Part One
Chapter One
1. Page #______ List four physical characteristics that separate Okonkwo’s appearance from that of the other men in his village.
2. Page #______ How did Okonkwo bring honor to his village as a young man?
3. Page #______ What other achievements make him an important man?
4. Page #______ Why does Okonkwo have no patience with his own father, Unoka?
5. Page #______ What good qualities does Unoka have, that his son fails to appreciate?
Chapter Two
1. Page #______ How does Okonkwo reaffirm his greatness as a warrior to the people of his village?
2. Page #______ What is the “normal course of action” when a member of a neighboring clan murders one of the Ibo?
3. Page #______ How does the oracle of the hills and the cave prevent the powerful Umuofia from going to war with their neighbors?
4. Page #______ Why does Okonkwo behave as a cruel man when, “perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo is not a cruel man” (13)?
5. Page #______ Briefly describe the physical layout of Okonkwo’s compound.
6. Page #______ What does the reader know about Ikemefuna’s fate by the end of the second chapter? What literary term is employed?
Chapter Three
1. Page #______ Describe the entrance to the shrine called Agbala.
2. Page #______ How does a worshipper get a message from the gods?
3. Page #______ What is a chi?
4. Page #______ Describe the custom of wine sharing presented in this chapter.
5. Page #______ Why does Okonkwo not listen to his father’s words?
6. Page #______ List the crops that the women are responsible for in the Ibo clan.
Chapter Four
1. Page #______ What are Ikemefuna’s special skills that make him popular with Nwoye?
2. Page #______ What is the importance of the week of peace to the Ibo clan?
3. Page #______ In the past