2.  Today is Day 12, 9/18  What was your reaction to the killing of Ikemefuna? What do you think should happen to Okonkwo as a result?

3.  1. What influence did Ikemefuna have on Nwoye?  2. How did the boys help their father during the days after the harvest?  3. What message did Ogbuefi Ezeudu bring? How did Okonkwo explain the trip to Ikemefuna?  4. What typical child’s game did Ikemefuna play when he feared his mother was dead? Why were his fears ironic?  5. How did Nwoye react to Ikemefuna’s death? How was he different from his father and the other men?  6. Why couldn’t Obierika and Okonkwo tap their own palm trees?

4.  1. What kind of stories did Okonkwo tell the boys? What stories did Nwoye prefer?  2. Why were the people happy to see the locusts come? How did they use them?  3. Describe the appearance of the men on their way to the execution. What did they carry?  4. Why did Okonkwo strike the last blow? Where did this fear originate?  5. What did Okonkwo’s illness tell about him? What was Obierika’s reaction?  6. What is a bride-price? How did the two families settle the bride-price?

5.  In a murder trial, the following people are essential:  The accused  The prosecutor  The defense attorney  Witnesses for the prosecution  Witnesses for the defense  The judge  The jury

6.  The order of events in a criminal trial is as follows:  1. Opening statement by the prosecutor  2. Opening statement by the defense attorney  3. The prosecutor’s calling and examination of each prosecution witness, followed by the defense attorney’s cross-examination  4. The defense attorney’s calling and examination of each witness for the defense, followed by the prosecutor’s cross-examination  5. Closing statement by the prosecutor  6. Closing statement by the defense attorney  7. Judge’s instructions to the jury  8. Jury deliberation  9. Announcement of jury verdict