFalse
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the medicine man do to Ekwefi’s third child when it died?He performed a special ceremony that was supposed to make it become good.He took it to his own hut and mummified it. That way he could guard it and make sure it would not bother Ekwefi again.He buried it with a lot of good food and a bag of cowries, so that it would be happy and not return.He mutilated the dead child and buried it in the Evil Forest. He said this would make the ogbange think about coming again.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Ezinma’s iyi-uwa, or link with the ogbanje?It was a birth-mark, like a mole, that had to be removed.It was a special kind of stone that was buried in the ground.It was a yam seed that was square in shape.It was a cowry shell that was a different color than the rest.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceHow did Okonkwo cure Ezinma’s iba illness?He used a voodoo doll.He made sacrifices of his best yams to the oracle.He brewed a potion made of leaves and herbs, then put her over the steam.He sent for the medicine man in the next village.
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