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What kinds of villagers join the missionaries first?
Men of low status, or osu, outcasts
What happened to Abame?
The village was wiped out by white men after the people killed a lone missionary.
What are the three reasons Europeans came to Africa?
Gold, God, and Glory
How did the leaders of Mbanta respond to the missionaries asking for land so they could build a church?
They gave the missionaries land in the Evil Forest expecting them to die.
How does Okonkwo make sense of the differences between himself and Nwoye?
Okonkwo is a roaring flame and Nwoye is the resulting ash.
What does Nneka mean in Igbo?
Mother is Supreme
What is Uchendu's message to Okonkwo?
Uchendu says he shouldn't give in to despair or refuse to be comforted by his mother.
Why did Okonkwo struggle when he first came to Mbanta?
He lost his drive to be successful.
How does Okonkwo feel about the decision to ostracize the Christians?
He disapproves and thinks they need to take more direct action against the Christians.
Why do some villagers convert to Christianity?
It gave new opportunities to those who had been rejected by Igbo customs.
One of Okonkwo's oldest family members in Mbanta says he fears for the younger generation. Why?
He says they do not value kinship and are divided.
What do the people of Mbanta think about the stories of the white man's government from other villages?
They didn't take them seriously because they think Mr. Kiaga is harmless.
What is it that appeals to Nwoye about Christianity?
The hymns and stories soothe him and provide an alternative to the customs that killed Ikemefuna and abandoned twins.
"[Nwoye] felt a relief within as the hymn poured into his parched soul. The words of the hymn were like the drops of frozen rain melting on the dry palate of the panting earth" (60).
Which kinds of figurative language are in this excerpt?
Simile and personification
What is the meaning of the name Okonkwo gives his son born in Mbanta, Nwofia?
Begotten in the Wilderness