Chapter 20

What is the main idea of this chapter?

Okonkwo gathers his five sons together. What does he tell them?

With regard to his daughter Ezinma, what does Okonkwo continue to wish?

What does Okonkwo get Ezinma to agree to do?

Who was the first to receive Holy Communion in Umuofia?

In addition to a church, what else did the white men build in Umuofia while Okonkwo was gone?

Obierika tells Okonkwo the white man has "put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart."

What is the best interpretation of this comment?

The second paragraph is about Okonkwo's expectations on returning to Umuofia. Achebe writes, "He was determined that his return should be marked by his people."

What does "determined" mean in this context?

Is there anything that is unclear in this chapter?