WorksheetsThings Fall Apart Book Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 45mins
Matching: Okonkwo’s friend
Obierika
Ikemefuna
Ezinma
Mr. Brown
Matching: Okonkwo’s unsuccessful father
Chukwu
Unoka
Ezinma
Chielo
Matching: Major god of the villagers
Chukwu
Unoka
Ezinma
Chielo
Matching: young boy who was murdered by the clan
Chukwu
Unoka
Ezinma
Ikemefuna
Matching: first missionary in Umuofia
Chukwu
Mr. Brown
Ezinma
Ikemefuna
Matching: Okonkwo’s lazy son
Chukwu
Nwoye
Ezinma
Ikemefuna
Matching: village where Okonkwo went into exile
Umuofia
Mbanta
Matching: priestess for the oracle
Chukwu
Chielo
Ezinma
Ikemefuna
Matching: Okonkwo’s favorite child
Chukwu
Chielo
Ezinma
Ikemefuna
Matching: village where Okonkwo lived
Umuofia
Mbanta
Why was Okonkwo famous?
A. He could throw a spear farther than anyone else in the tribe.
B. He had the most wives and the most children. This was taken to be a sign of prosperity.
C. He was a well known, successful wrestler when he was young. As an adult, he was a wealthy farmer and strong warrior.
D. He was the only man in the village who had traveled more than one hundred miles away from the village.
What is the setting of the beginning of the story?
A. It takes place in Idemili.
B. It takes place in Amalinze.
C. It takes place in Okoye.
D. It takes place in Umuofia.
What food stood for manliness, and was a sign of prosperity?
A. It was yams.
B. It was potatoes.
C. It was coconuts.
D. It was plantains.
True or false: Okonkwo’s greatest fear was that he would resemble his father.
True
False
What upset Okonkwo most about his son, Nwoye?
A. Nwoye looked like Okonkwo’s father.
B. Nwoye was short,and Okonkwo wanted him to be tall.
C. Nwoye was lazy, not ambitious.
D. Nwoye was very belligerent.
What does the word "improvident" mean as used in the following excerpt: "In his day he was lazy and IMPROVIDENT and was quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow?" (4)
Having the ability to think about and plan for the future
Not having the education to accomplish one's goals
Having adequate training to accomplish one's goals
Not having the foresight to think about the future.
What unacceptable thing did Okonkwo do just before the Feast of the New Yam?
A. He got drunk in public.
B. He beat his second wife, Ekwefi, then fired his gun at her.
C. He planted his new crop of yam seeds before the proper ceremonies were held.
D. He ate yams. It was forbidden to do this for a week before the festival.
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.
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.
How does the death of Ikemefuna affect Nwoye?
He felt shattered because the death seemed wrong, such as the death of twins
He felt indifferent because he had seen death before, such as the death of twins
He felt sad because he would no longer have his friend around to tell him stories and entertain him
He felt relieved because he could no have all his father's attention and love since Ikemefuna was gone
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.
True
False
What does the word "pandemonium" mean as used in the following excerpt? "The drum sounded again and the flute blew. The egwugwu house was now a pandemonium of quavering voices
peaceful event
noisy uproar
sad moment
joyful time
What is the purpose of the egwugwu?
To settle disputes among the clansmen
To provide entertainment for the people
To remind the tribe of the ancestral spirits
To scare children and women into acting correctly
What does the word "tumult" mean as used in the excerpt? "But before this quiet and final rite, the "tumult" increased tenfold. Drums beat violently and men leaped up and down in a frenzy. Guns fired on all sides and sparks flew out." (123)
Tranquility
Deep Depression
Deafening disturbance
Disrespectful enthusiasm
Which did NOT happen during Ezeudu’s funeral?
A There was a lot of shouting.
B. There was a lot of drum beating.
C. The men and boys had wrestling matches.
D. The men fired their guns.
How did Okonkwo kill Ezudu's son?
A. He choked him to death on purpose.
B. He accidentally killed him with his machete.
C. He deliberately poisoned the boy.
D. He accidentally shot him.
What was the result of Okonkwo’s action after he killed Ezudu's son?
A. He had to give two of his sons to the boy’s family.
B. He had to pay the boy’s family half of his wealth.
C. He and his family were forced to leave the clan for seven years.
D. He was sent into the Evil Forest to live for one week. If he survived, he was allowed to return to the clan.
Why did the men from Ezeudu’s quarter demolish Okonkwo’s houses and barn, and kill his animals?
A. They were cleansing the land which Okonkwo had polluted.
B. They were drunk and were seeking revenge.
C. The oracle told them to do it.
D. They were permitted by law to do anything they wanted short of killing Okonkwo and his family.
Why was the village of Abame destroyed?
