Things Fall Apart Review

Which of the following details describes Okonkwo as a “great” man?

• He had 2 titles & 3 wives

• He was a famous actor

• He was quick to fight people who angered him

• He had 8 farms & was a champion boxer

Okonkwo doesn't like his father because his father was:

• lazy and weak

• violent and angry

• emotionally cold and distant

• absent when he was young

Before people in Umuofia go to war, they get permission & guidance from:

• an Oracle

• Okonkwo

• Unoka

• Village elders

What makes Okonkwo anxious about his son, Nwoye?

• His laziness

• His intelligence

• His anger

• His strength

When he's young, Okonkwo visits Nwakibie, a wealthy man in his village, because he wants to:

• borrow yam seeds to start a farm

• borrow money

• ask for a job

• marry Nwakibie's daughter

One detail from chapter 3 that foreshadows bad events are coming in the story is:

• Droughts and floods ruin Okonkwo's first yam crop

• Nwakibie spreads rumors about Okonkwo to neighboring villages

• Okonkwo's wife leaves him for another man in the village

• Okonkwo disobeys the Oracle's warning.

What is the name of Okonkwo’s motherland?

• • Mbaino

• • Mbutu

• • Mbanta

• • Mantra

What holy animal does Okonkwo’s clan suspect the Christians have killed and eaten?

• • A locust

• • A python

• • A monkey

• • A tortoise

What is the name of the first missionary who comes to Umuofia?

• • Mr. Brown

• • Reverend Smith

• • Mr. Jones

• • Missionary Man

What do the inhabitants of Mbanta believe is responsible for the white man’s miraculous survival after having built his church in the Evil Forest?

• • His eyeglasses

• • His Bible

• • His borrowed machete

• • His attitude