Things Fall Apart Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Things Fall Apart Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What descends on the land of Okonkwo, darkens the sky, settles on the rooftops, and breaks mighty tree branches under them?
(a) The spirits of the clans ancestors
(b) A swarm of locusts
(c) A flock of vultures
(d) The arrows of neighboring enemies

2. What does Okonkwo serve at the feast for all the umunna, the descendants of Okolo?
(a) Fish from the stream, and roasted locusts
(b) Three goats, fowls, foo-foo, yam pottage, egusi soup, bitter-leaf soup, palm-wine and kola nuts
(c) Yams wrapped in palm leaves and roasted with palm oil
(d) Roasted locusts and small wild birds

3. Okonkwo is sitting in his obi with Ikemefuna and Nwoye, eating dried locusts when Ogbuefi Ezeudu comes with a message. What is the message?
(a) Umuofia decides to kill Ikemefuna. The Oracle of the Hills pronounces it. Okonkwo is not to take part in the killing because the boy calls him father.
(b) Nwoye and Ikemefuna are to be declared by Umuofia as brothers for life.
(c) Ikemefuna is to be given all the rights of an adopted son to Okonkwo.
(d) Ikemefuna is to remain in Okonkwo's household as a servant for the rest of his life.

4. 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?
(a) Ogbuefi Ezendu
(b) Okonkwo
(c) Nwoye
(d) Okafo

5. Why do the elders fear for the young people of the village?
(a) They do not understand the bond of kinship.
(b) They are unwilling to hunt.
(c) They are poor farmers.
(d) They follow the old ways instead of the new religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Ezeudu, the oldest man in his village, only be buried at night?

2. What is the name of the man that the ekwe announces to Umuofia?

3. What does Okonkwo send to Obierika as he enters his final year of exile?

4. What happens to twins born in Umuofia?

5. What does the oldest member of the clan say is the reason for gathering for Okonkwo's feast?

(see the answer key)

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