Round 1: Tossup 8

The protagonist of this novel fears that his worsening eyesight might necessitate an assistant after viewing the moon from the specially constructed back entrance of his hut. A group of laborers in this novel are whipped amidst their growing resentment over working on a road for free after losing the arbitration of a conflict in this novel. A character in this novel betrays his father by locking up a royal python in a box to die of asphyxiation. A character in this novel refuses to call the New Yam Feast (10[1]-5[1])after being sent to prison for refusing to (10[1])become the “white man’s chief.” The rotting yams and the death of Obika cause villagers in this novel to abandon the god Ulu and accept the “immunity” of the Christian god offered by John Goodcountry. For 10 points, name this Chinua Achebe novel titled for an Igbo (-5[1])proverb that depicts the downfall of the priest Ezeulu. ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

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