Things Fall Apart Chapters 14-17

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

• False

• True

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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 learn 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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Nwoye disappoints Okonkwo by: 

• failing English II
• converting to Christianity
• marrying a woman of his own choice
• burning down a palm tree

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T or F: When he arrives in Mbanta, Okonkwo is not welcomed by his kinsmen.

• True
• False

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Why did the first female in Mbanta convert to Christianity?

• Her husband beat her regularly and she finally decided to leave him.

• Her family kicked her out when she became pregnant.

• She had given birth to twins several times, and they were all left to die.

• She was tired of the male dominated culture that she lived in.

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For how many years was Okonkwo banished from his village?

• 5

• 10

• 9

• 7

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