Things Falling Apart Chapter Questions

With which of Okonkwo's children does he have the strongest connection?

• Ikemefuna

• Nwoye

• Ezinma

• Ekwefi

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Okonkwo ask of Ezinma before they leave Mbanta to return to Umuofia?

• He asks her not to follow in Nwoye's footsteps in pursuing the new religion.

• He asks her to not marry until they return to Umuofia.

• He asks her to stay with the wives and other women while he returns to Umuofia to build their new compound.

• He asked her to persuade Obiageli not to get married to a man in Mbanta.

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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

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. 

CHOOSE THE ONE CORRECT ANSWER: Mr. Brown convinces the Ibo people to attend the Christians' school by:

• Telling them that the Christians are the only true religion

• Telling them that outsiders will come to rule them if they cannot read and write.

• Telling them that they cannot stay in Umuofia if they do not attend the Christian school.

• Telling them that the Gods of the Ibo culture could not help them anymore.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Where does Mr. Brown tell Okonkwo Nwoye has gone when Okonkwo first returns to Umuofia from exile?

• In another village spreading the Christian religion

• On his way back to Umuofia to assist the missionaries

• At a training college for teachers

• He is the lead missionary in a new village that was built by the missionaries

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Ekwefi do when Ezinma is taken?

• She cries for 30 days.

• She blames it on Okonkwo.

• She focuses her attention on the house.

• She follows Chielo.

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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

Why does Chielo take Ezinma?

• Because Okonkwo beat Ezinma.

• Because Chielo missed her own daughter.

•  Because the God Agbala wanted to see his daughter Ezinma.

• Because Ekwefi owed Chielo something.

What are the village people celebrating in chapter 12?

• The engagement of Okonkwo's friend's daughter.  Her "uri".

• The safe return of Ezinma.

• The harvest of the yams.

• The Feast of the Hills and the Caves.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does Okonkwo react to Ezinma's trip with the priestess?

• He is angry.

• He is pleased.

• He doesn't care.

• He is anxious.

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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

By contrast to earlier chapters, in these chapters Okonkwo is revealed to be

• overly heavy-handed in dealing with his family

• a seemingly confident man with a deeply troubled conscience

• a loving father concerned with the welfare of one of his children

• fair and impartial in dealing out justice

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3