Things Fall Apart Ch 10

What was the purpose of people gathering at the ilo in chapter 10?

• trial of a woman leaving her husband because he beats her

• trial of a man stealing another man's yam seeds

• wrestling match

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What was the name of the building women could not enter?

• egwugwu

• umofia

• cave of secrets

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What are the egwugwu spirits?

• masked men who represent the spirits of the ancestors

• masked women meant to scare off evil spirits

• masked men and women who worship the Earth Goddess

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the name of the head of 9 spirits?

• Evil Forest

• Anarchy Supreme

• He who walks with stars

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

True or false: Okonkwo was one of the people dressed up as an egwugwu.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

How do the spirits address everyone else?

• so-and-so's body

• "living spirit"

• "child of earth"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did the woman involved in the trial leave her husband?

• he beat her almost daily

• he didn't feed her children

• she met someone else

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Who helped the woman in the trial leave her husband?

• her brothers and other relatives

• the man she met

• no one - she was all alone

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the violent husband's punishment if he beats her again?

• they will cut his 'parts' off

• he will be beaten himself

• he will be left in the evil forest to die

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Why did this domestic dispute end up in court anyway?

• The violent husband would not listen to anyone else

• the woman was scared for her life

• the woman's family wanted money

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1