Chapters 1-6
Who is Amalinze the Cat?
A wrestler who Okonkwo beats
What character does Ikemefuna positively effect?
Nwoye
During the wedding ceremony in Mbanta, what is the bride asked to confess?
Whether or not she has lain with men other than her future husband
What controversial group of people is allowed in the church?
Outcasts
How are the men of Umuofia treated when they visit the the District Commissioner
The men are handcuffed, detained, and teased
Which wife raises Ikemefuna
Nwoye's mother/ Okonkwo's first wife
What is a man of title forbidden from doing?
Tap his own palm tree
What do the people of Abama do to the Iron Horse?
They tie it to a tree
The sacred python
What does Okonkwo do to the messenger?
He beheads him
How does Okonkwo break the Week of Peace?
He beats his wife.
What food tempts children to steal?
Eggs
Which character is most moved by the missionaries?
Nwoye
Which character is called "salt?"
Ezinma
What does the head messenger tell Okonkwo he must stop?
The meeting
Explain the role of the silk-cotton tree
Spirits of good children live in it
Give two specific details about the trial
Answers will vary, but the judge and jury is made up of 9 men, and they are having a trial about an abusive husband
What land is given to the missionaries?
The Evil Forest
What does Okonkwo ask Ezinma to put off doing?
Get married
What do the egwugwu come to tell Mr. Smith
What is Chielo's role in the village?
She is a priestess
Why does Okonkwo have to flee to Mbanta?
He accidentally kills someone
What phrase does the translator use for the word "myself?"
My buttocks
He opens an evangelical school
How does Okonkwo die?
He commits suicide