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

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.

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.

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.

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.