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Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
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How does Ikemefuna become Okonkwo’s adopted son?
Why is Ezinma so special to Okonkwo?
Why does Nwoye convert to Christianity?
What causes Okonkwo’s exile from Umuofia?
Why does Okonkwo hang himself?
Why are the villagers shocked when Okonkwo beats his wife during the Week of Peace?
Why are the villagers excited whenever the locusts come?
Why does Nwoye admire Ikemefuna?
What warning does Ogbuefi Ezeudu give Okonkwo about killing Ikemefuna?
Why does Okonkwo kill Ikemefuna?
Why do the villagers burn Okonkwo’s buildings and kill his animals?
Why are the villagers confused by Mr. Brown’s ideas?
What is an egwugwu, and why are the villagers horrified when Enoch unmasks one?
Why does Okonkwo kill the District Commissioner’s messenger?
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1
of 5
What piece of land do the village elders give the missionaries for their church?
Farmland that has always yielded bad crops
A spot in the center of town so they can keep an eye on their activities
The area where the outcasts live
Part of the cursed Evil Forest
2
of 5
What happens 28 days after the church is built?
The missionaries have all been killed by the evil spirits.
The missionaries and villagers share a feast.
Because nothing bad happens to the missionaries, some villagers convert.
The missionaries imprison the village leaders.
3
of 5
What happens when Okonkwo confronts Nwoye about his activity with the church?
Nwoye says nothing and leaves his father forever.
Okonkwo beats Nwoye until he promises to give up the church.
Nwoye converts Okonkwo.
Nwoye accidentally wounds Okonkwo and then runs away in fear.
4
of 5
Which villagers start flocking to the church and become some of its most vocal members?
Villagers without title and outcasts
Women who are second and third wives
Children
Old men
5
of 5
Why does Okonkwo hold a feast?
To win back his old allies after he returns from exile
To thank his mother's kinsmen before returning from exile
Because he had an unusually bountiful harvest that year
To show the Christians how a real celebration is held
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