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What Were The New Establishments That Were Built In Umuofia?
1. (Ch. 20) What were the new establishments that were built in Umuofia? In the perspective of the Ibo people, were these positive or negative additions, or both? Explain.
In Umuofia, they made a church, a school, and a government. In the perspective of the Ibo people, these establishments were all negative. These establishments were seen as negative because they destroyed the culture that has been established for hundreds of years.
2. (Ch. 20) What is the role of the District Commissioner? Who are the “kotma” and why were they hated?
The District Commissioner’s role was to judge cases of ignorance, like a court system. The “kotma” were foreigners who worked for the District Commissioner, and guarded the Umuofian prison. They were hated because
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(Ch. 20) Why was Aneto hanged? Describe the situation.
Aneto was hanged because Aneto killed Oduche in a fight over land. He then fled to Anita to escape punishment. Aneto was then hunted down by the kotma, and late brought to Umuru to be hanged.
4. (Ch. 21) Describe Mr. Brown. What made Mr. Brown a dignified person in Umuofia? Describe Mr. Brown and Akunna’s conversation. (What was it about? What was the purpose of the conversation? How did each person act during the conversation?)
Mr. Brown was the respected white missionary who tried to convince people to join his religion, but also did not shove it down their throats. Mr. Brown and Akunna had a conversation about the gods of their religions. Mr. Brown said that they had one supreme God. Akunna replied by saying that they also had a supreme God, Chukwu, and also had smaller gods to talk to Chukwu through. Mr. Brown and Akunna continued to compare their religions, while also staying respectful towards one another.
5. (Ch. 22) How is Mr. Smith different than Mr. Brown?
Mr. Smith doesn’t care about the Ibo religion, and only see things as black and white. Mr. Brown on the other hand tried to remain tolerant, and passive when showing Christianity to the citizens of

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