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| 151. |
Stephen Kumalo goes to Johannesburg because |
| A. | he has been summoned by the bishop of his diocese |
| B. | he has been subpoenaed to appear in court |
| C. | to take part in the growing protest over racial injustice |
| D. | his sister Gertrude is sick |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
Where are Absalom and Kumalo finally reunited? |
| A. | At the prison |
| B. | At the mission s house |
| C. | In Shanty Town |
| D. | In the courtroom |
| Answer» B. At the mission s house | |
| 153. |
What action of John Wright s triggers conflict within the African workers on the road construction project? |
| A. | He refuses to give the African workers as much of a raise as he gives the white workers. |
| B. | He whips Obika. |
| C. | He interrupts a prayer meeting. |
| D. | He whips Moses Unachukwu. |
| Answer» C. He interrupts a prayer meeting. | |
| 154. |
What money does Kumalo use for his trip to Johannesburg? |
| A. | The money he and his wife have been saving for Absalom s schooling |
| B. | The money he had been saving to build a Church |
| C. | Money given to him by Jarvis |
| D. | Money given to him by Msimangu |
| Answer» B. The money he had been saving to build a Church | |
| 155. |
What relative of Ezeulu s seems to have a presence in his dream? |
| A. | His father. |
| B. | His half-brother. |
| C. | His mother. |
| D. | His dying son. |
| Answer» D. His dying son. | |
| 156. |
What does Shoba do when she returns? |
| A. | She announces that she is pregnant. |
| B. | She goes into isolation. |
| C. | She opens a beauty salon. |
| D. | She refuses to speak to Mahesh. |
| Answer» D. She refuses to speak to Mahesh. | |
| 157. |
Which character is visited by the voice of the god Ulu? |
| A. | Akuebue. |
| B. | Ezeulu. |
| C. | Oduche. |
| D. | Obika. |
| Answer» C. Oduche. | |
| 158. |
What are the differences between John Goodcountry and Moses Unachukwu? |
| A. | Goodcountry is white and British: Unachukwu is black and African. |
| B. | Goodcountry is black and British: Unachukwu is black and African. |
| C. | Goodcountry is white and a Christian: Unachukwu is black and a Muslim. |
| D. | Goodcountry is white and African: Unachukwu is black and African. |
| Answer» B. Goodcountry is black and British: Unachukwu is black and African. | |
| 159. |
Which of Ezeulu s sons does he think is likely to replace him as high priest? |
| A. | Obika. |
| B. | Matefi. |
| C. | Nwafo. |
| D. | Obiageli. |
| Answer» D. Obiageli. | |
| 160. |
Who is Ettinger who appears at the beginning of Chapter 12? |
| A. | Lucy's doctor. |
| B. | Lucy's dogs' veterinarian. |
| C. | Lurie's brother. |
| D. | Lucy's neighbor. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
What is the name of the church catechist in Arrow of God? |
| A. | Moses Goodcountry |
| B. | John Clark |
| C. | John Goodcountry |
| D. | John Wildcountry |
| Answer» D. John Wildcountry | |
| 162. |
Above Stephen Kumalo s village there is a farm owned by a white family. What is this farm called? |
| A. | White Farm |
| B. | Animal Farm |
| C. | High Place |
| D. | Diepkloof |
| Answer» D. Diepkloof | |
| 163. |
Why are the village children dying in, Cry, The Beloved Country? |
| A. | They lack milk |
| B. | They lack bread |
| C. | They lack medicine |
| D. | They lack water |
| Answer» B. They lack bread | |
| 164. |
Who accompanies Ezeulu on his return to Umuaro? |
| A. | John Nwodika. |
| B. | Tony Clarke. |
| C. | Edogo. |
| D. | Moses Unachukwu. |
| Answer» B. Tony Clarke. | |
| 165. |
What does Akukalia do that leads to war with Okperi? |
| A. | He flirts with Ebo s wife |
| B. | He refused to eat a Kolanut offered to him |
| C. | He gives the people of Okperi a Palm Frond |
| D. | He destroys Ebo sIkenga |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
