Chapter 24

What is the main idea of this chapter?

What do Ezinma and others notice on Okonkwo's back after he returns home?

At the market place Okika is the first man to speak. He insists that the villagers "fight the stranger." In doing this, he regrets they will also have to do something their fathers never had to do. What must they do?

Five court messengers show up at the villagers' meeting. What happens to one of them?

How does Okonkwo know the villagers won't go to war against the white man?

Find the fourth paragraph that begins, "Ezinma had prepared some food for her father as soon as news spread that the six men would be released."

What does "released"mean in this context?

Is there anything that is unclear in this chapter?