Things Fall Apart, chapter 5

The Week of Peace preceded....

• planting time
• harvest time
• flood season
• drought

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

To the Ibo, "chi" is....

• The Oracle of the Hills and the Caves
• one's personal god
• the god of the earth
• another name for the Evil Forest

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The Feast of the New Yam occurred every year before...

• planting time
• harvest time
• drought
• floods

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Based on this sentence, where would one likely find a "calabash"? "All cooking pots, calabashes and wooden bowls were thoroughly washed..."

• bathroom
• kitchen
• living area
• outside

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Achebe writes on p. 38, "And then the storm burst" regarding Okonkwo's unkind actions at festival time. What figure of speech is the storm?

• personification
• in medias res
• metaphor
• simile

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why did Okonkwo beat, and eventually shoot at, Ekwefi?

• She left early for the wrestling match.
• She went to have her hair plaited.
• She took banana leaves.
• She cheated on him.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which of the following is NOT one of Okonkwo's wives?

• Nwoye's mom
• Ojiugo
• Ekwefi
• Ezinma

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which one of the following seems to be Okonkwo's "favorite" child.

• Nwoye
• Ezinma
• Obiageli
• Nkechi

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is the eldest?

• Nwoye
• Obiageli
• Ezinma
• Ikemefuna

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is happening at the village ilo (playground) during the Feast of the New Yam?

• cooking contest
• shooting range
• wrestling contest
• debate

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1