Things Fall Apart Chapters 14-19

During his second year of Okonkwo's exile, Obierika came to visit and brought him the news that

• Umuofia had been destroyed.

• Abame has been destroyed.

• His wives were leaving him.

• His clan has converted to Christianity

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Mbanta is the village where

• Ogbuefie Udo's wife was murdered.
• Okonkwo lived.
• Okonkwo's mother's family lived.
• an entire tribe is wiped out.

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Who is Okonkwo's maternal uncle?

• Nwoye

• Agbala

• Uchendu

• Unoka

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True or False? Okonkwo believed that his chi was not destined for great things

• False

• True

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The missionaries really start bother the clan when they welcome Igbo outcasts – similar to the Hindu untouchable caste – into the church.When the outcasts first enter the church, hoping to be accepted , Mr. Kiaga,  preaches tolerance and views the outcasts as brothers under God. His only stipulation is that they _

• shave off their long tangled hair
• tattoo a cross upon their chest
• paint the words "Jesu Kristi" on their walls
• destroy the town's egwugwu masks

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What does the old man at the end of Chapter 19 fear for the younger generation? 

• The English coming to the area and changing their culture. 
• The social bond within the group is breaking down. 
• An upcoming war. 
• The new generation's kids are ugly . 

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Who said

Answer me,” roared ____, “before I kill you!” He seized a heavy stick that lay on the dwarf wall and hit him two or three savage blows.

“Answer me!” he roared again. Nwoye stood looking at him and did not say a word. The women were screaming outside, afraid to go in.

• Okonkwo

• the missionaries

• Uchendu

• Obierka

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Why did Okonkwo's uncle remind him of the saying "Mother is Supreme"?

• To remind him that he was only a guest in the land where he was staying.
• To make him feel guilty for never visiting his mother while she was alive.
• To remind him that he was superior to his wives.
• To encourage him to stop being sad and take care of his family so he could return to the fatherland.

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What did Okonkwo learned had happened to a neighboring village?

• It had been washed away in a hurricane.
• It had been possessed by the evil spirits.
• It was challenging Umuofia to war.
• It had been wiped out by white men.

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Obierika shows his friendship to the exiled Okonkwo by bringing him: 

• a wife for Nwoye
• a barn full of yams
• a bag of cowries
• a new bicycle

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