War between Umuaro and Okperi is settled by _____________. |
| A. | white men |
| B. | the natives |
| C. | a court of law |
| D. | the defeat of Okperi |
| Answer» B. the natives | |
| 167. |
How did Ulu come to be the chief god of Umuaro? |
| A. | When Umuaro s six villages united into one community, Ulu himself came into being. |
| B. | When Ezeulu s father became high priest of Umuaro, he decreed that the namesake child of the goddess Ulu was to be the chief god of the community. |
| C. | When Umuaro s six villages united into one community, Ulu won a battle of several gods to claim Umuaro as his territory. |
| D. | When Ezeulu became high priest of Umuaro, he decreed that Ulu was to be the community s chief god. |
| Answer» B. When Ezeulu s father became high priest of Umuaro, he decreed that the namesake child of the goddess Ulu was to be the chief god of the community. | |
| 168. |
What is the focus of the ritual performed in Chapter Seventeen? |
| A. | Children honoring the spirits of their dead parents. |
| B. | Widowers honoring the spirits of their dead wives. |
| C. | Farmers honoring the spirits of their dead animals. |
| D. | Widows honoring the spirits of their dead husbands. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 169. |
What new responsibility does Winterbottom decide to give Ezeulu? |
| A. | Winterbottom decides to make Ezeulu Tony Clarke s personal servant. |
| B. | Winterbottom decides to make Ezeulu an assistant to John Wright |
| C. | Winterbottom decides to make Ezeulu his personal servant. |
| D. | Winterbottom decides to make Ezeulu a warrant chief |
| Answer» E. | |
| 170. |
Arrow of God is set in |
| A. | Tanzania |
| B. | Zanzibar |
| C. | Nigeria |
| D. | Zaire |
| Answer» D. Zaire | |
| 171. |
What is the cause of Obika s death? |
| A. | He dies after drinking too much and over-exerting himself sexually with his wife. |
| B. | He dies after drinking too much and over-exerting himself in a ritual. |
| C. | He dies after an argument with Ezeulu and over-exerting himself in a ritual. |
| D. | He dies after an argument with Edogo and over-exerting himself while hunting. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 172. |
Arrow of God takes place in a village called |
| A. | Igbo |
| B. | Johannesburg |
| C. | Okperi |
| D. | Umuaro |
| Answer» E. | |
| 173. |
Arrow of God won the first ever |
| A. | Jock Campbell Prize for African Writing |
| B. | Cecil B. Rhodes Scholarship Award |
| C. | John Reilly Award for Commonwealth Writing |
| D. | The African Laureate Award |
| Answer» B. Cecil B. Rhodes Scholarship Award | |
| 174. |
Why is Ezeulu convinced that Umuaro has no rightful claim in the land dispute with Okpri? |
| A. | Because his mother told him the land originally belonged to Okperi |
| B. | Because he is from Okperi and knows the land belongs to them |
| C. | Because his father told him the land originally belonged to Okperi |
| D. | Because he sold Okperi the land |
| Answer» D. Because he sold Okperi the land | |
| 175. |
Who agreed to go with Ezeulu at Okperi? |
| A. | Nwaka |
| B. | OkekeOnenyi |
| C. | Nwabueze |
| D. | Nwafo |
| Answer» C. Nwabueze | |
| 176. |
What is Ezeulu s response to Winterbottom s order that he visit the British compound? |
| A. | He agrees with Akuebue s idea to send Oduche in his place. |
| B. | He says he will be happy to go. |
| C. | He says the British can come to him. |
| D. | He decides to send Akuebue in his place. |
| Answer» D. He decides to send Akuebue in his place. | |
| 177. |
What traditional, ritual circumstance prevents Ezeulu from giving Umuaro permission to harvest the yam crop? |
| A. | Obika s death renders the yam harvest impure, and therefore not to be eaten. |
| B. | He has not eaten the ritual yams left over from the last harvest. |
| C. | Obika ate the ritual yams left over from the last harvest instead of him. |
