Things Fall Apart Chapters 5-7 Quiz

Which of the following does NOT describe the Feast of the New Yam?

• The youngest girl in the clan was sacrificed to insure a good crop.

• New yams were offered to the earth goddess, Ani, and the ancestral spirits of the clan.

• The old yams of the previous year were disposed of.

• All cooking and serving utensils were washed.

What did Okonkwo often say about his daughter, Ezinma?

• He said he was very fond of her though he would not show it.

• He said she should bring a good bride-price, and marry a rich man.

• He said he wished she was never born

• He said she was a spirit-being come to life.

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What unacceptable thing did Okonkwo do just before the Feast of the New Yam?

• He got drunk in public.

• He beat his second wife, Ekwefi, then fired his gun at her.

• He planted his new crop of yam seeds before the proper ceremonies were held.

• He ate yams. It was forbidden to do this for a week before the festival.

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Who was Chielo, and why was she important?

• She was the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.

• She was Okonkwo’s mother, who was revered as the elder in the clan.

• She was the first wife of the man with the most titles in the clan, and had power over her husband’s decisions.

• She was the village matchmaker. Everyone wanted to be on her good side so that she would find good spouses for their children.

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What sport did the villages enjoy watching during their feasting?

• They enjoyed watching the young men of the village play soccer.

• They enjoyed watching the young men of the village run foot-races.

• They enjoyed watching the young men of the village climb the palm trees.

• They enjoyed watching the young men of the village wrestle.

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True or False: Ikemefuna was a bad influence on Nwoye. He taught Nwoye to be defiant and rebellious.

• True

• False

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How did Okonkwo feel about Ikemefuna’s influence on Nwoye?

• He was inwardly pleased, although he would not show it.

• He was displeased, and ignored the two boys.

• He was enraged and beat them both for it.

• He was sad and disappointed about it.

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What did the villagers do when the locusts came?

• They blockaded themselves in their huts until the locusts had gone.

• They set fire to the fields to drive the locusts away.

• They ran away to a neighboring village.

• They caught as many as possible, roasted them, and ate them as a delicacy.

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How did the villagers decide to kill Ikemefuna?

• They read palm leaves and interpreted them.

• They took a vote on it.

• They asked the oracle and the oracle proclaimed it.

• They gave him a choice between death and life-long slavery. He chose death.

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Who struck the last blow to Ikemefuna, and why?

• Nwoye did, to please his father.

• Okonkwo did, because he was afraid of being thought weak.

• Ogbuefi Ezeudu did, because he was the oldest man in the village.

• Obierika did, because he didn’t like Ikemefuna.

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