Things Fall Apart- Ch 1-3

How did Okonkwo bring fame to his village at the age of 18?

• He beat Amalinze the Cat (a wrestler) in a fight

• He killed Amalzine, who was a terrorizing cat in the village.

• He married a princess.

• He stole from a rival tribe and was a hero.

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The phrase, "Okonkwo was as slippery as a fish in water" is an example of:

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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Which of the following is NOT true of Okonkwo?

• "He was tall and huge."

• "In his day he was lazy and improvident and was quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow."

• "He had no patience with his father."

• "He had a slight stammer and whenever he was angry and could not get his words out quickly enough, he would use his fists."

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Okonkwo's father's name is:

• Unoka

• Agbala

• Chielo

• Chinua Achebe

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Unoka is characterized as all of the following EXCEPT:

• lazy

• thoughtless

• a debtor

• a happy-go-lucky man, always smiling.

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Unoka was a very talented _______ player.

• flute

• piano

• harp

• djembe

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What is a harmattan?

• a dry, dusty wind season in West Africa.

• an ancestral spirit who came for the dead.

• a tribal drum.

• a type of Igbo house

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Fill in the blank. "Unoka, the grown-up, was a _______."

• failure

• legend

• hero

• role model

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Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "Unoka, the grown-up, was a failure."

• Unoka

• the grown-up

• failure

• was a failure

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Unoka was poor and did not support his family. The only thing he was deemed "good" at was:

• borrowing money and racking up debt.

• telling stories.

• playing soccer.

• showing love to his children.

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