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What impact did Ikemefuna have on Nwoye?
Nwoye became more masculine and less lazy.
Who does Okonkwo beat and nearly shoot in a fit of rage?
Ekwefi
What gathering does Obierika want Okonkwo to be a part of after Ikemefuna's death?
They are deciding the bride-price for Obierika's daughter.
Why is Ekwefi so protective of Ezinma?
She is her only daughter after having nine babies who all died.
What is ironic about Ikemefuna feeling comforted by Okonkwo walking behind him as they journeyed out of Umuofia?
Okonkwo is the one who deals the killing blow to Ikemefuna.
How does Ikemefuna feel about Okonkwo?
He feels as if Okonkwo is his real father.
What does Ezeudu, the elder, come to tell Okonkwo?
The Oracle had declared that Ikemefuna must die.
What is an ogbanje?
A child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn
How does Okonkwo behave after Ikemefuna's death?
He doesn't eat or sleep, and only drinks palm-wine.
Who are the egwugwu?
A secret group of high-ranking men who channel ancestral spirits
After Ikemefuna is killed, Nwoye feels something break inside of him "like the snapping of a tightened bow" (Achebe 25). When did Nwoye first feel the same snapping feeling within him?
He heard abandoned twin babies crying in the forest.
What kind of story is the tale of Tortoise in Chapter 11?
A pourquoi tale
What is Okonkwo's punishment for killing Ezeudu's son?
7 years of exile
In negotiating the bride-price for Obierika's daughter, what do the the short broom sticks represent?
Bags of cowries
How did Okonkwo win Ekwefi's heart when they were younger?
He threw Amalinze the Cat.
What is ironic about Okonkwo killing Ezeudu's son?
Ezeudu is the one who told him not to participate in the killing of Ikemefuna (Okonkwo's own "son")
Why do people think that Ezinma's connection to the spirit world has been severed?
Her iyi-uwa was destroyed by a medicine man.
What does Ekwefi's nickname for Ezinma, "Ezigbo," mean?
It means "the good one."
What clues are given to imply that Okonkwo is among the egwugwu?
The second egwugwu had Okonkwo's springy walk, and Okonkwo was not present at the trial.
What societal issue the Igbo face could be explained by the concept of ogbanje?
Infant mortality