Things Falling Apart Chapters 9-10

Hello Class, This is our Things Fall Apart Chapter 9 & 10 quiz made by Nandita, Ferdinand, Sofia, Melany, and Drishti. Hope you guys Enjoy :) Make sure to choose all the answers to get this question right and Good Luck.

• Okonkwo

• Enzinma

• Ekwefi

• Ikemefuna

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How is Enzinma and Okonkwo's relationship different compared to his other children?

• In all of Okonkwo’s relationships, he is completely emotionless.

• It is clear that Okonkwo cares for Ezinma more than he does for any of his children, however, he doesn’t show it.

• Okonkwo is very affectionate and shows that Ezinma is his favorite

• Enzinma is the only child of Ekwefi so Okonkwo feels as if she is cursed.

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Ezinma and her mother have a special relationship. How does their relationship compare to that of other parents in Umuofia?

• Ezinma and her mother are so close that she calls her mother by her first name.

• Ezinma despises her mother because she gave her no siblings.

• Ekwefi thinks that Ezinma will die so she does not spend her time caring for her.

• Ezinma cares more for her father than she does for her mother.

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At the beginning of Chapter 9, we read about a story of a mosquito told by Okonkwo's mother. What was the significance of the story?

• It is so we know why they put so many vegetables in their food.

• The significance of the story at the beginning of the chapter is that it foreshadows an upcoming event in the book that we don't know about yet.

• For us to know the myth of why mosquitoes always bite our ears.

• The significance of the story is for us to understand more about the Igbo people as well as display their traditional culture and, in particular.

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How do people in the culture of Umuofia solve their problems?

• They settle it with money.

• They call upon the spirits for guidance to decide what is fair and set a trial.

• They give the men all reason and make him decide what is best.

• They contact the oracle in a private setting to decide the future.

Why wasn’t Okonkwo in the trial as one of the titled men?

• Okonkwo did not attend because he was still mourning Ikemefuna’s death.

• Okonkwo stayed at home taking care of Enzima.

• He was not invited to be one of the titled men. He was present as one of the spirits.

• He was one of the titled men. He was just running late.

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