Things Fall Apart Chapters 9-11

What event marks the beginning of Okonkwo's downfall?

• The death of his father
• participating in the death of Ikemefuna
• moving to his mother's village
• tuna fish

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By contrast to earlier chapters, in these chapters Okonkwo is revealed

to be

• overly heavy-handed in dealing with his family

• a seemingly confident man with a deeply troubled conscience

• a loving father concerned with the welfare of one of his children

• fair and impartial in dealing out justice

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True or False: Ekwefi was jealous of the attention that Okonkwo paid to their daughter, Ezinma.

• True
• False

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True or False: An ogbanje was a wicked child who, when it died, re-entered its mother’s womb to be born again.

• True

• False

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What did the medicine man do to Ekwefi’s third child when it died?

• He mutilated the dead child and buried it in the Evil Forest. He said this would make the ogbange think about coming again.

• He took it to his own hut and mummified it. That way he could guard it and make sure it would not bother Ekwefi again.

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What was Ezinma’s iyi-uwa, or link with the ogbanje?

• It was a yam seed that was square in shape.

• It was a special kind of stone that was buried in the ground.

• It was a cowry shell that was a different color than the rest.

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What is in Okonkwo's potion that he made to cure Ezinma?

• sticks and mud

• water and salt

• yams and sweet potatoes

• leaves and herbs

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How did Okonkwo cure Ezinma’s iba illness?

• He used a voodoo doll and made sacrifices of his best yams to the oracle.

• He brewed a potion made of leaves and herbs, then put her over the steam.

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Why did the medicine man dig a hole beside the medicine tree?

• to bury one of Ekwefi's young children who died.

• for Okonkwo to make an offering to the ancestors

• to search for some of his medicine that was stolen

• to find Ezinma's iyi-uwa to end the ogbanje cycle

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In Chapter 10 during the hearing, what did the man claim happened to him?

• His in-laws beat him up and took his wife.
• His farm was robbed.
• His son was killed in a farming accident involving another family.
• His wife was murdered during a misunderstanding.

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