Things Falling Apart Chapter Questions

Okonkwo's biggest fears are: 

• happiness and joy

• weakness and failure

• failure and thunderstorms

• snakes and locusts

What is the name of the young man who stays with Okonkwo?

• Ezinma

• Nwoye

• Obierika

• Ikemefuna

What clan is Okonkwo from?

• Umuofia

• Abame

• Egwugwu

• Mbanta

Who did Okonkwo beat in the greatest wrestling match the clan had ever seen?

• Amalinze the Cat

• Mbaino the Bear

• Unoka

• Ekwefi

Why was Ikemefuna given to Okonkwo's village?

• Okonkwo won the wrestling match.

• Someone from another village killed someone from Oknonkwo's village.

• The gods told Ikemefuna to go to Okonkwo's village.

• He was sent there to train as a water bender.

How do you know that Okonkwo has gained a lot of respect in his village?

• He has three wives, two barns full of yams, and two titles. 

• He doesn't have to pay to get into wrestling matches.

• He rides a horse to village meetings.

• He is called Agbala

What does Okonkwo's wives and children feel for him?

• Respect

• fear

• kindness

• love

Who wrote the novel "things fall apart"

• Deon Meyer

• Zakes Mda

• Chinua Achebe

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Reread paragraph 6 of Things Fall Apart. What does paragraph 6 suggest most clearly about Unoka's personality?

• He grew more amusing as he got older.

• He was finally forced to work for his livelihood.

• He was seen as more of a burden to those around him.

• He lost his ability to talk people into lending him money.

During the harvest celebration, what aspect of his culture was most meaningful to Unoka?

• meeting other villagers during the celebrations

• enjoying the climate at that time of year

• playing music at the celebrations

• telling stories about his childhood