WorksheetsThings Fall Apart Chapters 10-15
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why was the village of Abame destroyed?
The elders saw an iron horse, and burned it, so they were destroyed in response.
There had been a bad outbreak of iba. They decided the village should be burned.
The other villages were jealous of their wealth, so they killed the people and stole the money and property.
The elders killed a white man who had come into the town, and other white men destroyed the village.
What was the purpose of the ceremony described in Chapter 10?
It was a play put on by the elders to remind the men and women how they should treat each other.
A woman’s birth family was having a dispute with her husband because he was mistreating her. The clan spirits would decide the outcome.
It was a fertility right to insure that the couple had many healthy children.
It was to determine how much land to give the man and his new wife.
T or F: When he arrives in Mbanta, Okonkwo is NOT welcomed by his kinsmen
True
False
At the end of part one, someone wondered why a man should suffer because of an inadvertent mistake. He/she also wondered why twins had to be thrown away. This person concluded that the clan had to punish offenses so that the Earth would not loose her wrath on all the land. Who was it?
(a)
Nine masked ancestral spirits, who reflect the nine villages of Umuofia, serve as judges and are known as the:
Umofia
Ibolo
Egwugwu
Agbala
Why is a tortoise's shell not smooth?
Metabolic bone disease
They are born like that
It cracked when he fell from the sky
Okonkwo cracked it during a wrestling match
Which did NOT happen during Ezeudu’s funeral?
There was a lot of shouting.
The men fired their guns.
There was a lot of drum beating.
The men and boys had wrestling matches.
How did Chielo carry Ezinma for so long?
She didn't, Ezinma came with her willingly to not defy an order
It would be a miracle if she could. Chielo is actually possessed by Agbala
Chielo is very strong
Other clansmen helped
Ekwefi and Okonkwo wait outside of the cave mouth of the Oracle, Agbala, while who is inside?
(a)
Read the excerpt from the novel Things Fall Apart." Only a week ago a man had contradicted Okonkwo at a kindred meeting which they held to discuss the next ancestral feast. Without looking at the man Okonkwo had said, “This meeting is for men.” The man who had contradicted him had no titles. That was why he had called him a woman. Okonkwo knew how to kill a man’s spirit." What does this excerpt demonstrate about the Ibo culture’s view of women and men at this point in the novel?
Men without titles are sometimes equated to women, who are thought of as lesser than men.
Men and women are both permitted to hold titles and considered equals.
Women have to work hard to earn titles, but they are given more freely to men.
Men make suggestions to the community because they hold the titles, but women have final approval.
How do Okonkwo's views on gender contribute to his downfall?
Okonkwo behaves recklessly and brutally in an attempt to appear more masculine.
Okonkwo values trust and loyalty over any other qualities because he sees them as masculine.
Okonkwo employs violence only to protect his family, which he believes is a masculine quality.
Okonkwo attempts to appear more masculine by behaving in the same way as his father.
Which best describes Okonkwo's tragic flaw?
his inclination for violence toward others
his rejection of his father
his protectiveness over his wife and children
his ability to work through pain
Uchendu talked to Okonkwo about the Mother Supreme. Which of the following was NOT one of the points he made?
He wanted Okonkwo to realize that his despair, comparatively, was not that great.
He told Okonkwo not to refuse comfort in his mother's homeland, or he would displease the dead.
He said this was Okonkwo's chance to start over where no one would compare him to his father.
He said Okonkwo owed it to his family to comfort and support them.
What was the reason for the clan’s actions against Okonkwo?
(a)
Where did Okonkwo take his family to live?
Mbanta
Iguedo
Mbaino
Umuachi
The groom’s family were thought to be behaving like men if they brought a generous amount of what item in the ceremony in Chapter 10?
It was yam seeds.
It was palm-wine.
It was kola nuts.
It was cowry shells.
Which character are you thinking of following/ analyzing for our upcoming essay?
Okonkwo, duh!
Ezinma all the way!
I think Nwoye will surprise us.
Hmmm... someone else.
