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Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
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Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–6
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Chapters 9–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–16
Chapters 17–19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–23
Chapters 24–25
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Character List
Okonkwo
Nwoye
Ezinma
Mr. Brown
Ikemefuna
Unoka
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Why Are Proverbs Important in Things Fall Apart?
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Quotes by Theme
Generational divide
Pride
Repression
Drum language
Ethnographic distance
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Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–16
Chapters 17–19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–23
Chapters 24–25
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Writing "Things Fall Apart" on the Eve of Nigerian Independence
Achebe at the Crossroads of European Modernism and African Realism
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Chapters 20-21
Chapters 22-23
Chapters 24-25
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1
of 25
What is the name of Okonkwo’s motherland?
Mbaino
Mbutu
Mbanta
Mantra
2
of 25
What holy animal does Okonkwo’s clan suspect the Christians have killed and eaten?
A locust
A python
A monkey
A tortoise
3
of 25
What is the name of the first missionary who comes to Umuofia?
Mr. Brown
Reverend Smith
Mr. Jones
Missionary Man
4
of 25
How many villages does Umuofia comprise?
One
Four
Nine
Seven
5
of 25
Whom did Okonkwo beat in his legendary wrestling match?
Ekwefi Ogbuedi the Rooster
Ogbuedi the Snake
Isaac the Toad
Amalinze the Cat
6
of 25
In what country does
Things Fall Apart
take place?
Kenya
Nigeria
Chad
South Africa
7
of 25
What do the inhabitants of Mbanta believe is responsible for the white man’s miraculous survival after having built his church in the Evil Forest?
His eyeglasses
His Bible
His borrowed machete
His attitude
8
of 25
What is an ogbanje?
A masked spirit
A type of yam soup
A changeling child
A musical instrument
9
of 25
What does Okonkwo constantly wish Ezinma had been?
His firstborn child
A son
A better cook
A donkey
10
of 25
What does a palm tapper tap?
His hand, to keep the beat
A shoulder, for advice
A tree, for wine
The ground, for oil
11
of 25
For what reason is Okonkwo exiled?
He owes money.
He willfully kills a fellow clan member.
He steals yams.
He unintentionally kills a fellow clan member.
12
of 25
What are the outcasts required to do before they may join the church?
Shave their heads
Pierce their tongues
Get cam wood tattoos
Change their names
13
of 25
What is the name of Okonkwo’s second wife?
Chielo
Ojiugo
Ekwefi
Ezinma
14
of 25
Where are the Christian women forbidden to go when the clan hears of the killing of a royal python?
To the Evil Forest
To the stream
To the church
To the Tribal Council Meeting
15
of 25
What does Okonkwo do even though he is advised not to?
Marry Ojiugo
Beat Nwoye twice
Attack Chielo
Help kill Ikemefuna
16
of 25
What crop is king for the Igbo?
Cassava
Yam
Cotton
Riding Crop
17
of 25
When the Igbo refer to the “iron-horse,” what do they mean?
A train carriage
Maduka, the star wrestler
A bicycle
An elephant
18
of 25
What is the polite name for leprosy among the Igbo?
The swelling sickness
The white skin
The heathen state
The albino condition
19
of 25
When do the clan members share the kola nut?
When declaring war
When giving birth to children
When wrestling
When gathering for social occasions
20
of 25
In the allegory of Tortoise, what do the birds give to Tortoise?
Bird seed
Feathers
Water
A branch
21
of 25
What does Enoch do to provoke the rage of the clan?
He unmasks an
He converts Nwoye.
He steals 200 cowry shells.
He mutilates twins.
22
of 25
How does Okonkwo die?
He is poisoned by the Commissioner.
He hangs himself.
He is stabbed by Enoch.
He dies of the swelling disease.
23
of 25
Why are the villagers happy when the locusts arrive?
Because they represent future happiness
Because they mean good weather and good crops
Because their bodies can be made into glue
Because they taste good
24
of 25
What does Okonkwo fear most?
Joining the missionaries
Confronting his father
Becoming like his father
The overthrow of the village elders
25
of 25
The title
Things Fall Apart
is taken from a poem by:
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Joseph Conrad
T.S. Eliot
William Butler Yeats
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