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Things Fall Apart
Chapters 12-13 Quick Quiz
Things Fall Apart
by:
Chinua Achebe
Summary
Plot Overview
Five Key Questions
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
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
Characters
Character List
Okonkwo
Nwoye
Ezinma
Mr. Brown
Ikemefuna
Unoka
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
What’s with the Proverbs in
Things Fall Apart
?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Generational divide
Pride
Repression
Drum language
Ethnographic distance
Quotes By Section
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
Quotes By Character
Okonkwo
Nwoye
Ezinma
Mr. Brown
Ikemefuna
Unoka
Further Study
Context
Things Fall Apart on the Eve of Nigerian Independence
Achebe at the Crossroads of European Modernism and African Realism
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
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
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
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Table of Contents
Chapters 12-13 Quiz
Further study
Chapters 12-13 Quiz
1
of 5
What did Okonkwo do when Ezinma was taken by Chielo?
He visited his friend Obeirika.
He followed Chielo and Ezinma around the villages and to the cave of the Oracle.
He went to bed.
He went back and forth to the cave looking for Chielo, Ezinma, and Ekwefi.
2
of 5
How is Ezinma returned?
She isn’t.
She wanders out of the woods a week later.
Chielo puts her on her bed the next morning without saying anything.
Okonkwo retrieves her from the cave and carries her back the next morning.
3
of 5
What ceremony does Okonkwo’s family help prepare for?
A betrothal ceremony for the daughter of Okonkwo’s friend
A betrothal ceremony for Ezinma
The funeral of Ogbeuefi Ezeudu
A farewell feast before Okonkwo’s family goes into exile
4
of 5
What happens at Ogbuefi Ezeudu’s funeral?
Nwoye accuses Okonkwo of killing Ikemefuna.
Okonkwo accidentally shoots and kills Ezeudu’s young son.
Okonkwo beats his second wife.
Chielo prophesies the arrival of white men and the disintegration of tribal culture.
5
of 5
What is Okonkwo’s punishment?
The entire family must live in exile for seven years.
Okonkwo must pay hundreds of cowries to the dead boy’s family.
Okonkwo must go into exile alone forever.
Nwoye must be killed.
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CHARACTERS
Okonkwo: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Plot Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
What’s with the Proverbs in
Things Fall Apart
?
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Quotes by Theme
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
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