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Chapter 20 & 21
Chapter 22 & 23
Chapter 24 & 25
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Who is Unoka?
Okonkwo's unsuccessful father
100
What is the major food crop of Umuofia?
Yams
100
True or False --Okonkwo has lost his high position in Umuofia and is no longer in aposition to lead war against the Christians.
True
100
How does Enoch spark a conflict in Umuofia & what does the clan do about it?
-Enoch, who is a very zealous convert, tears off the egwugwu’s mask after a dispute with the egwugwu. This is considered to be a great crime as it is believed that the spirit is killed by the unmasking. -They then go to Enoch’s compound and burn it.
100
True or False--After Okonkwo's release from prison, he decides the best things he and his people can do it give in to the white people. He does not think it is smart to go to war.
False
200
Who is Nwoye?
Okonkwo's son who converted to Christianity
200
How did Okonkowo kill himself?
He killed himself in the act of hanging.
200
Those called Kotma by the Igbo people are also known as __________ (two words), and they beat those who offend the white men.
Court messengers
200
According to Obierika, the clan could easily drive out two white men. Why then, does he feel the clan is falling apart?
He feels this way because many are converting to Christianity and he sees their practices falling apart and their unwillingness to fight against the white people and their followers.
200
At the end of Chapter 24, Okonkwo hears his clansmen asking, “Why did he do it?” What are they referring to, and why do you think he did it?
-They are referring the Okonkwo’s act against one of the messengers. He beheaded him. -He is humiliated and angry and wants revenge.
300
Who was the first missionary in Umuofia?
Mr. Kiaga
300
Who is the oracle of the Hills and Caves?
Agbala
300
Why does Obierika believe it would be a very difficult task to overthrow the white men?
-Too many natives of high ranking have joined the white men and since religion is intertwined with the govenrment, the converts (by default) must support the government.
300
How does Okeke, Mr. Smith’s interpreter, show wisdom in dealing with the leaders of Umuofia? What do you think is the cause of his wisdom? What do you think would have happened if Okeke weren’t so wise?
-When Mr. Smith ordered the egwugwu to leave the house of God, Okeke deliberately mistranslates the message. -He believed the egwugwu would become angry with Mr. Smiths command to leave the church and wasn’t sure what they would do. -Potentially, the egwugwu may have rioted against those in the church, killing those they please.
300
What kind of person do you think the District Comissioner is? Describe your views.
-Inhumane, brutal, controlling
400
Who is Okonkwo's best friend?
Obierika
400
What is the name of the village that is Okonkwo's motherland? Fatherland?
Mbanta, Umuofia
400
Give one way Mr. Brown is different than Mr. Smith and one way they are similar.
-Mr. Brown, a white missionary, is the only person who makes the effort to understand the Igbo form of worship, where Mr. Smith is intolerant of Igbo culture. -They are similar because they both are seeking to convert all the villagers to Christianity and change their economic/political practices.
400
Why do you think the guards and messengers treat the men of Umuofia so badly? What do they do?
-They do not respect their culture and are intolerant of it -They shave their heads, starve them for three days, beat them, threated to kill the men unless the villagers pay 250 cowries for their release.
400
In the last paragraph of the novel, the point of view shifts although the narrative is still third-person. Whose point of view is shown in this paragraph?
The District Commissioner's point of view is shown.
500
What is the name of the Priestess of the Oracle?
Chielo
500
What is the title of the Disrict Commisioner's book, references at the end of the novel?
The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of Lower Niger
500
After Okonkwo's seven year exile, he returns to his fatherland, Umuofia. What does he find has changed in Umuofia upon his return?
-The church has completely established itself (titled native men have even converted) -The church has also established a government where a court has been built and cases are judged. Court messengers serve as judges. -A prison has also been built where those who break the white man’s rules are sent and where one man has been hanged because he murdered another clansman in a land dispute.
500
In what way do the court messengers take money dishonestly from Umuofia?
-The Kotma have deliberately raised the price first set by the District Commissioner, for egwugwu's release, so that they could take a cut.
500
Why do you think Achebe makes this shift? What tone, or attitude, does Achebe adopt in this paragraph?
-Achebe shifts the point of view from an omniscient, mostly objective point of view to one that is strictly from the District Commissioner’s eyes. -The District commissioner has a complete lack of respect and concept of the villagers being primitive. He has no consideration for the dead or for the living, but only for his book that would be a memoir of his deeds and actions. -For the District commissioner, the destruction of the Igbo society has been reached and was the only goal he had in coming to “colonize” these villages.