Dead Men's Path

In terms of the path, what is Michael Obi most worried about?

• Student’s safety

• The school inspector’s opinion

• Misguided traditional beliefs

• Community reactions

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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 is the important function of the path?

• To help guide those in the spiritual world

• To guide people to the local cemetery

• To commemorate the dead

• To get to and from the school

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why did Obi not want the path to be used as a footpath?

• It was dangerous

• It didn't go anywhere

• It encouraged poeple to escape

• It was in the middle of his wife's beautifully tended garden

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the setting of the story?

• 1949, a village in Nigeria

• a city in Africa

• Along a river in Nigeria

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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

What is the main theme of 'Dead Men's Path'?

• Tradition vs. Modernity

• Love and Betrayal

• War and Peace

• Friendship and Loyalty

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who is the author of 'Dead Men's Path'?

• Chinua Achebe

• Wole Soyinka

• Ngugi wa Thiong'o

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What role does Michael Obi play in 'Dead Men's Path'?

• Headmaster

• Village Chief

• Priest

• Teacher

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the significance of the path in the story?

• It connects the village shrine with the cemetery

• It is a shortcut to the market

• It leads to the river

• It is a path to the school

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does Michael Obi view the villagers' beliefs?

• As superstitious and backward

• As fascinating and insightful

• As modern and progressive

• As irrelevant

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the consequence of closing the path in 'Dead Men's Path'?

• The villagers become angry and destroy the school garden

• The villagers thank Michael Obi

• The villagers ignore the closure

• The villagers build a new path

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3