Chapter 11
1. What is the moral of the story Ekwefi tells Ezinma?
2. What purpose does storytelling serve in Ibo culture?
3. What does Chielo want with Ezinma?
4. Against Chielo's wishes, what does Ekwefi do?Â
5. Infer: Why do you think Ekwefi does this?
6. Where does Chielo bring Ezinma?
7. Who appears in front of Ekwefi as she waits outside the cave? What reason does this person have for being there?
Chapter 12
1. Okonkwo's friend, Obierika, is celebrating his daughter's uri. Why does this day put the entire neighborhood into a festive air?
2. What does the priestess do when she brings Ezinma out of Agbala's cave?
3. Where does Obierika send one of his relatives to get a fat goat to give to his in-laws during the uri?
4. Why do all the women abandon preparing the food for the uri and rush off to the Obierika's crop field?
5. How many pots of wine do Obierika's in-laws bring to his home for the uri? Why is this number important?
6. What is the purpose of a uri?
Chapter 13
1. What does the ekwe, a hollowed out wooden instrument and the blast of the cannon signify to the nine villages of Umuofia?
2. Every man learns the language of the ekwe. How does the wooden instrument let the people know exactly who has died?
3. Why can Ezeudu, the oldest man in his village, only be buried at night?
4. How, exactly, is Ezeudu's son killed? Did Okonkwo kill him intentionally?
5. What is Okonkwo's punishment?
6. How does Obierika feel about Okonkwo's punishment?
Chapter 14
Why does Okonkwo bring his family to Mbanta after they are exiled from Umuofia?
How is Uchendu related to Okonkwo?
Why does Uchendu believe "mother is supreme"?
What does Uchendu tell Okonkwo when Okonkwo is upset about his exile?
Chapter 15
Why does Obierika visit Okonkwo during Okonkwo's second year in exile?
What happened when a white man visited the Abame clan?
What did the white man say to the people of Abame?
What happened to the Abame clan as a result?
What reason does Uchendu give when he says "Never kill a man who says nothing," (140)?