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Things Fall Apart Chapters 7-9

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Ikemefuna had a bad influence on Nwoye.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What did the villagers do with the locusts?

a)

They kept them as pets.

b)

They chased them away.

c)

They ate them.

d)

They killed them.

3.

What did the Oracle tell the villagers to do with Ikemefuna?

a)

Okonkwo was to keep him as his son.

b)

They were told to kill him.

c)

They were told to give him to another village.

d)

They were told to return him home.

4.

Who struck Ikemefuna with the last blow?

a)

Nwoye

b)

Unoka

c)

Okonkwo

d)

Ezinma

5.
Who was Chielo, and why was she important?
a)
She was the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.
b)
She was Okonkwo’s mother, who was revered as the elder in the clan.
c)
She was the first wife of the man with the most titles in the clan and had power over her husband’s decisions.
d)
She was the village matchmaker. Everyone wanted to be on her good side so that she would find good spouses for their children
6.
What did the villagers do when the locusts came?
a)
They blockaded themselves in their huts until the locusts had gone.
b)
They set fire to the fields to drive the locusts away.
c)
They ran away to a neighboring village.
d)
They caught as many as possible, roasted them, and ate them as a delicacy.
7.
Who struck the last blow to Ikemefuna, and why?
a)
Nwoye did, to please his father.
b)
Okonkwo did, because he was afraid of being thought weak.
c)
Ogbuefi Ezeudu did, because he was the oldest man in the village.
d)
Obierika did, because he didn’t like Ikemefuna.
8.
True or False: Obierika said Okonkwo’s action was the kind of action that would not please the Earth; that the goddess would wipe out an entire family for such an action.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What did Ibe and his relatives use to determine a bride price for Obierika’s daughter?
a)
They held a wrestling match. The winner determined the price.
b)
They used a bundle of sticks.
c)
They used kola nuts.
d)
They used pots of palm wine.
10.
The men began discussing rumors about white men. Who did the men think the white men were?
a)
They thought the men were spirits.
b)
They thought the men were spies from a neighboring village.
c)
They thought the men were lepers.
d)
They thought the men were travelers from another part of Africa.
11.
True or False: Ekwefi had borne ten children, but nine of them had died in infancy. She began giving them names like “Death, I implore you,” and “May it not happen again.”
a)
True
b)
False
12.
True or False: An ogbanje was a wicked child who, when it died, re-entered its mother’s womb to be born again.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What was Ezinma’s iyi-uwa, or link with the ogbanje?
a)
It was a birth-mark, like a mole, that had to be removed.
b)
It was a special kind of stone that was buried in the ground.
c)
It was a yam seed that was square in shape.
d)
It was a cowry shell that was a different color than the rest.
14.
How did Okonkwo cure Ezinma’s iba illness?
a)
He used a voodoo doll.
b)
He made sacrifices of his best yams to the oracle.
c)
He brewed a potion made of leaves and herbs, then put her over the steam.
d)
He sent for the medicine man in the next village.
15.

Which TWO events contribute to a "snapping" inside of Nwoye?

a)

Hearing twins crying in the forest, and the killing of Ikemefuna

b)

Hearing Ikemefuna's cry of death, and knowing that his father thinks he is weak

c)

The killing of Ikemefuna, and knowing that his father thinks he is weak

d)

Knowing that he is thought of as weak, and hearing twins crying in the forest

16.

Okonkwo worries that Nwoye is too much like whom?

a)

Nwoye's brothers

b)

Nwoye's grandfather

c)

Nwoye's uncle

17.

Which of these is NOT one of Okonkwo's fatal flaws?

a)

Impatience

b)

Gullibility

c)

Violence

d)

Hypermasculinity

18.

What was often said about Ogbuefi Ndulue and his wife, Ozoemena?

a)

He could not do anything without telling her.

b)

She could not do anything without telling him.

c)

They could do nothing without telling everybody.

19.

Ezinma is believed to be an ogbanje. What is an ogbanje?

a)

A child who repeatedly dies and is reborn

b)

A child who repeatedly moves out of the house and then moves back in

c)

A child who repeatedly pretends to be from another household

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