HW: Purple Hibiscus: Life in Abba

Why do they go to Abba for Christmas?

• They have to leave because of war

• Papa wants to upgrade their house

• They return to their Igbo village

• It's the centre of Catholicism in Nigeria

Aunty Ifeoma is a...

• Doctor

• Priest

• House wife

• University Lecturer

Papa Nnukwu is...

• An Igbo traditionalist

• A Catholic

• A Protestant

• An Atheist

An Mmuo is...

• A type of Catholic prayer

• An Igbo masquerade

• A British activity

• A foodstuff

Shame is...

• A painful feeling of humiliation and stress because of behaviour.

• The fact of having committed a specified or implied offence or crime.

• A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

Guilt is...

• A painful feeling of humiliation and stress because of behaviour.

• A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

• The fact of having committed a specified or implied offence or crime.

Stigma is...

• The fact of having committed a specified or implied offence or crime.

• A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

• A painful feeling of humiliation and stress because of behaviour.

Why was Mother scolded by Papa for bowing to the Igwe?

• He is an Igbo Traditionalist

• He allows Pagans into his home.

• He doesn't dress properly

• He is against the Igbo.

Why do Amaka and Obiora shame Kambili and Jaja?

• They are Catholic.

• They have a father.

• They have lots of expensive things, but never use them.

• They are treated with respect.

Why is Papa stressed at the Christmas mass?

• The Priest was not Catholic.

• The Priest was British.

• The priest was Nigerian.

• The Priest did not preach from the gospels or the nativity.