2nd Term Exam on Reading and Expression Skills JS 1

1. Okonkwo's youngest wife who is beat up by Okonkwo on the week of peace is -------

2. The village where Ikemefuna is taken to as slave is -----

3. What figure of speech is used in this statement "Okonkwo's neighbour had his wife crying and sent their voices over the compound wall to know what was wrong"

4. Okonkwo's wife who nearly got shot by him is called-----

5. The 'Ilo'in Umuofia is the name for the------

6. "Proverb is the palmwine Igbo people use to eat words". This is an example if ------

7. Obierika's son who won the first round of wrestling contest is named ------

8. The priestess of Agbala and the Oracle of the hills and caves is _____

9. The themes of Things Fall Apart includes all except ------

10. Things Fall Apart is a ______

11. "That boy calls you father. Do not bear a hand in his death'. Who made this statement?

12. To whom is the statement spoken to ?

13. The number of yam seddling Okonkwo started farming with is ------

14. "I think she will stay. They usually stay if they do not die before the age of six". Who made the statement?_____

15. In Igbo land , a child who dies and comes back to the world again is called ______

16. " Eneke, the bird says that since men have leanrt to shoot without missing, it has learnt to fly without perching ". Who made this statement______

17. Ogbuefi Ezeugo was always chosen to speak on important occasion because ----

18. Umuofia has ----- villages

19. The name Nneka means --------

20. Okonkwo's major tragic flaw that led to his death is --------

21. Okonkwo's friend that rebuilds his hut for him during his exile is ---------

22. Abeme people killed a white man which they said is riding on iron horse. The iron horse refers to ----

23. "That man was one of the greatest men in Umuofia. You drove him to kill himself, and now he will be buried like a dog". This statement is made by --------

24. The statement is addressed to -----

25. Okonkwo went into exile at ------

26. Okonkwo spent ------- years in exile

27. Apart from church, the white man also brought -------

28. The major and predominant theme of this novel are all except ------

29. In Umuofia, a man who committed suicide is -------

30. The white man's effort to bring civilization to the natives is seen by them as all except

THEORY

1. Narrate the series of incidents that led to the death of Okonkwo

2. Umuofia refuse to fight the war against the white man's messengers after Okonkwo cut down one of them. With instances from the story, discuss why you think it is so.