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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does Okonkwo constantly wish Ezinma had been?
his firstborn child
a son
a better cook
a donkey
- 2. Multiple Choice
For what reason is Okonkwo exiled?
He owes money.
He willfully kills a fellow clan member.
He steals yams.
He unintentionally kills a fellow clan member.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does Okonkwo do even though he is advised not to?
Marry Ojuigo
Beat Nwoye twice
Attack Chielo
Help kill Ikemefuna
- 4. Multiple Choice
What crop is king for the Igbo?
Cassava
Yam
Cotton
Wheat
- 5. Multiple Choice
When the Igbo refer to the "iron horse," they mean —
a train carriage
Maduka, the star wrestler
a bicycle
an elephant
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does Okonkwo fear the most?
joining the missionaries
confronting his father
becoming like his father
the overthrow of the village elders
- 7. Multiple Choice
Okonkwo is driven to extreme behaviors in part because —
he is a fanatical Christian
he is terrified of failure
he was abused as a child
he is the chief of his clan
- 8. Multiple Choice
Ikemefuna comes to live in Umuofia —
as a sacrifice made by his clan, which hopes to avoid war
because he is Okonkwo's nephew and his mother has died
because his parents, who were Christian missionaries, died
after he is exiled by his own clan
- 9. Multiple Choice
Nwoye could best be described as
fierce and violent
irritable and malicious
sad and thoughtful
stupid and lazy
- 10. Multiple Choice
Late one night, Ezinma is taken temporarily by
the white man
Ikemefuna's ghost
Nwoye
the oracle of the hills and caves
- 11. Multiple Choice
Oknonkwo's treatment of his family could best be described as —
loving and tender
stern and often violent
generous and rational
stern but often indulgent
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