Things Fall Apart

In Things Fall Apart, Achebe describes Nigerian culture as wild and lawless.

• True

• False

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All are true about Chinua Achebe EXCEPT...

• He grew up poor and uneducated.

• He was raised Christian.

• He was Igbo.

• He was a professor of English in an American University.

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For what reason is Okonkwo exiled?

• He owes money

• He wilfully kills a fellow clan member

• He steals yams

• He unintentionally kills a fellow clan member

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The title Things Fall Apart is taken from a poem by

• Alfred Lord Tennyson

• Joseph Conrad

• William Butler Yeats

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Why did Okonkwo have to flee the clan at the end of Chapter 13?

• He had accidentally killed Ezeudu

• He killed Ezeudu on purpose.

• He killed Ezeudu's son on purpose.

• He had accidentally killed Ezeudu's son

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What is the name of Okonkwo’s motherland?

• Mbaino

• Mbutu

• Mbanta

• Mantra

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Who did Okonkwo beat in his legendary wrestling match?

• Ekwefi the Rooster

• a)Isaac the Toad

• Amalinze the Cat

• Ogbuedi the Snake

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Who is Ezinma?

• Okonkwo's second wife

• Okonkwo's youngest daughter

• Okonkwo's favourite daughter

• Okonkwo's first wife

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Ikemefuna's true family is comprised of...

• A mother, father and older sister

• A mother, father and younger brother

• A mother, father and younger sister

• A mother and father

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Which characters are the antithesis of each other?

• Ikemefuna and Nwoye

• Enzima and Ikemefuna

• Unoka and Okonkwo

• Nwoye and Unoka

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