| D. | He ate the ritual yams left over from the last harvest too quickly. |
| Answer» C. Obika ate the ritual yams left over from the last harvest instead of him. | |
| 178. |
Who suggests to Ezeulu that he has been too hard on Obika? |
| A. | His senior wife Ugoye. |
| B. | His friend Akuebue. |
| C. | His rival Nwaka. |
| D. | His eldest son Nwafo. |
| Answer» C. His rival Nwaka. | |
| 179. |
What sacred animal is imprisoned by Oduche in Arrow of God? |
| A. | A rattlesnake |
| B. | A python |
| C. | A tiger |
| D. | Anaconda |
| Answer» C. A tiger | |
| 180. |
What sacred animal is imprisoned by Oduche, and why? |
| A. | A python: Oduche has been told by the white Christians that all snakes, including pythons, are evil. |
| B. | A boa constrictor: Oduche has been told by Obika that keeping a constrictor prisoner will keep the village safe. |
| C. | A rattlesnake: Oduche has been told by the white Christians that all snakes, including rattlesnakes, are evil. |
| D. | A python: Oduche has been told by his father that all snakes, including pythons, are dangerous. |
| Answer» B. A boa constrictor: Oduche has been told by Obika that keeping a constrictor prisoner will keep the village safe. | |
| 181. |
Which character offers comfort and support to Ezeulu after he has been imprisoned by Tony Clarke? |
| A. | John Wright. |
| B. | Captain Winterbottom. |
| C. | Unuchukwu. |
| D. | John Nowodika. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
What is the primary factor in Clarke s decision to release Ezeulu? |
| A. | Orders from Winterbottom that there are to be no more Warrant Chiefs . |
| B. | Orders from higher up that there are to be no more Warrant Chiefs . |
| C. | They have found someone else to be the area s Warrant Chief. |
| D. | His realization that the Warrant Chief program is morally wrong, and that |
| Answer» C. They have found someone else to be the area s Warrant Chief. | |
| 183. |
What is unusual about the roadside sacrifice discovered by Clarke and his assistant? |
| A. | It contains a Bible. |
| B. | It contains a piece of African gold. |
| C. | It contains a British military uniform. |
| D. | It contains a British coin. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 184. |
Who does Tony Clarke have over for dinner? |
| A. | His commanding officer: Winterbottom. |
| B. | His commanding officer: John Wright. |
| C. | His assistant, Winterbottom. |
| D. | His friend and ally Ezeulu. |
| Answer» B. His commanding officer: John Wright. | |
| 185. |
Who was born a hunchbacked female in The Vivisector? |
| A. | Katherine Volkov |
| B. | Rhoda Courtney |
| C. | Alfreda Courtney |
| D. | Hero Pavloussi |
| Answer» C. Alfreda Courtney | |
| 186. |
What is the name of the girl who lives next to the Courtneys who happens to be quite the match for Hurtle on the subject of manipulation? |
| A. | Nance Lightfoot |
| B. | Hero Pavloussi |
| C. | KathyVolkov |
| D. | Olivia Davenport |
| Answer» D. Olivia Davenport | |
| 187. |
What deformity does Rhoda Courtney have? |
| A. | Hunchback |
| B. | Blind |
| C. | Crippled |
| D. | Scars |
| Answer» B. Blind | |
| 188. |
Nance Lightfoot is a |
| A. | secretary |
| B. | Greek heiress |
| C. | painter |
| D. | prostitute |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
What does Indar mean when he tells Salim he's where it's at? |
| A. | Where everything will come to an end. |
| B. | Where these is the peace of obscurity. |
| C. | Where big things are happening. |
| D. | Where the new revolution will start. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190. |
Why does Salim think Yvette married the much older Raymond? |
| A. | She must have had an unhappy homelife. |
| B. | She must have been very lonely. |
| C. | She must have thought he was extraordinary. |
| D. | She must have thought he would be rich. |
| Answer» D. She must have thought he would be rich. | |