8/13/19 Homework

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Chapter Twenty-Five 

1. What did the District Commissioner find when he arrived at Okonkwo's obi?
2. What did the District Commissioner say he would do if the men did not hand Okonkwo over to him?
3. Where and in what condition did the District Commissioner find Okonkwo?
4. What favor did Obierika ask of the District Commissioner? Why did he ask this favor?
5. What did Obierika say of Okonkwo? Do you think Obierika really believes this? Do you agree or disagree with Obierika?

8/9/19 Homework

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Chapter Twenty-Four

1. How did the prisoners behave after their release? What do you think was going through their minds?
2. Why was there a "childlike excitement" in Okonkwo's heart?
3. What did Okonkwo remember about the war with Isike? Would a war with the white men proceed in the same way? Why or why not?
4. Why was Egonwanne "the greatest obstacle in Umuofia"?
5. Why didn't Okika, the great orator, salute the clan before he spoke?

8/8/19 Homework

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Chapter Twenty-Three

1. Why does Okonkwo feel like the clan is "making amends"?
2. Why did the leaders of Umuofia choose to go before the District Commissioner after the destruction of the church? Why not ignore the call to appear before him?
3. Why did the leaders arrive armed with machetes? Why did they not bring their guns?
4. How were the leaders of Umuofia deceived in the court of the District Commissioner?
5. According to the District Commissioner, under what authority does he administer justice?

8/7/19 Homework

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Chapter Twenty-Two

1. How does Mr. Smith view the world?
2. What does the phrase, "Narrow is the way and few the number," mean to Mr. Smith?
3. Why did Mr. Smith suspend a young woman from the church within a few weeks of his arrival?
4. What effect does Mr. Smith's arrival have on converts like Enoch?
5. What great crime did Enoch commit?

8/6/19 Homework

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Chapter Twenty-One

1. How has the white man's arrival benefited all of Umuofia, even those who have not converted? 2. What does Mr. Brown mean when he says, "Everything is possible, but everything is not expedient"?
3. What did Mr. Brown and Akunna talk about? What does the conversation reveal about the character of Mr. Brown?
4. In what ways is the Ibo belief system similar to the English political system?
5. How did Mr. Brown convince families to send their children to his school?

8/5/19 Homework

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Chapter Twenty

1. What things did Okonkwo lose during his seven years in exile?
2. Why did Okonkwo want to initiate his sons into the ozo society?
3. Why did Okonkwo call his five sons together? Does his message to his sons reflect an understanding of the lessons Uchendu tried to impart? Explain your response.
4. Compare the characters of Ezinma and Okonkwo. In what ways does the maiden resemble her father?
5. What does cutting the anklets of one's titles symbolize? From Okonkwo's perspective, how would this make one a madman?

8/2/19 Homework

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Chapter Nineteen  

1. Why does Okonkwo think he would have prospered more in Umuofia?
2. Why did Okonkwo name his first child born in exile "Nneka"? Does this demonstrate a development in his character? Explain your answer.
3. Why didn't Okonkwo ask Obierika to build his obi?
4. Why didn't Okonkwo return to Umuofia before the rains stopped? How is this decision in keeping with his character?
5. What is another name for a rainbow?

8/1/19 Homework

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Chapter Eighteen 

1. How did the converts overstep their bounds? What was the result?
2. What other system has the white man brought? What is the purpose of this new system?
3. Why would none of the clan members consider killing a convert?
4. Who are the osu? What rules and/or social taboos keep the osu "enslaved"?
5. What does Mr. Kiaga mean when he says, "He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh"? 

7/31/19 Homework

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Chapter Eighteen 

1. How did the converts overstep their bounds? What was the result?
2. What other system has the white man brought? What is the purpose of this new system?
3. Why would none of the clan members consider killing a convert?
4. Who are the osu? What rules and/or social taboos keep the osu "enslaved"?
5. What does Mr. Kiaga mean when he says, "He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh"? 

