Things Fall Apart Reading Quiz OL

Which of these selections best describes Okonkwo?

• He is well-known for his physical strength and temper.

•  He is remembered only for his victory twenty years before.

• He was a lazy and uncaring father.

• Despite his poverty, he cared dearly for his son.

Which of these selections best describes Okonkwo’s opinion of his father?

• Okonkwo admires his father’s physical strength.

• Okonkwo is jealous of his father’s physical strength.

• Okonkwo thinks his father was a failure.

• Okonkwo is saddened by his father’s death.

Which of these sentences from the text best supports the correct answer to the previous question?

• “He was called the Cat because his back would never touch the earth.” (paragraph 1)

• “That was many years ago, twenty years or more, and during this time Okonkwo's fame had grown like a bush-fire in the harmattan.” (paragraph 3)

• “He had a slight stammer and whenever he was angry and could not get his words out quickly enough, he would use his fists.” (paragraph 3)

•  “He had no patience with unsuccessful men. He had had no patience with his father.” (paragraph 3)

What does paragraph 6 suggest most clearly about Unoka’s personality?

• He grew more amusing as he got older.

• He was finally forced to work for his livelihood.

• He was seen as more of a burden to those around him.

• He lost the ability to talk people into lending him money.

From the evidence in paragraph 6, what inference can you make most clearly about Okonkwo’s childhood?

• Okonkwo grew up excited to follow in his father’s footsteps.

• Okonkwo felt ashamed of his father’s lifestyle.

• Okonkwo promised to repay his father’s many debts.

• Okonkwo was thin and weak from lack of food.

The contrast between father and son supports the theme that —

• children tend to be stronger and more successful than their parents.

• we are often labeled with the reputation that our parents had.

• family relationships have a strong effect on how we view the world.

• children of failures are less likely to work hard or save money.