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Chapter Ten

1. The women clearly know on some level that these mysterious being, the egwugwus, are their men folk in disguise, yet they are terrified of them. What do you think their attitude toward the egwugwu is? What seem to be the main functions of the ceremony?
2. How does Evil Forest refute the argument of Uzowulu that he beat his wife because she was unfaithful to him? How are problems like this affected by the fact that whole families are involved in marriage?

Chapter Eleven

1. What is the moral of the fable of the tortoise? What values does it reflect?

2.What does the incident involving the priestess of Agbala reflect about the values of the culture?