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WorksheetsThings Fall Apart
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Haggard means...
a close observer
looking exhausted or unwell
crowded, thick, tightly packed
strict or serious; harsh
During the harvest celebration, what aspect of his culture was most meaningful to Unoka?
meeting other villagers during the celebrations
enjoying the climate at that time of year
playing music at the celebrations
telling stories about his childhood
Reread paragraph 6 of Things Fall Apart. What does paragraph 6 suggest most clearly about Unoka's personality?
That was years ago, when he was young. Unoka, the grown-up, was a failure. He was poor and his wife and children had barely enough to eat. People laughed at him because he was a loafer, and they swore never to lend him any more money because he never paid back. But Unoka was such a man that he always succeeded in borrowing more, and piling up his debts.
He grew more amusing as he got older.
He was finally forced to work for his livelihood.
He was seen as more of a burden to those around him.
He lost his ability to talk people into lending him money.
From the evidence in paragraph 6, what inference can you make most clearly about Okonkwo's childhood?
Okonkwo grew up eager to follow in his father's footsteps.
Okonkwo felt ashamed of his father's lifestyle.
Okonkwo vowed to repay his father's many debts.
Okonkwo was thing and weak from lack of food.
Which of these selections best describes Okonkwo?
He is well-known for his physical strength and temper.
He is remembered only for his victory twenty years before.
He was a lazy and uncaring father.
Despite his poverty, he cared dearly for his son.
Which of these selections best describes Okonkwo's opinion of his father?
Okonkwo admires his father's physical strength.
Okonkwo is jealous of his father's physical strength.
Okonkwo thinks his father was a failure.
Okonkwo mourns his father's death.
Which of these sentences from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 6?
"He was called the Cat because his back would never touch the earth."
"That was many years ago, twenty years or more, and during this time Okonkwo's fame had grown like a bush-fire in the harmattan.."
"He had a slight stammer and whenever he was angry and could not get his words out quickly enough, he would use his fists."
He had no patience with unsuccessful men. He had no patience with his father.
The contrast between father and son supports the theme that--
children tend to be stronger and more successful than their parents.
we are often labeled with the reputation that our parents had.
family relationships have a strong effect on our worldview.
children of failures are less likely to work hard or save money.
How are Okonkwo and the narrator of Heart of Darkness, Marlow, most similar?
They are both persistent.
They both believe in powerful spiritual beings.
They both are eager to exert their power over less powerful people.
They both are angry men determined to succeed.
In what way, are Okonkwo and Marlow most different?
Okonkwo is afraid of Amalinze the Cat, while Marlow is afraid of nothing.
Okonkwo is physically among while Marlow is weak.
Okonkwo is fierce and brave, while Marlow startles easily.
Oknonkwo craves attention, while Marlow doesn't care what people think.
How do these passages of text from different cultures develop similar themes through characterization?
Both suggest a theme about the importance of physical strength.
Both suggest a theme about the importance of achieving fame.
Both suggest a theme about power dynamics.
Both suggest a theme about travel.
Spectator means...
strict or serious; harsh
looking exhausted or unwell
crowded, thick, tightly packed
a close observer
