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WorksheetsThings Fall Apart 7-12
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following is NOT a fact regarding Nwoye?
He was influenced by Ikemefuna to be a stronger, more mature teenage boy.
He began listening to his father’s stories of violence and bloodshed.
He becomes less lazy and more willing to work with his father on the chores.
He misses his mother’s stories and wishes he could still live in her hut.
Why did the village of Umuofia welcome the locust?
They were delicious to eat.
They helped fertilize the crops.
They were from the gods.
They came down like rain and helped to water the crops.
Even though Ogbuefi Ezeudu, the oldest man in the village, told Okonkwo not to be part of the sacrificing of Ikemefuna, Okonkwo went anyway. Why?
He wanted to see the killing of Ikemefuna.
He did not want to be seen as weak.
He hated Ikemefuna.
Nwoye made him angry and he wanted to hurt Nwoye.
Which TWO of the following caused something inside Nwoye to snap?
He knew he would miss Ikemefuna.
He knew that Ikemefuna had been killed.
He realized that his mother could have stopped the sacrifice, but chose not to.
He heard twins crying who had been put in pots in the Evil Forest to die.
Which child is Okonkwo’s favorite?
Ikemefuna
Nwoye
Ezinma
Obiageli
What does Okonkwo’s best friend say about the his taking part in the killing of Ikemefuna?
He should not have had a part in it. The gods would not be pleased.
He praises him for going and being a man.
He laughs as Okonkwo tells the story.
He cries that his best friend would do something like that.
According to the novel, why does Ekwefi have such difficulty with childbearing?
Because she has sinned by coming to Okonkwo.
Because her babies have had an ogbanje that travels from one to the next.
Because her chi is bad.
Because Okonkwo has beat her.
Which of the following is NOT true of Ezinma’s iyi-uwa?
It is buried about eight feet down beside an orange tree.
It is a pebble wrapped in a rag.
It was buried by her just a week earlier.
It is the charm that will stop the ogbanje from making her die.
What is the most important fact that emerges from Ezinma’s sickness when Ekwefi thought she was dying?
Ezinma was not actually Okonkwo's daughter
Ezinma could still get sick even though her bond with the ogbanje had been broken
Ezinma had gotten sick because of her father's disobedience during the Week of Peace
Ezinma had not actually found her own iyi-uwa
Which of the following is true about the egwugwu?
There are 10 of them including Okonkwo.
There are 9 of them with the leader’s name being Evil Forest.
There are 9 different ones for each trial, but always led by Okonkwo.
There are 10 of them, but only half are disguised.
At the trial, what was the husband’s complaint regarding the in-laws?
They have taken my wife but left me my children to take care of.
They have refused to let me see my children; I don’t care about my wife.
They have stolen my wife and will not return her bride price that I paid.
They are making me take them money and palm wine to get her back.
What do the in-laws (her brothers) say at the trial about the situation?
He beats her and the children every day so it’s not fair to leave them there.
He beats her heavily and even caused her to miscarry a baby.
He doesn’t provide for her and the children so they are nearly starving.
He doesn’t honor the Week of Peace.
What was the decision of the egwugwu regarding what the man must do?
His wife must be beaten even more.
He must be killed.
The in-laws must be killed for lying.
He must bring palm wine to the in laws.
Why does Chielo come to the home of Okonkwo in the night?
To yell and screech at Okonkwo
To take Ezinma to see the Oracle of the Hills and Caves
To perform a spell on the still-sick Ezinma
To cook a nice meal for Ekwefi
How does Okonkwo respond to Chielo taking Ezinma LATER (not what he did immediately)?
Sat there with snuff on his goatskin
Beat Chielo
Shot at Chielo as she carried Ezinma
Followed Chielo, Ezinma, and Ekwefi through the whole night
What does Chielo do with Ezinma in the end?
Kills her
Leaves her with the Oracle
Brings her back and lays her down
Beats her heavily
Which of the following is true about Obierika’s new in-laws?
They seem to be happy with the engagement because they did bring 30 pots of palm wine.
They honored Obierika well by bringing the 30 pots of palm wine he thought right.
They behaved like men because they brought 50 pots of palm wine instead of 30.
They dishonored Obierika by not even bringing the 30 pots of palm wine that he expected.
