WorksheetsTFA CH 16-17
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
When Obierika asks Nwoye why he is mingling with the Chrstians, Nwoye responds that . . . (Choose all that apply)
he is one of the Christians now.
he is following them around so he can mock them.
Okonkwo is no longer his father.
he is just curious about the new religion.
he is trying to fight the Christians in order to win his father's respect.
How does Mbanta respond to the missionaries' request for land for their church?
They give them land in the Evil Forest
They kill the missionaries
They sell a patch of land for three hundred cowries
They refuse to give them any land
The people of Mbanta can not kill any of the converts because __________________.
killing is forbidden in their tribal law.
the elders of Mbanta have forbidden it.
they fear the white men who wiped out the village of Abame.
the converts are still their clansmen.
Nneka is a woman who joins the Christians. What is her motivation to convert?
She has borne many twins.
She is Ikemefuna's mother.
She does not believe in the Ibo gods.
Ch. 17: What did the missionaries who arrived in Mbanata request of the rulers of the clan?
They asked for a place to live.
They asked for permission to buy and sell goods in their market.
They asked for a plot of land to build their church.
They asked for permission to speak with the people of the village.
Ch. 17: "Although __________ had been attracted to the new faith from the very first day, he kept it secret."
Okonkwo
Uchendu
Ezeudu
Nwoye
Ch 17: Who is in charge of the new christian congregation in Mbanta?
the Commissioner
Mr. Kiaga
Mr. Smith
the village osu
Ch. 17: "It was well known among the people of Mbanta that their gods and ancestors were sometimes long-suffering and would deliberately allow a man to go on defying them. But even in such cases they set their limit at seven market weeks or _______________ days."
100
28
70
49
Ch. 17: Who said it? "Leave that boy at once!... Are you mad?"
Uchendu
Okonkwo
Obierika
Mr. Kiaga
At the end of Chapter 17, we learn that Okonkwo's nickname is _____________; after some reflection, he decides that Nwoye can be understood as ________________.
"Great Tree"; "a dead leaf"
"Father Lion"; "the runt of the litter"
"Roaring Flame"; "cold ash"
"Furious Storm"; "weak mist"
