Things Fall Apart: Chapters 23-25

Okonkwo is "almost happy again" at the beginning of Ch. 23 because he:

• thinks his tribe is war-like again

• believes the Ibo have defeated the missionaries

• has killed the District Commissioner

• convinced Nwoye to come back home

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Okonkwo & the other Ibo leaders are jailed in ch. 23 for:

• attacking Christians & burning down the church

• bringing weapons to the District Commissioner's Office

• honoring Ibo gods in Christian church

• killing and eating a sacred python

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In ch. 23, while the Ibo leaders are in jail, they are further demoralized when the messengers:

• shave their heads, beat them, & mock their titles

• tell them that Ibo laws are useless in modern times

• take all of their weapons & threaten to kill their families

• burn all of the Ibo shrines & destroy all of their weapons

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In ch. 24, once Okonkwo is out of jail, he swears to _______ even if he has to act alone.

• get revenge

• kill Obierika

• leave Umuofia

• be nicer to people

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In Ch. 24, Okonkwo says that Egonwanne's words are "The greatest obstacle in Umuofia" (200) because Egonwanne's words:

• "change fire into cold ash."

• don't move the Ibo to fight.

• make people dislike Okonkwo & Obierika

• remind the Ibo of "when men were men."

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In ch. 24, when the court messengers come to break up the meeting, Okonkwo:

• beheads one of them

• kills Obierika by accident

• kills Egonwanne on purpose

• accidentally shoots one of them

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In ch. 24, Okonkwo kills the court messenger by himself because he:

• knew the tribe wouldn't fight the colonists

• was too angry to control himself

• is violent by nature

• watched the messenger pull out a gun

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In ch. 25, after Okonkwo kills the court messenger, Obierika discovers that Okonkwo has:

• hanged himself

• killed Rev. Smith

• left Umuofia for another village

• killed Isaac

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In ch. 25, Obierika goes to the District Commissioner to bury Okonkwo because:

• handling the body violates custom

• he feels like the death is the Commissioner's fault

• he believes it will cause the Commissioner to be nicer

• Okonkwo requested it

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In ch. 25, Obierika is devastated by Okonkwo's death because he believes that Okonkwo was:

• "one of the greatest men in Umuofia"

• "the best father Ezinma ever knew"

• "a perfect sacrifice for the Earth goddess"

• "the best wrestler in the history of Umuofia"

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