Fulcrum 2nd Long Quiz

In The Vegetarian, what decision by Yeong-hye shocks her family?

• She leaves her husband

• She becomes vegetarian

• She stops working

• She leaves the country

The author of The Vegetarian is:

• Haruki Murakami

• Han Kang

• Yasunari Kawabata

• Kazuo Ishiguro

In The Underground Railroad, Cora is:

• A slave escaping the South

• A plantation owner’s wife

• A northern abolitionist

• A conductor on the railroad

The “Underground Railroad” in Colson Whitehead’s novel is portrayed as:

• A network of safe houses

• A literal underground train system

• A metaphor for freedom

• A secret code book

Okonkwo is the main character in:

• Anowa

• The Underground Railroad

• Things Fall Apart

• The Tale of Genji

The “Week of Peace” in Things Fall Apart is meant to honor:

• The ancestors

• The Earth goddess

• The village chief

• The new yam harvest

The yam in Things Fall Apart symbolizes:

• Wealth and manliness

• Fertility and peace

• Sacrifice and purity

• Religion and faith

Ezinma is Okonkwo’s:

• Wife

• Daughter

• Sister

• Aunt

The missionaries in Things Fall Apart bring:

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Judaism

In Anowa, the play is set in:

• Ghana

• Nigeria

• Kenya

• South Africa