Things Fall Apart | Chapters 1-5

THEME: Pride can cause a person's tragic downfall.

Which quote supports this theme?

• "A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride" (chapter 3).

• "If you give me some yam seeds I shall not fail you" (chapter 3).

• "I will not have a son who cannot hold up his head in the gathering of the clan. I would sooner strangle him with my own hands" (chapter 4).

• Okonkwo was specially fond of Ezinma. She looked very much like her mother, who was once the village beauty" (chapter 5).

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Which quote best portrays Okonkwo's personality?

• "Inwardly, he was repentant" (chapter 4).

• "Even Okonkwo himself became very fond of the boy..." (chapter 4).

• "And when she [his youngest wife] returned he beat her very heavily. In his anger he had forgotten that it was the Week of Peace" (chapter 4).

• "Okonkwo knew she was not speaking the truth" {chapter 4).

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True or False: Ikemefuna is Okonkwo's biological son.

• True

• False

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In chapter 4, why was Okonkwo punished?

• for beating his wife during the Week of Peace

• for planting before the ceremony to bless the season

• for keeping Ikemefuna as a son

• for being ashamed of his own father

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Which one of Okonkwo's wives ran away from her husband to live with Okonkwo instead because she was so impressed with his wrestling skills?

• 1st wife

• 2nd wife

• 3rd wife

• 4th wife

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When someone in the Igbo tribe calls out to another tribe member, they do not respond yes because "it might be an evil spirit calling." So, how did they respond to someone calling their name?

• "Is that me?"

• "Is that you?"

• "Who am I?"

• "Who are you?"

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Where were ceremonies performed?

• in the town hall

• the village playground

• the village school

• in the middle of all the huts

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At the end of chapter 5, we find out what his 3rd wife's daughters name. What is it?

• Ikemefuna

• Ezinma

• Obiageli

• Nkechi

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In chapter 2, we discover that Umuofia's daughter was murdered when she went to the market at Mbaino. What was the other tribe's punishment for killing her?

• They had to sacrifice the daughter of the person who killed her.

• They had to offer a young man and a virgin.

• They had to go to war.

• The people who killed her were killed.

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Read these sentences from chapter 3, and fill in the blank: "The priestess in those days was a woman called Chika. She was full of the power of her god, and she was greatly [fill in the blank]."

• feared.

• supported.

• praised.

• respected.

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