Q. Okonkwo’s second wife is named:
a) Ekwefi
b) Ezinma
c) Ikemefuna
d) Obijugi
Q. Ikemefuna comes to live in Umuofia:
a) As a sacrifice by made his clan, which hopes to avoid war
b) Because his parents, who were Christian missionaries, died suddenly
c) Because he is Okonkwo’s nephew and his mother has died
d) None of the above
Q. Ikemefuna becomes especially close with:
a) Ekwefi
b) Ezinma
c) Both Ekwefi and Nwoye
d) Nwoye
Q. After three years, the clan commands that Ikemefuna be killed because:
a) He is the sacrifice for the earth goddess
b) He breaks clan law
c) He has leprosy
d) He has the sleeping sickness
Q. When a woman of Umuofia bears twins, the infants are:
a) Abandoned in the forest
b) Dedicated to the priesthood
c) Worshipped as gods
d) Thrown in the river
Q. When Ikemefuna is taken to be killed, Okonkwo:
a) Goes with the men
b) Weeps for three days
c) Both goes with the men and participates in Ikemefuna’s execution
d) Participates in Ikemefuna’s execution
Q. The staple crop of the Igbo is:
a) Rice
b) Corn
c) Yams
d) Wheat
Q. Ekwefi’s sorrow is that:
a) Her husband is cruel
b) She used to be a princess
c) She is secretly a Christian
d) She has born ten children, and nine have died
Q. As a young girl, Ezinma could best be described as:
a) Manipulative and cruel
b) Precocious and charming
c) Healthy and vivacious
d) Dull but kind
Q. Clan religious authorities believe that Ekwefi is cursed by an ‘ogbanje’
a) A cat spirit that steals children
b) A wicked child who returns to its mother to be reborn so that it can die again
c) A demon who haunts old women
d) The ghost of a murdered adulteress
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