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Things Fall Apart Quiz

Chinua Achebe
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Things Fall Apart Quiz

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1)

Who is the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves, in real life? (from Chapter 6)

Anasi, Okonkwo's first wife
Noywe's mother
Ekwefi, the second wife of Okonkwo
Chielo, a widow with two children
2)

What does Okonkwo feel the greatest obstacle to going to war against the white man is? (from Chapter 24)

The clan is not prepared for war
The cowardice of Egonwanne
The fear of the clan
His own cowardice
3)

How does Okonkwo act for two days after Ikemefuna's death? (from Chapter 8)

He does not eat for two days, he drinks palm-wine from morning until night, he does not sleep, and he can't stop thinking about Ikemefuna.
He acts as if nothing has happened and continues his daily routines.
He works day and night to keep his mind occupied.
He goes into the hills and offers a sacrifice to the gods, asking their forgiveness for taking part in Ikemfuna's death.
4)

After speaking with the elders of nine villages, what does Okonkwo tell Ikemefuna about what is going to happen to him? (from Chapter 7)

That he is free to go.
That he is being killed.
That he is being exiled.
That he is going home.
5)

What does Okonkwo bring back from the bush while Ezinma lays sick in Ekwefi's hut? (from Chapter 9)

Bananas to mix with palm oil, forming a paste which Ezinma can eat easily. This will help keep up her strength.
Soil from the bush to mix with water and form into mud which can be rubbed on Ezinma's body to bring down the fever.
A bundle of medicinal plants, grasses, leaves, roots and barks.
Three small birds to offer as sacrifice to the gods, so Ezinma will get well.
6)

What does the priestess do when she brings Ezinma out of Agbala's cave? (from Chapter 12)

She comes out of the cave alone, telling Okonkwo and Ekwefi that Ezinma has to remain in the cave for two days and nights.
She doesn't say a word to Okonkwo or Ekwefi, but carries Ezinma back to Okonkwo's compound and places Ezinma in bed.
She comes out of the cave and tells Okonkwo and Ekwefi that Agbala wants them to leave, or Ezinma will be sacrificed.
She comes out of the cave, giving Okonkwo and Ekwefi a lock of Ezinma's hair. She tells them to bury it in the yam field.
7)

What does Okonkwo vow to do after being released from the white man's prison? (from Chapter 24)

He vows never to be a source of trouble again.
He vows to convert to Christianity.
He vows to move away from Umuofia.
He swears vengeance.
8)

What does the group of men ask the District Commissioner for? (from Chapter 25)

They ask him to go away.
They ask him for leniency for Okonkwo.
They ask for help.
They ask not to be blamed for the actions of Okonkwo.
9)

As Ekwefi and Okonkwo wait outside of Agbala's cave for Ezinma's return, what does Ekwefi think about? (from Chapter 11)

She thinks about what must be happening to Ezinma in the cave.
She thinks about how she and Okonkwo can defeat Agbala.
She thinks she will take Ezinma and move away from the village.
She thinks about when she and Okonkwo were young, and how she left her first husband to be with Okonkwo.
10)

Why does Okonkwo worry about his son, Nwoye? (from Chapter 8)

He thinks his son will not become a musician like he wants him to.
He thinks his son is too boastful, which may turn others against him.
Okonkwo thinks his son is too much like his mother and weak like his grandfather.
He thinks his son is too aggressive, which might lead him into danger.
11)

What happens to the Christian women who go to the stream for water to wash the church with? (from Chapter 18)

They are captured and brought to the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.
They are given water but are told it is the last time.
They are allowed to get water, but can not speak to anyone.
They are chased away from the stream and whipped.
12)

What is the name of the man that the ekwe announces to Umuofia? (from Chapter 13)

Ezeudu
Uzowulu
Obierika
Maduka
13)

Nine out of ten of Ekwefi's children die in infancy. After the second death, Okonkwo goes to the medicine man to find out why this is happening. What explanation does the diviner give? (from Chapter 9)

Ekwefi is weak and should not become pregnant again.
The child is an agbanje, a wicked child that enters the mother's womb to be born again.
Ekwefi should just keep trying, and sooner or later a child would survive.
Ekwefi did not eat vegetable soup throughout her pregnancies.
14)

What does Okonkwo mourn when he returns to his clan? (from Chapter 21)

The clan is breaking up and falling apart.
The clan is too aggressive and angry.
The clan is poor.
The clan is malnourished and weak.
15)

Okonkwo and the men of Umuofia take Ikemefuna deep into the forest and kill him with machetes. Who gives the final thrust of the machete that ends Ikemefuna's life? (from Chapter 7)

Okafo
Ogbuefi Ezendu
Nwoye
Okonkwo
16)

What is Okonkwo afraid will happen to his male children after he dies? (from Chapter 17)

They will follow in Nwoye's footsteps and abandon the gods of their ancestors.
They will never go back to their homeland again.
They will forget the lessons Okonkwo taught them.
They will be killed by neighboring enemies.
17)

What is Nwoye's name changed to after he joins the Christians? (from Chapter 21)

Isaac
James
Thomas
Luke
18)

Who says that the Abame were fools and had been warned of danger, and that they should have brought guns and machetes with them to the market? (from Chapter 15)

Nwoye
Obierika
Okonkwo
Uchendu
19)

What punishment does the District Commissioner give the six leaders of Umuofia? (from Chapter 23)

Destruction of the leader's compounds
Collect two hundred bags of cowries from the people as a fine
Beheading in the public market
Give all the yams in their barns to the commissioner
20)

What does the District Commissioner find when he goes to Okonkwo's compound? (from Chapter 25)

Armed clansmen ready to fight
A crowd of men sitting in Okonkwo's obi
Okonkwo's wives and children shaking with fear
Okonkwo holding his machete in his doorway
21)

Who appears in front of Ekwefi as she waits tearfully outside Agbala's cave? (from Chapter 11)

Nwoye
Nwoye's mother
Chielo
Okonkwo
22)

Who is captivated by the message of the missionaries? (from Chapter 16)

Nwoye
Obierika
Ezinma
Okonkwo
23)

What does the ekwe, a hollowed out wooden instrument and the blast of the cannon signify to the nine villages of Umuofia? (from Chapter 13)

The beginning of a festival
The birth of a child
The death of a man
The beginning of war
24)

What is Okonkwo's popular nickname? (from Chapter 17)

Flaming Heart
Raging Wrestler
Roaring Flame
Living Legend
25)

What descends on the land of Okonkwo, darkens the sky, settles on the rooftops, and breaks mighty tree branches under them? (from Chapter 7)

A swarm of locusts
The spirits of the clans ancestors
A flock of vultures
The arrows of neighboring enemies
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