WorksheetsThings Fall Apart Chapters Part 2 and Part 3
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Okonkwo's biggest fears are:
a)
happiness and joy
b)
weakness and failure
c)
failure and thunderstorms
d)
snakes and locusts
2.
Who are the egwugwu?
a)
Real spirits haunting the village
b)
ancestral gods, really they are masked Umuofia elders.
c)
Umofia women, who wear masks, and act as judges in the community
3.
Which of the following refers to the spirit of a dead child that keeps returning to haunt its parents?
a)
ogbanje
b)
ilo
c)
chi
d)
harmattan
4.
What is chi?
a)
a personal god
b)
evil fortune
c)
a hut
d)
money
5.
Okonkwo was exiled from the clan for seven years because he:
a)
was too drunk on palm wine
b)
attacked his second wife
c)
accidentally killed a clansman
d)
is seeking a fourth title
6.
Obierika shows his friendship to the exiled Okonkwo by bringing him:
a)
a wife for Nwoye
b)
a barn full of yams
c)
a bag of cowries
d)
a new bicycle
7.
Nwoye disappoints Okonkwo by:
a)
failing English I0
b)
converting to Christianity
c)
marrying a woman of his own choice
d)
burning down a palm tree
8.
Why do people of the village laugh at the missionaries whenever they speak?
a)
they are white
b)
they call themselves "my buttocks"
c)
they don't believe in the Evil Forest
d)
they speak with a lisp
9.
What are the iron horses?
a)
cars
b)
trains
c)
bikes
d)
pogo sticks
10.
Okonkwo, listening to the missionaries, concludes that they must be insane. The only reason he sticks around to listen to them talk is that he’s hoping the men of Mbanta will decide to chase all of the missionaries out – he’d like to join in on that action.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Like his father, Nwoye is excited about the new religion
a)
true
b)
false
12.
Who said
Answer me,” roared ____, “before I kill you!” He seized a heavy stick that lay on the dwarf wall and hit him two or three savage blows.
“Answer me!” he roared again. Nwoye stood looking at him and did not say a word. The women were screaming outside, afraid to go in.
Answer me,” roared ____, “before I kill you!” He seized a heavy stick that lay on the dwarf wall and hit him two or three savage blows.
“Answer me!” he roared again. Nwoye stood looking at him and did not say a word. The women were screaming outside, afraid to go in.
a)
Okonkwo
b)
the missionaries
c)
Ikemefuma
d)
Obierka
13.
The missionaries really start bother the clan when they welcome Igbo outcasts – similar to the Hindu untouchable caste – into the church.When the outcasts first enter the church, hoping to be accepted , Mr. Kiaga, preaches tolerance and views the outcasts as brothers under God. His only stipulation is that they _
a)
shave off their long tangled hair
b)
tattoo a cross upon their chest
c)
paint the words "Jesu Kristi" on their walls
d)
destroy the town's egwugwu masks
14.
The Mbanta people interpret Okoli’s death as a sign that their own gods are fighting back. Okoli anger the people of Mbanta when he
a)
torched the obis
b)
killed the sacred python
c)
burned his crop of yams
d)
killed the sacred goat
15.
Ekwefi rose early on the following morning and went to her farm with her daughter, Ezinma, and Ojiugo’s daughter, Obiageli, to harvest cassava tubers. Each of them carried a long cane basket, a machete for cutting down the soft cassava stem, and a little hoe for digging out the tuber.
Why did the women gather food
Why did the women gather food
a)
For Okonkwo's going away feast
b)
For Okonkwo's funeral
c)
For Okonkwo's marriage to his newest wife
d)
For Okonkwo's arrival in Mbanta
16.
What best describes the story of the tortoise that Ekwefi told Ezinma?
a)
A creation myth
b)
A legend
c)
A narrative
d)
A proverb
17.
What does Ekwefi do when Ezinma is taken?
a)
She cries for 30 days.
b)
She blames it on Okonkwo.
c)
She focuses her attention on the house.
d)
She follows Chielo.
18.
What is "Ogbu-agali-odu"?
a)
A common African food.
b)
An evil essence.
c)
A common African greeting.
d)
The god of the moon.
19.
Why does Chielo take Ezinma?
a)
Because Okonkwo beat Ezinma.
b)
Because Chielo missed her own daughter.
c)
Because the god Agbala wanted to see his daughter Ezinma.
d)
Because Ekwefi owed Chielo something.
20.
What are the village people celebrating in chapter 12?
a)
The engagement of Okonkwo's friend's daughter. Her "uri".
b)
The safe return of Ezinma.
c)
The harvest of the yams.
d)
The Feast of the Hills and the Caves.
21.
What tragedy occurred at the funeral of the great warrior "Ezeudu"?
a)
Ezeudu's 16 year old son killed himself.
b)
Okonkwo's gun exploded and killed the son.
c)
The evil spirits took Ezeudu's son away.
d)
Ezeudu's son died in a fire.
22.
Who relieved Ekwefi of her fears as she sat outside of the cave waiting for her daughter?
a)
The god Agbala
b)
The tortoise
c)
Nwoye
d)
Okonkwo
23.
Why did Okonkwo flee from his village after the tragedy?
a)
Because he was scared the fate of his friend's son would soon happen to him.
b)
Because he thought his village was cursed.
c)
Because he had accidentally committed a crime against the earth goddess.
d)
Because he felt trapped by responsibilities.
24.
What was Okonkwo's attitude towards starting a new life and building a new home?
a)
He felt tired and without passion.
b)
He felt his youth returning.
c)
He felt thankful and blessed.
d)
He felt angry and violent.
25.
