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What 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.
What 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.
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.
What 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.
The 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.
Ekwefi was jealous of the attention that Okonkwo paid to their daughter, Ezinma.
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.”
An ogbanje was a wicked child who, when it died, re-entered its mother’s womb to be born again.
What 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.
What 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.
How 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.
What was the purpose of the ceremony described in Chapter 10?
A woman’s birth family was having a dispute with her husband because he was mistreating her. The clan spirits would decide the outcome.
It was to determine how much land to give the man and his new wife.
It was a fertility right to insure that the couple had many healthy children.
It was an annual play put on by the elders to remind the men and women how they should treat each other.
