Things Fall Apart

What best describes the story of the tortoise that Ekwefi told Ezinma?

• A creation myth
• A legend
• A narrative
• A proverb

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What does Ekwefi do when Ezinma is taken?

• She cries for 30 days.
• She blames it on Okonkwo.
• She focuses her attention on the house.
• She follows Chielo.

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Why does Chielo take Ezinma?

• Because Okonkwo beat Ezinma.
• Because Chielo missed her own daughter.
•  Because the God Agbala wanted to see his daughter Ezinma.
• Because Ekwefi owed Chielo something.

What are the village people celebrating in chapter 12?

• The engagement of Okonkwo's friend's daughter.  Her "uri".
• The safe return of Ezinma.
• The harvest of the yams.
• The Feast of the Hills and the Caves.

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How does Okonkwo react to Ezinma's trip with the priestess?

• He is angry.
• He is pleased.
• He doesn't care.
• He is anxious.

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Chielo is a 

• priestess.
• goddess.
• village.
• worthless man.

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By contrast to earlier chapters, in these chapters Okonkwo is revealed to be

• overly heavy-handed in dealing with his family

• a seemingly confident man with a deeply troubled conscience

• a loving father concerned with the welfare of one of his children

• fair and impartial in dealing out justice

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The direct meaning of the tale of the Tortoise and the Feast in the Sky is to

• explain why the tortoise's shell is not smooth

• teach children to be careful what they say

• tell how parrots learned to talk

• symbolize the relationship between Ezinma and her mother

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The allegory of the Tortoise and the Feast in the Sky reminds the characters to

• always be themselves

• treat others as they would like to be treated

• be wary of strangers with "sweet" tongues

• never allow children to eat eggs

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As she runs behind Chielo in the night, Ekwefi is torn by her

• love and fear of her husband

• fear of evil spirits and her need to save her daughter

• responsibility to the clan and her fear of failure

• anger at herself and for allowing the ogbanje to be born

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