7/29/19 Homework

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Chapter Sixteen

1. Who were the efulefu?
2. Why were the efulefu among the first converts to the new religion? Evaluate the effect their conversion has on the rest of the villagers.
3. Why did Obierika come to visit Okonkwo?
4. How did Nwoye respond when Obierika confronted him? Do you think Nwoye is justified in his response? Why or why not?
5. What was oddly humorous about the interpreter's dialect? What effect did this have on the men who came to listen to him?

7/26/19 Homework

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Chapter Fifteen 

1. Why did Obierika come to visit Okonkwo?
2. What does Uchendu lament that the young men do not do anymore?
3. What do the Ibo call the transport that the first white man arrived on? What do you think it actually is?
4. Why did the men of Abame kill the white man? What happened as a result?
5. What does Uchendu mean when he says, "There is no story that is not true"?

7/25/19 Homework

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Chapter Fourteen

1. When was the last time Okonkwo remembers visiting Mbanta?
2. How is Okonkwo greeted by his mother's kinsmen? Why do you think they do not judge him negatively for his crime?
3. What are "the nuts of the water of heaven"?
4. What is chi? Why does Okonkwo now believe "a man could not rise above the destiny of his chi? 5. What is the isa-ifi ceremony? 

7/24/19 Homework

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Chapter Thirteen

1. How was the early morning message delivered to the clan?

2. Who was the man who died? Why did a cold shiver run down Okonkwo's spine at the mention of the man's name?

3. How does the funeral demonstrate the greatness of the man who has died?

4. What does the author mean when he writes "A man's life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors"?

5. How was Ezeudu’s son killed during the funeral?

7/23/19 Homework

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Chapter Twelve

1. What is the neighborhood celebrating?

2. How is this celebration different from others like the wrestling matches and the Feast of the New Yam?

3. How many trips to the shrine did Okonkwo make the night before? Why do you think he didn't just wait at the shrine for Ekwefi and Chielo to arrive?

4. Both the war magic of Umuofia and the market magic of Umuike are personified as old women. Why do you suppose this is?

5. What is “the one that uses its tail to drive the flies away”?

7/22/19 Homework

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Chapter Eleven

1. How did the birds help Tortoise get to the feast in the sky? What did Tortoise ask to be called at the feast?

2. What message did Tortoise send to his wife?

3. What message did Parrot give to Tortoise’s wife?

4. What was the result of Tortoise's journey to the feast in the sky?

5. What do you think is the moral or message of the story of the Tortoise and the Feast in the Sky?

7/19/19 Homework

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Chapter Ten

1. What are the egwugwu?

2. How do the villagers respond to the arrival of the egwugwu?

3. What is distinctive about the second egwugwu?

4. What role do the egwugwu fulfill for the villagers in this chapter?

5. What is the dispute Ozowulu has brought?

7/18/19 Homework

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Chapter Nine

1. How did Ear respond when Mosquito asked if she would marry him?

2. Why does Ekwefi wake Okonkwo early in the morning?

3. Why is Ezinma not allowed to eat eggs?

4. What happened to Ekwefi’s first nine children?

5. How did the names of Ekwefi's children reflect her deepening despair?

7/17/19 Homework

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Chapter Eight

1. Why did Nwoye leave his father’s hut when his father fell asleep?

2. How has the killing of Ikemefuna affected Okonkwo?

3. What was Okonkwo thinking about his daughter, Ezinma?

4. For what event was Obierika preparing?

5. How did Obierika respond when Okonkwo confronted him about not refusing to help kill the boy?

7/16/19 Homework

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Chapter Seven

1. How many years have passed since Ikemefuna first arrived in Okonkwo's household?

2. What is Okonkwo happy to hear Nwoye grumbling about?

3. Who was the emissary between Earth and Sky?

4. What kinds of stories does Nwoye prefer to hear? Why has he given them up?

5. What descended on the village in a thick cloud? How did the villagers view this?

7/15/19 Homework

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Chapter Seven

1. How many years have passed since Ikemefuna first arrived in Okonkwo's household?

2. What is Okonkwo happy to hear Nwoye grumbling about?

3. Who was the emissary between Earth and Sky?

4. What kinds of stories does Nwoye prefer to hear? Why has he given them up?

5. What descended on the village in a thick cloud? How did the villagers view this?