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Things Fall Apart (Comprehension Quiz)

Authored by Corey Zoller

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Things Fall Apart (Comprehension Quiz)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Okonkwo is driven to extreme behaviors in part because...

he is the chief of his clan.

he is terrified of failure.

he was abused as a child

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ikemefuna comes to live in Umuofia…

because his parents, who were Christian missionaries, died suddenly.

as a sacrifice made by his clan, which hopes to avoid war.

because he is Okonkwo’s nephew and his mother has died.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unacceptable thing did Okonkwo do just before the Feast of the New Yam?

He got drunk in public.

He beat his second wife, Ekwefi, then fired his gun at her.

He planted his new crop of yam seeds before the proper ceremonies were held.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Chielo, and why was she important?

She was the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.

She was Okonkwo’s mother, who was revered as the elder in the clan.

She was the village matchmaker. Everyone wanted to be on her good side so that she would find good spouses for their children.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is Ikemefuna sentenced to death?

He committed a crime.

As a sacrifice to improve the yam harvest.

The Oracle of the Hills and Caves had ordered his death.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In chapter 8, what strange rumor do Obeirika and Okonkwo discuss?

That there are men with skin as white as chalk

That Ikemefuna’s ghost has been seen in the village at night

That there might only be one god.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the egwugwu?

the yam seedlings that are used to start a new crop of yams each year

the masked representations of the nine gods of Umuofia

children who are possessed by the spirits of nature

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