Chapter 7

What is the main idea of this chapter?

How long does Ikemefuna live with Okonkwo's family?

What sorts of stories does Nwoye like to hear?

Why are the villagers excited when the locusts come?

The oldest man in the village, Ogbuefi Ezeudu, visits Okonkwo to tell him news from the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves. What is the Oracle's pronouncement?

What does Ezeudu want Okonkwo to do about the event the Oracle pronounced?

Elders from all nine Umuofia villages and Okonkwo take Ikemefuna on a journey. What happens to Ikemefuna?

Ikemefuna asks his father for help. What does Okonkwo do?

At the end of the chapter, find the section where Okonkwo returns home, and Nwoye has a strange feeling. At the end of the last paragraph the narrator says, "A vague chill had descended on him."

What does "vague" mean in this context?

Is there anything that is unclear in this chapter?