Things Fall Apart Review

Which of the following is NOT a theme in Things Fall Apart?

• gender roles

• power

• storytelling

• coming of age

What character is symbolic because they are used as a sacrifice?

• Ezinma

• Ikemefuna

• Ekwefi

• Nwoye

What does the District Commissioner think about in the last paragraph of the book?

• how guilty he feels that Okonkwo died

• how much trouble he'll be in with his boss

• how he's afraid that the people may revolt

• how he's going to mention Okonkwo in the book he will write

Chapter 11 tells part of the story from a different character's perspective. Which character gets the focus?

• Obierika

• Nwoye

• Ekwefi

• Ikemefuna

How does the author create a severe and imposing image of Okonkwo?

• By describing his gentle demeanor

• Through his tall and huge physical appearance

• By highlighting his success in farming

• Through his patient interactions with others

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Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements. As a young man of eighteen, he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years was unbeaten, from Umuofia to Mbaino. He was called the Cat because his back would never touch the earth. It was this man that Okonkwo threw in a fight which the old men agreed was one of the fiercest since the founder of their town engaged a spirit of the wild for seven days and seven nights.

What earned Okonkwo honor in his village when he was eighteen?

• Throwing Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling match.

• Defeating the founder of the town.

• Engaging in spiritual rituals for seven days.

• Becoming a respected elder.

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How does Okonkwo express his anger when he has difficulty speaking quickly enough?

• He uses his fists.

• He resorts to sarcasm.

• He walks away.

• He takes a deep breath.

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T/F: Okonkwo returns only to mourn for the men of Umuofia, who have become "soft like women."

• True

• False

What effect does the author achieve by stating, "his heels hardly touched the ground, and he seemed to walk on springs"?

• Okonkwo was light-hearted and carefree.

• Okonkwo was constantly in a hurry.

• Okonkwo was a skilled dancer.

• Okonkwo was always ready for a fight.

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What gave away that Okonkwo was one of the Egwugwu ?

• Springy walk.

• Big frame.

• His voice.

• His temper.