A. The elders killed a white man who had come into the town, and other white men destroyed the village in retribution.
B. The other villages were jealous of their wealth, so they killed the people and stole the money and property.
C. There had been a bad outbreak of iba. The village elders decided the town had to be burned down in order to save the surrounding villages.
D. There had been an uprising between two families. It got out of hand, and they destroyed each other and everyone else in the process.
What was the iron horse?
A. It was the new railroad that the whites were building with slave labor.
B. It was an automobile.
C. It was a walking stick made of aluminum.
D. It was a bicycle.
What group was admitted to the Christian church and became strong followers?
A. It was the women and children.
B. It was the egwugwu.
C. It was the osu.
D. It was the efulefu.
How are the Uchendu and Okonkwo's approaches to the British threat different?
Uchendu wants to fight the colonizers, but Okonkwo thinks the Igbo can make a treaty with them
Uchendu wants the various Igbo tribes to pull together, but Okonkwo only trusts the men of Umuofia
Uchendu warns that doing nothing puts the Igbo in danger, but Okonkwo advises against rushing into violence
Uchendu thinks one should carefully assess a threat before taking action, but Okonkwo favors action over thought
How doe the people of Mbanta and Umuofia see the Christian missionaries?
They think that the missionaries are a threat to their way of life
They think that the missionaries will bring wealth and joy to their clans
They think the missionaries are wrong and confused, but harmless
They think that their gods will welcome the new god of the missionaries
Which quotation best supports the idea that Nwoye leaves his clan's religion because he believes some of their practices are wrong?
"The hymn...seemed to answer a vague and persistent question that haunted his young soul-the question of twins crying in the bush and the question of Ikemefuna who was killed." (147)
"But whenever they came to preach in the open marketplace or the village playground, Nwoye was there. And he was already beginning to know some of the simple stories they told." (149-150)
"He went back to the church and told Mr. Kiaga that he had decided to go to Umuofia where the white missionary had set up a school to teach young Christians to read and write." (152)
"How then could he have begotten a son like Nwoye, degenerate and effeminate?....But Nwoye resembled his grandfather, Unoka, who was Okonkwo's father." (153)
How is the new religion affecting the clan?
It is giving a home to the unhappiest or worst-treated members of the clan
It has brought new goods and technology that make the people wealthy
It is reorganizing village life by forcing people into new roles
It has caused a violent conflict between clan members
What did Okonkwo do before he left Mbanta when his exile was ended?
A. He gave all of his belongings to his mother’s family.
B. He held a great feast to thank his mother’s kinsmen for their hospitality.
C. He burned down his compound.
D. He went to pray at his mother’s grave.
Which of the following was not one of the changes that had come to Umuofia in the seven years that Okonkwo was in exile?
A. The new prison was full of men who had broken the white men’s laws.
B. The white men had brought a government and built a court.
C. The Christian church had many converts.
D. The villages had to pay taxes to the white men.
How did Okonkwo feel about his return to the clan?
A. He was angry at them for sending him away, and wanted revenge.
B. He knew that he had lost a lot of ground, but he was determined to return with a flourish, and retain the lost time.
C. He was ashamed of what he had done, and just wanted to be left alone.
D. He realized that he preferred living with his mother’s people.
How did Mr. Brown act to gain converts?
A. He used a frontal attack.
B. He threatened to kill all of the children if the adults did not convert.
C. He bribed them with money.
D. He built a school and a hospital.
Which quotation best supports the idea that the school is part of Mr. Brown's strategy to convert Umuofia?
"He said that the leaders of the land in the future would be men and women who had learned to read and write." (181)
:If Umuofia failed to send her children to the school, strangers would come from other places to rule them." (181)
"Mr. Brown's school produced quick results. A few months in it were enough to make one a court messenger." (181-182)
"From the very beginning religion and education went hand in hand." (182)
What is the best meaning of "grievances" as it is used in the following passage?
rumors
mistakes
complaints
suggestions
What was the result of the action taken by the egwuguw?
A. Okonkwo and five of the leaders were imprisoned. The village of Umuofia was fined 200 bags of cowries.
B. The village was destroyed by the government’s army.
C. Mr. Smith became ill and returned to England.
D. They were all hanged.
What happened to Okonkwo?
A. He finally accepted the white man’s rule.
B. He was taken prisoner.
C. He escaped into the forest.
D. He hanged himself.
Which of the following best states Chinua Achebe's point of view on colonization as expressed in "Things Fall Apart?"
Both Africans and Europeans benefited greatly from colonization
European colonization destroyed vibrant, advanced cultures in Africa
Colonization uplifted African tribes that were in desperate need of help
Overall, colonization was neither uplifting nor destructive for African culture
Which of the following best states the theme of "Things Fall Apart?"
Okonkwo was not suited to life in colonized Igboland
Every culture is unique, but some are superior to most others
Rapid change in society overwhelms those unable or unwilling to adapt
When one fails to keep family at the center of one's life, one ends up alone