What was the name of the homeland of Okonkwo's mother's kinsmen? (where he fled to with his wives and children)?
a)
Uchendu
b)
Mbanta.
c)
Obodo
d)
Njeded
26.
When would Okonkwo return to Umuofia?
a)
3 years
b)
never
c)
10 years
d)
7 years
27.
Why did Okonkwo's uncle remind him of the saying "Mother is Supreme"?
a)
To remind him that he was only a guest in the land where he was staying.
b)
To make him feel guilty for never visiting his mother while she was alive.
c)
To remind him that he was superior to his wives.
d)
To encourage him to stop being sad and take care of his family so he could return to the fatherland.
28.
Who came to visit Okonkwo two years into his exile?
a)
His friend, Obierika.
b)
His enemy, Obierika.
c)
An evil spirit, Obierka.
d)
His cousin, Obierika.
29.
What did Okonkwo learned had happened to a neighboring village?
a)
It had been washed away in a hurricane.
b)
It had been possessed by the evil spirits.
c)
It was challenging Umuofia to war.
d)
It had been wiped out by white men.
30.
Why did Mother Kite say they could eat the chick but not the duckling?
a)
Because the chick's mother got angry but the duckling's mother was silent.
b)
Because the chick wasn't considered sacred but the duckling was.
c)
Because the chick would taste better than the duckling.
d)
Because the chick was ill and the duckling was healthy.
31.
Why did Okonkwo think the men of that village were fools?
a)
Because they drank too much.
b)
Because they were lazy.
c)
Because they didn't pay attention to the warning.
d)
Because they couldn't protect themselves.
32.
What did Okonkwo's friend bring to him?
a)
Some vegetables from his garden.
b)
Some weapons he had left behind.
c)
Money from the profit of his yams.
d)
A message that he needed to come home.
33.
How did Obierika want Okonkwo to repay him?
a)
With some of the money.
b)
By killing one of his sons or killing himself.
c)
By killing one of his wives.
d)
By giving him one of his wives.
34.
What was Okonkwo's response?
a)
He said OK.
b)
He said he would have to sleep on it.
c)
He said he wouldn't talk about thanking him anymore.
d)
He told his friend to refrain from doing anymore favors for him.
35.
Ms. Grant is
a)
mean
b)
evil
c)
hateful
d)
kind
36.
What does the old man at the end of Chapter 19 fear for the younger generation?
a)
The English coming to the area and changing their culture.
b)
The social bond within the group is breaking down.
c)
An upcoming war.
d)
The new generation's kids are ugly .
37.
What's the name of Okonkwo's uncle who is a respected elder in Mbanta? (Ch 15)
a)
Obierika
b)
Uchendu
c)
Nwoye
d)
Trumperika
38.
What happened to the Abame clan? (Ch 15)
a)
They were slaughtered by the English.
b)
They mysteriously left their homeland.
c)
They fell ill and died off.
d)
They won the powerball and moved to Dubai
39.
How did Obierika help Okonkwo while Okonkwo was in exile? (Ch 15)
a)
He took care of Okonkwo's wives.
b)
He offered sacrifices to the gods for Okonkwo.
c)
He kept reminding people about how tough Okonkwo is.
d)
He sold Okonkwo's yams and brought him the money from it.
40.
What is the role of the Court Messengers?
a)
They send important mail to the English.
b)
They bring people of the clan to trial for crimes against the English and their allies.
c)
They perform tricks to entertain the District Commissioner
d)
They provide information to fellow clansmen throughout all the clans.
41.
What did Okonkwo do to thank Mbanta for having him and his family join them the past seven years? (Ch 19)
a)
Had a feast for the people of Mbanta.
b)
Started a war on their behalf.
c)
Killed a missionary
d)
Gave them a large amount of palm wine.
42.
Who is Mr. Brown? (Ch 21)
a)
An early missionary who was respected by the Ibo clan for his friendliness
b)
An early missionary who treated the Ibo people with condemnation.
c)
A messenger who killed the sacred python.
d)
The name of the District Commissioner.
43.
What is the name of Mr. Brown's successor who treats the clan with contempt? (Ch 22)
a)
Mr. White
b)
Mr. Smith
c)
Mr. Akanna
d)
Mr. Ed
44.
What terrible crime did Enoch commit in Chapter 22?
a)
He killed a clansmen.
b)
He burned down the church.
c)
He unmasked an egwugwu.
d)
He wore white after Labor Day.
45.
What did the tribe do in retribution for Enoch's crime? (Ch 22)
a)
They took 200 cowries from him.
b)
They killed him.
c)
They sent him to the District Commissioner.
d)
They burned down the church.
46.
What punishment did the District Commissioner give out to the six men in Chapter 23?
a)
They were forced to pay a fine.
b)
They had to forfeit their yam crops.
c)
They had to give the District Commissioner their egwuguwu masks.
d)
They had to promise to be nice.
47.
How did Okonkwo know that the tribe would not go to war? (Ch 24)
a)
The tribe let the rest of the messengers get away.
b)
They broke into tumult instead of action after Okonkwo's attack.
c)
Okonkwo knew that they were too afraid to act.
d)
All of these options are true.
48.
How did Okonkwo die? (Ch 25)
a)
The District Commissioner hanged him.
b)
He was betrayed by his tribe, and they killed him.
c)
He ate a bad yam.
d)
He hanged himself.
49.
Who explained to the District Commissioner Okonkwo's final whereabouts? (Ch 25)
a)
Obierika
b)
Egonwanne
c)
Enoch
d)
Nwoye
50.
What was the title of the book that the District Commissioner planned to write? (Ch 25)
a)
Things Fall Apart
b)
The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger
c)
Ishtar
d)
How to Subdue and Conquer a Barbaric Tribe
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