Things Fall Apart Chapter 7

What animals descend upon the town while Okonkwo, Nwoye, and Ikemefuna improve Okonkwo's hut?

• Locusts

• Bees

• Swans

• Ravens

What sort of stories does Nwoye enjoy?

• Stories about politics

• Stories about the history of the village

• His mother's tories about origins

• His father's stories about war

Why is Ikemefuna sentenced to die?

• Because war was declared between Umuofia and Ikemefuna's original village

• Because Ikemefuna killed another man

• As a sacrifice to improve the yam harvest

• To make up for the death of a young Umuofian woman

How does Ikemefuna feel about being sent home?

• He was excited to see his family, as he did not feel welcome in Okonkwo's home

• He was shocked and sad, because Okonkwo's house had become his home

• He was angry that the call did not come sooner, as he had waited for 3 years already

• He was relieved that he could get away from Nwoye, who was really annoying

How does Nwoye react to the news that Ikemefuna is leaving? What happens next?

• He cries and then is beat by Okonkwo

• He goes to his mothers tent to rest before responding

• He rejoices. After this, he rises in popularity within Okonkwo's household

• He is angry and confronts the elders of Umuofia at a large gathering

Why did Ogbuefi Ezeudo forbid Okonkwo from taking part in Ikemefuna's death?

• Okonkwo broke the Week of Peace

• Ikemefuna calls him father

• Okonkwo was not strong enough

• Ikemefuna is a foreigner and it would break the peace

How does Ikemefuna settle his mind while walking to his doom?

• He talks with Obiako, a servant boy of Ogbuefi Ezeudo

• He counts sheep in his head

• He sings a song from his childhood

• He drops yam seeds in the dirt to trace his way back to safety

In chapter seven, Nwoye's feelings about Ikemefuna's death are similar to his feelings about what other incident?

• Finding the remains of his grandfather in their hut

• Seeing the death of his mother at the hands of an enemy soldier

• Going into the forest and being attacked by a poisonous snake

• Hearing the cries of twin babies that have been abandoned

Who eventually kills Ikemefuna?

• Ezeudu

• Nwoye

• Okonkwo

• Obierika