Chapter 17

What is the main idea of this chapter?

The missionaries ask the elders and chief priests of Mbanta for some land to build a church. What do the elders offer the missionaries?

After the missionaries built their church, what surprised the people of Mbanta?

Why are Nneka's husband and family not bothered by her joining the missionaries' church?

Okonkwo becomes furious with Nwoye and threatens him. Who interferes?

How does Nwoye respond to his father's threat?

What is the best interpretation of the penultimate (second to last) sentence in this chapter: "Living fire begets cold, impotent ash."

Consult the sixth paragraph of Chapter 17. After the missionary church was built, the white man (Mr. Kiaga) "won his first three converts."

What does "convert" mean in this context?

Is there anything that is unclear in this chapter?