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Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

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Summary
Characters
- Character List
- Okonkwo
- Nwoye
- Ezinma
- Mr. Brown
- Ikemefuna
- Unoka
Main Ideas
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- Okonkwo
- Nwoye
- Ezinma
- Mr. Brown
- Ikemefuna
- Unoka
- Quotes by Setting
- Igboland
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Chapters 22-23 Quiz

Further Study Chapters 22-23 Quiz

1 of 5
Who replaces Mr. Brown as the head of the church?

The District Commissioner
Nwoye
Enoch
Reverend James Smith

2 of 5
What inflammatory thing does Enoch do?

He burns down the homes of the village leaders.
He goes into the Oracle's cave and wrecks her holy relics.
He unmasks an egwugwu, which kills an ancestral spirit.
He flogs the village leaders when they are imprisoned.

3 of 5
What do the villagers do in retaliation for Enoch's act?

Kill Reverend Smith
Burn down Enoch's compound and the church
Call a village meeting
Chase the white men out of town

4 of 5
What does the District Commissioner do to the village leaders, including Okonkwo?

Has them thrown in jail for days
Executes them
Talks with them until they come to a mutually acceptable resolution
Forces them out of the village without their families

5 of 5
How do the villagers free the men?

They collectively pay a large fine.
They all promise to convert.
They bribe the guards to release them.
They are ashamed of the men and do nothing.

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