WorksheetsTFA Ch. 1-7
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did Okonkwo bring honor to his village?
a)
He sowed the biggest yam harvest in history.
b)
He led his village to a great victory over the Mbaino tribe.
c)
He took captive Ikemefuna
d)
He defeated Amalinze the Cat in wrestling.
2.
How did Okonkwo build his fortune?
a)
Okonkwo built his fortune alone as a sharecropper
b)
His wives gave him the money to start farming
c)
Unoka gives him the money to raise his crops
d)
An angel comes and gives him seeds
3.
Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe Okonkwo's father, Unoka?
a)
prophet
b)
lazy
c)
in debt
d)
musician
4.
What was Unoka told by the Oracle?
a)
He would succeed beyond his wildest dreams
b)
He would die suddenly
c)
He would fail because of his laziness
d)
He would have three more wives and two more sons
5.
What shameful illness did Unoka die of?
a)
Shingles
b)
Measles
c)
Swelling sickness
d)
Poverty
6.
What news does the town crier bring to the Umuofia men?
a)
The neighboring Mbaino tribe is planning to invade
b)
A Umuofian woman was killed in the market
c)
A herd of gazelle are near for hunting
d)
The Oracle is predicting a drought
7.
Why does Okonkwo work hard?
a)
To get rich or die trying
b)
It's a hard knock life
c)
To make up for his father's negative strikes against him
d)
To pay for his five wives and sixteen children
8.
Okonkwo beats and nags his wife and kids because his life is dominated by:
a)
fear
b)
passion
c)
hard work
d)
palm oil
9.
What crop does Okonkwo grow?
a)
Coco-yams
b)
Yams
c)
Foo-Foo
d)
Beans
10.
Why does Nwakibie agree to give Okonkwo yams to plant?
a)
Okonkwo defeated Amalinze the Cat
b)
Okonkwo offers his oldest son as collateral
c)
He sees Okonkwo as hard working
d)
It's part of the marriage agreement between Okonkwo and Nwakibie's daughter.
11.
How is Ikemefuna treated in his new home?
a)
The family, even Okonkwo, is very fond of him
b)
Loved by the family but despised by Okonkwo
c)
Loved by Okonkwo but despised by the rest of the family
d)
He's just left alone and mostly ignored
12.
How does Okonkwo break the Week of Peace?
a)
He beats his neighbor for treading on his yams
b)
He beats Ikemefuna for not having dinner ready
c)
He beats his wife for not preparing dinner
d)
He refuses to rest while the village breaks from farming
13.
During the wrestling meet, who does Ekwefi talk to?
a)
Ikemefuna about escaping
b)
Okonkwo about him beating her
c)
her daughter, Ezinma, about running away
d)
the Oracle's priestess, Chielo, about her daughter
14.
How do the villagers feel about the locusts?
a)
nervous because the crops will be eaten
b)
excited because they taste good
c)
annoyed because they are everywhere
d)
excited because rain comes after the locusts
15.
Why does Okonkwo complete the execution of Ikemefuna?
a)
He holds the village title of executioner
b)
It was only fitting because he saw Ikemefuna as a son
c)
Ikemefuna was begging for mercy and it enraged Okonkwo
d)
Okonkwo did not want to be thought as weak by the men present
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