Things Fall Apart

Who is Mr. Brown? (Ch 21)

• An early missionary who was respected by the Ibo clan for his friendliness

• An early missionary who treated the Ibo people with condemnation. 

• A messenger who killed the sacred python. 

• The name of the District Commissioner. 

What terrible crime did Enoch commit in Chapter 22? 

• He killed a clansmen.

• He burned down the church. 

• He unmasked an egwugwu.

• He wore white after Labor Day. 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What did the tribe do in retribution for Enoch's crime? (Ch 22)

• They took 200 cowries from him. 

• They killed him.

• They sent him to the District Commissioner. 

• They burned down the church. 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

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CCSS.RL.6.9

What punishment did the District Commissioner give out to the six men in Chapter 23?  

• They were forced to pay a fine. 

• They had to forfeit their yam crops.

• They had to give the District Commissioner their egwuguwu masks. 

• They had to promise to be nice.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

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CCSS.RL.6.9

In what country does Things Fall Apart take place?

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• Africa

• Chad

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

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CCSS.RL.6.9

What did Okonkwo learned had happened to a neighboring village?

• It had been washed away in a hurricane.

• It had been possessed by the evil spirits.

• It was challenging Umuofia to war.

• It had been wiped out by white men.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

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CCSS.RL.6.9

The name "Nneka" means...

• father is strong

• mother is supreme

• begotten in wilderness

• mighty warrior

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What was Okonkwo afraid of before the big meeting in Chapter 24? 

• The wrath of the District Commissioner. 

• That Egonwanne would convince the tribe not to fight. 

• He didn't want to fight against former clansmen. 

• The Court Messengers were tough fighters. 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How did Okonkwo know that the tribe would not go to war? (Ch 24)

• The tribe let the rest of the messengers get away. 

• They broke into tumult instead of action after Okonkwo's attack. 

• Okonkwo knew that they were too afraid to act. 

• All of these options are true.

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How did Okonkwo die? (Ch 25)

• The District Commissioner hanged him. 

• He was betrayed by his tribe, and they killed him. 

• He ate a bad yam. 

• He hanged himself. 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9