What do you think would have happened if ikemefuna had been killed by the first blow? a)okonkwo would not have been involved in his death. b)ikemefuna would have run away to safety. c)the party of men would have taken that as an omen and returned him to his village without further injury. d)okonkwo would have wept openly.

A) Okonkwo would not have been involved in his death.

Explanation:

Although Okonkwo loves Ikemefuna, when the oracles announce that he must be killed, he does not hesitate. However, Ezeudu advises him not to take part in the boy's killing, as he calls him "father." Nevertheless, although he promises Ezeudu not to do so, he attends the killing ritual anyway. As Ikemefuna is hurt, but does not die, Okonkwo participates in it in order not to appear weak. This means that if Ikemefuna had been killed by the first blow, Okonkwo would not have been involved in his death.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)