Things Fall Apart Chapters 1-7

Okonkwo did not have a good start in life because his father was:

• exiled

• a debtor

• mean

• killed in battle

Which of the following is not a status symbol in Igbo culture?

• lots of yams

• lots of titles

• lots of wives

• lots of tatoos

Okonkwo's biggest fears are:

• snakes and locusts

• happiness and joy

• weakness and failure

• failure and his wives

In the religion of the tribe, they:

• worship one supreme god and several lesser gods

• worship Sky and Earth goddesses

• worship one God

• worship their personal chi

Chielo was:

• Obierika's ogbanje

• Ekwefi's daughter

• Okonkwo's third wife

• the Oracle's priestess

During the Week of Peace, Okonkwo:

• accidently shoots a clansman

• refuses to share kola nut with Obierika

• cuts down a palm tree

• beats his wife

The Igbo people were known in the world before the late 1800's

• True

• False

The events in the novel take place around the year 2000, at the beginning of the 21st century.

• True

• False

Men and women were equal in Igbo society.

• True

• False

Igbo men can have more than one wife.

• True

• False