WorksheetsOkonkwo
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is Okonkwo's strength?
he is good at cooking
he is good at cleaning
he is very smart
he is very strong and fearless
What is Okonkwo's weakness?
lack of forsight
lack or intelligence
lack of strength
lack of manliness
"Any wonder then that his son Okonkwo was ashamed of him? Fortunately, among these people a man was judged according to his worth and not according to the worth of his father" (Achebe 8). What does Okonkwo think of his father based on this quote?
he loves him
he's annoyed by him
he looks up to him
he hates him and wants to be nothing like him
"She should have been a boy," Okonkwo said to himself again" (Achebe 64). What does Okonkwo think of Ezinma?
he loves her and wishes she was a boy
he hates her
he's fond of her
he wants her to be successful
What does Okonkwo look like?
What are Okonkwo's fears?
fear of spiders
fear of dying
fear of crying
fear of femininity, failure, and weakness
How does Okonkwo's personality change as the story progresses?
He becomes stronger
he becomes angrier
he becomes hopeless and depressed
he becomes happier and more energetic
"Do you think you are cutting up yams for cooking?" he asked Nwoye. "If you split another yam of this size, I shall break your jaw. You think you are still a child. I began to own a farm at your age" (Achebe 32). How does Okonkwo feel towards Nwoye at the beginning of the story?
He doesn't like him and sees him as a disappointment
he is proud of him and loves him
he wishes he was dead
he is ashamed of him because he did something embarrassing
"Even Okonkwo himself became very fond of the boy-inwardly of course. Okonkwo never showed any emotion openly, unless it be the emotion of anger" (Achebe 28). What does Okonkwo think of Ikemefuna?
He likes him and thinks he's a great son
he hates him
he's neutral towards him
he wishes he was a better son
"In his day he was lazy and improvident and was quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow. If any money came to his way, and it seldom did, he immediately bought gourds of palm wine, called round his neighbors and made merry" (Achebe 4). How has Okonkwo's father shaped him to be the man he is today?
he loves music like his father
he is lazy like his father
he is kind and loving like his father
he absolutely despises his father and is the complete opposite of him
