WorksheetsThings Fall Apart: Ch. 1-4 Reading Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins
Where does the story take place?
Nigeria
Mexico
America
Egypt
How did Okonkwo begin his prosperous career?
His father gave him a barn full of yams when he reached the age of manhood.
He received a barn full of yams from the village for his success in battle.
He threw Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling match.
He married the daughter of a wealthy farmer.
How do you know that Okonkwo has gained a lot of respect in his village?
He has three wives, two barns full of yams, and two titles.
He rides a horse to village meetings.
He doesn't have to pay to get into wrestling matches.
He is called Agbala.
What did the men from the neighboring village of Mbaino do to anger Okonkwo's village?
Some of the villagers of Mbaino stole goats from Okonkwo's village.
Some of the villagers of Mbaino stole yams from Okonkwo's village.
Some of the villagers of Mbaino desecrated the oracle of Okonkwo's village.
Some of the villagers of Mbaino murderd the wife of a man from Okonkwo's village.
Why was Ikemefuna given to Okonkwo's village?
Okonkwo won the wrestling match.
The gods told Ikemefuna to go to Okonkwo's village.
Someone from another village killed someone from Oknonkwo's village.
He was sent there to learn how to farm yams.
Why was Unoka left to die in the Evil Forest?
He had killed a member of his village, so he was banished.
He had accumulated too many debts, so they banished him.
He had killed a member of the Mbaino village, so he was sent away as punsihment to avoid war.
He was dying of the swelling, which was an abomination to the earth goddess.
What upsets Okonkwo most about his son, Nwoye?
He is unable to properly harvest during yam season.
He refuses to marry Okonkwo's cousin.
He does not attend meetings when asked and refuses to beat his sisters.
He resembles Unoka and has no drive.
The people viewed yams as a __________ crop.
man's
woman's
god's
child's
What unheard of thing did Okonkwo do during the Week of Peace?
He beat his wife.
He started a war against the Mbaino village.
He beat his neighbor.
He beat his son.
What charater does the quote describe?
"He was afraid of being weak."
Unoka
Okonkwo
Ikemufuna
Ezinma
What character does the quote describe?
"He still thought about his mother and his three-year-old sister, and he had moments of sadness and depression. But he and Nwoye had become so deeply attached to each other that such moments became less frequent."
Unoka
Ezinma
Ikemufuna
Okonkwo
What character does the quote describe?
"People laughed at him because he was a loafer, and they swore never to lend him any more money because he never paid back."
Unoka
Okonkwo
Ezinma
Ikemufuna
What is a kola nut used for in Okonkwo's culture?
To poison enemies of the clan
They are used in a greeting ceremony for guests.
To grow yams
They are the trophies for the wrestling matches.
