Reverend Smith replaces Mr. Brown in Umuofia.

How is Mr. Smith different from Mr. Brown?

Going back to Chapter 24, why did Okonkwo kill the Commissioner's messenger?

What is the main idea of this chapter?

Three converts to the Christian church are beaten badly. Why?

The Christian church built on land in the Evil Forest begins to accept osu (outcasts). What does Mr. Kiaga get the osu to do that surprises the rest of the villagers?

Clansmen hear that one of the Christian converts killed a python. The rulers and elders of the clan meet to decide how to respond. What do they decide?

Okonkwo disagrees with the assembly's decision, thinking it too soft. What does Okonkwo think should be done?

Later the elders and high–titled clansmen change their minds about what to do with the Christians. Why?

Find the last sentence of Chapter 18: "The clan saw no reason then for molesting the Christians."

What does "molesting" mean in this context?

Is there anything that is unclear in this chapter?

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?

A conflict breaks out between the church and the clan. Who is at the center of this conflict?

Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answer is correct.

What is the main idea of this chapter?

The District Commissioner sends his messenger to ask some Umuofia leaders to meet him at his headquarters. What do the six leaders take with them?

The Commissioner tells the six leaders of Umuofia why he has brought them to the courtroom. What is his explanation?

What happens to the six leaders of Umuofia while they are sitting in the courtroom?

Court messengers told the villagers they would have to pay a fine or the six men would be hanged. What was the fine?

Find the paragraph toward the end of the chapter that begins with the line, "It was the time of the full moon." The text says, "Young men who were always abroad in the moonlight kept their huts that night."

What does "abroad" mean in this context?

Is there anything that is unclear in this chapter?

Find paragraph 8, Chapter 25, where the Commissioner wonders what Obierika means when he suggests perhaps the Commissioner's men will help. The Commissioner thinks, "One of the most infuriating habits of these people was their love of superfluous words."

What does "superfluous" mean in this context?

What is the main idea of this chapter?

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?