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PLEASE PROVIDE WRITTEN ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS BELOW. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE WRITTEN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Chapter Eight

Note: Bride-price is the converse of dowry. Common in many African cultures, it involves the bridegroom's family paying substantial wealth in cash or goods for the privilege of marrying a young woman. Note again the emphasis on differing customs, this time as it applies to palm-wine tapping. Young women were considered marriageable in their mid-teens. It is worth noting that European women commonly married between 15 and 18 in earlier times. There is nothing uniquely African about these attitudes.

1. What is Okonkwo's attitude toward his daughter Ezinma?"
2. How is the notion of white men first introduced into the story? Why might Africans suppose that they have no toes? What sorts of attitudes are associated with white men in this passage?

Chapter Nine

Note: The story of the mosquito is one of several West African tales which explain why these insects buzz irritatingly in people's ears.

1. Why does Ekwefi prize her daughter Ezinma so highly?