Things Fall Apart Review
Quiz by Judy Gilardi
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- Q1Why was Okonkwo famous?He was a well known, successful wrestler when he was young. As an adult, he was a wealthy farmer and strong wrestler.He could throw a spear farther than anyone else in the tribeHe had the most wives and the most children, thus he had great prosperity.He was the only man in the village who had traveled more than one hundred miles away from the village.30s
- Q2Which of the following statements does not describe Unoka?He was Okonkwo's father.He was lazy and improvidentHe was the best drummer in the clan.He constantly borrowed money that he did not repay.30s
- Q3What is the setting of the beginning of the story?It takes place in UmuofiaIt takes place in IdemiliIt takes place in AmalinzeIt takes place in Okoye30s
- Q4What influenced the decisions made in Umuofia?The harmattanThe oracleThe ogeneThe Ibo30s
- Q5What was Okonkwo's greatest fear?That he would not have a good harvest of yamsThat Agbala would take his daughter.That he would be like his father.That the clan would go to war.30s
- Q6What upset Okonkwo most about his son, Nwoye?He looked like Okonkwo's fatherHe was very belligerent.Nwoye was lazy, not ambitiousHe was short, a sign of femininity30s
- Q7What did Okonkwo bring home from his trip to Mbaino?a new wifea disease that rapidly spread through the villageA new strain of yam seedsA boy named Ikemefuna.30s
- Q8What unheard of thing did Okonkwo do during the Week of Peace?He beat his second wife.He killed a goat and ate the meat.He got into a fight with one of his neighbors.He drank wine30s
- Q9What food stood for manliness, and was a sign of prosperity?coconutsplantainspotatoesyams30s
- Q10What did Okonkwo often say about Ezinma?She looked like her mother, his favorite wife.It was a shame she wasn't a boy.She would bring a good bride-price, marry a rich man.She was a spirit-being come to life.30s
- Q11What unacceptable thing did Okonkwo do just before the Feast of the New Yam?He planted his new crop of yam seeds before the proper ceremonies were held.He got drunk in public.He beat his second wife, Ekwefi, then fired his gun at her.He ate yams, which was forbidden for a week before the festival.30s
- Q12Who was Chielo, and why was she important?She was Okonkwo's mother, who was revered as the elder in his clan.She was the village matchmaker.She was the first wife of the man with the most titles in the clan, and had power over her husband's decisions.She was the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.30s
- Q13How did Okonkwo feel about Ikemefuna's influence on Nwoye?He was displeased, and beat Ikemefuna.He was displeased, and ignored the two boys.He was inwardly please, although he would not show it.He was indifferent.30s
- Q14How did the villagers decide to kill Ikemefuna?They gave him a choice between death and life-long slavery. He chose death.they read palm leaves and interpreted them.they took a voteThey asked the oracle30s
- Q15Who struck the last blow to Ikemefuna, and why?Ogbuefi Ezeudu did, because he was the oldest man in the village.Obierika did, because he wanted to save Okonkwo from the agony.Okonkwo did, because he was afraid of being thought weak.Nwoye did to please his father.30s