Things Fall Apart Chapters 5-7 Quiz

Which of the following does NOT describe the Feast of the New Yam?

• The youngest girl in the clan was sacrificed to insure a good crop.

• New yams were offered to the earth goddess, Ani, and the ancestral spirits of the clan.

• The old yams of the previous year were disposed of.

• All cooking and serving utensils were washed.

What did Okonkwo often say about his daughter, Ezinma?

• He said he was very fond of her though he would not show it.

• He said she should bring a good bride-price, and marry a rich man.

• He said he wished she was never born

• He said she was a spirit-being come to life.

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.

• He ate yams. It was forbidden to do this for a week before the festival.

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 first wife of the man with the most titles in the clan, and had power over her husband’s decisions.

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

What sport did the villages enjoy watching during their feasting?

• They enjoyed watching the young men of the village play soccer.

• They enjoyed watching the young men of the village run foot-races.

• They enjoyed watching the young men of the village climb the palm trees.

• They enjoyed watching the young men of the village wrestle.

True or False: Ikemefuna was a bad influence on Nwoye. He taught Nwoye to be defiant and rebellious.

• True

• False

How did Okonkwo feel about Ikemefuna’s influence on Nwoye?

• He was inwardly pleased, although he would not show it.

• He was displeased, and ignored the two boys.

• He was enraged and beat them both for it.

• He was sad and disappointed about it.

What did the villagers do when the locusts came?

• They blockaded themselves in their huts until the locusts had gone.

• They set fire to the fields to drive the locusts away.

• They ran away to a neighboring village.

• They caught as many as possible, roasted them, and ate them as a delicacy.

How did the villagers decide to kill Ikemefuna?

• They read palm leaves and interpreted them.

• They took a vote on it.

• They asked the oracle and the oracle proclaimed it.

• They gave him a choice between death and life-long slavery. He chose death.

Who struck the last blow to Ikemefuna, and why?

• Nwoye did, to please his father.

• Okonkwo did, because he was afraid of being thought weak.

• Ogbuefi Ezeudu did, because he was the oldest man in the village.

• Obierika did, because he didn’t like Ikemefuna.