Things Fall Apart Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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Things Fall Apart Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nwakibie trust Okonkwo to farm his yam seeds?
(a) He figures he can charge Okonkwo for the seeds with interest if the crop failed.
(b) He always believs big, strong men are trustworthy.
(c) He asks other people of the village if Okonkwo can be trusted.
(d) He can tell by looking at Okonkwo that he is a hard worker, unlike many young men of the village.

2. How are the children of the village prepared for the Feast of the New Yam?
(a) Their entire bodies are painted with cam wood and no clothing is worn to the festival.
(b) Their heads are shaved in beautiful patterns.
(c) They are washed in the riverbed three times the day before the festival, and then dressed in simple robes.
(d) Their bodies are rubbed with palm oil, and their hair is decorated with kola nut shells.

3. Why do the people of Umuofia observe the Week of Peace?
(a) It is a time for families to develop bonds of love and understanding, making their relationships strong.
(b) Their forefather's ordained that before they planted any crops, they have to observe a week where it is forbidden to say a harsh word to a neighbor. This honors the god of the earth, so that the crops will grow.
(c) It is a time to set aside differences with families and neighbors, forgiving them for past offenses.
(d) It is a week of happy celebration, dancing, and feasting with everyone in the village. It creates a peaceful, cooperative atmosphere that is supposed to last throughout the year.

4. What does every man and his family do after the Week of Peace?
(a) Plays flutes, dances and sings before planting the crops.
(b) Cuts bush to make new farms, burns the bush and flies kites over the burning fields.
(c) Gathers in the marketplace to visit with neighbors.
(d) Has a feast to celebrate with each other.

5. Okonkwo of Umuofia is the emissary of war to Mbaino. What does Mbaino give him as an offering for the murder of the woman from Umuofia?
(a) A large monetary payment for the people of Umofia.
(b) One of Mbaino's most powerful warriors.
(c) The wife of the murderer.
(d) A fifteen-year-old boy named Ikemefuna and a young virgin to replace the murdered woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ezinma offers to bring Okonkwo's chair to the wrestling match for him. Why did he refuse his daughter's offer?

2. One night, the storytelling of Okonkwo 's wives and children stops because the priestess, Chielo is shouting in a high-pitched voice. What does she tell Okonkwo?

3. How does Mr. Brown encourage the people to attend school?

4. What happens to the six leaders of Umuofia once the fine is paid to the District Commissioner?

5. What is the name all children of the clan except Ezinma call their mothers?

(see the answer key)

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