What do the egwugwu do in retaliation for the crime committed?

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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?

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As the oldest man of the clan, Uchendu (Okonkwo's uncle) breaks a kola nut and prays to their ancestors. What does he pray for?

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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?

Find the section after the crime is committed where the Christian leaders meet at Mr. Smith's parsonage (paragraph 13). "As they deliberated they could hear the Mother of Spirits wailing for her son. The chilling sound affected Mr. Smith, and for the first time he seemed to be afraid."

What does "deliberated" mean in this context?

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

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What is the main idea of this chapter?

At Okonkwo's compound, the District Commissioner asks to see Okonkwo. Obierika and fellow clansmen take him to Okonkwo. Where is Okonkwo?

Obierika asks the District Commissioner and his men to take Okonkwo's body and bury it. Why?

What is the Commissioner's reaction to what Okonkwo did?

In the last paragraph of Chapter 25, the point of view in the story shifts from a neutral narrator. Whose perspective is used to narrate the last paragraph of this chapter?

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

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?

Now that the book is over think about some of the lessons you learned.

What is one of the main ideas developed throughout this novel?

The book is over! Is there anything that is unclear still?

Another of the oldest clansmen gives a speech. What does he say?

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What is the main idea of this chapter?