Things Fall Apart Chapter 1

Who is Amalinze the Cat?

• He is a famous wrestler.

• He is the oracle of the village

• He is an European diplomat

• None of these

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Which character owes thousands of cowries to other people in Umuofia?

• Unoka owes cowries to a number of villagers.

• Amalinze owes cowries to Umofia villages

• Okonkwo owes cowries to a number of Nigerian villages

• None of these

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Why does Okoye come to visit Unoka?

• He comes to collect the cowries he loaned Unoka.

• He has come to collect palm wine from Okonkwo

• He is attempting to create peace with an act of diplomacy

• None of the these

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What part of his body does Okoye paint while he is waiting on Unoka to break the kola nut?

• He paints his toe

• He paints his chest

• He paints his face

• None of these

The main character of the story is named

• Kunta Kinte
• Unoka
• Ikemefuna
• Okonkwo 

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Things Fall Apart was written by?

• Nelson Mandela
• William Shakespeare
• Chinua Achebe
• Wole Soyinka

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What are two things the main character has done to keep his own reputation safe?

• Bought a farm
• Killed a giant
• Owned an entire village
• Became a great wrestler and a wealthy/successful farmer

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What crop does Okonkwo grow?

• Apples
• Yams
• Watermelon
• Beans

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