SQ- Things Fall Apart Chapter 8

How did Okonkwo feel about taking part in Ikemefuna's death?

• He was proud that he could carry on tribal customs

• He was upset because the kid called him father

• He was relieved because Ikemefuna was a burden on his family

• He was confused at why the Oracle had waited so long

Which of his children was able to get him to get out of his depression?

• Nwoye

• Ojiugo

• Nkechi

• Ezinma

Who did he go to visit?

• The Oracle of the Hills and Caves

• Amalinze the Cat

• Obierka

• His Mother land

What was going on with Obeirka's family?

• They were negotiating a bride price for his daughter's marriage

• They were planning to leave the village

• They were fixing up the hut for the season

• They were getting ready to fight their neighbors

What did they use to represent bags of cowries for the bride price?

• rocks

• Kola nuts

• sticks

• sea shells

How many bags of cowries did they settle on?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50

At the end of the chapter what did they make a reference to for the first time?

• Needing to modernize their society

• White men

• Metal tools

• Giving Okonkwo a higher title