WorksheetsThings Fall Apart Final Test- Review Game
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does 18 year old Okonkwo bring honor to his village?
a)
He has a barn full of yams.
b)
He plays his flute in the village after the harvest.
c)
He throws the great wrestler, Amalinze "the Cat".
d)
He has no patience with unsuccessful men.
2.
Why does Unoka's neighbor, Okoye, visit him?
a)
To pray with Unoka for life, health, and protection from enemies.
b)
To share kola nuts with Unoka.
c)
To collect a two-year-old debt of 200 cowries.
d)
To talk about music.
3.
Why does Unoka change the subject to music when he and Oybe are discussing the impending war with the village of Mbaino?
a)
Unoka is a coward and can't stand the sight of blood.
b)
Unoka wants to stay home to take care of his yams.
c)
Unoka is afraid to think about people of his village being hurt.
d)
Unoka knows he would have to leave his family to fight in the war.
4.
Why does Okoye need to collect a past debt from Unoka?
a)
Okoye needs money to help him overcome his failures.
b)
To help pay for the expensive Idemili title ceremony.
c)
To buy yams for his three wives.
d)
To buy a new ogene, the musical instrument Okoye plays.
5.
What do the people of Umuofia fear in the night?
a)
Rogue warriors from Mbaino.
b)
Evil spirits, dangerous animals, and snakes.
c)
Bandits in search of money and food.
d)
Kidnappers looking for children to sell as slaves.
6.
Why is Okonkwo's 12 year old son, Nwoye, causing him great anxiety?
a)
Okonkwo is jealous of his son's growing strength.
b)
Okonkwo believes his son to be lazy.
c)
Nwoye is a wild, unruly boy
d)
Nwoye complains about having to work in the fields from dawn to dusk
7.
Who is the first man Okonkwo works for as a share-cropper?
a)
Nwakibie
b)
Ogbuefi Udo
c)
Okoye
d)
Agbala
8.
Why does Okonkwo insult Osugo as a meeting by calling him a woman?
a)
Osugo is making womanly hand gestures.
b)
Osugo is complaining and whining.
c)
Osugo has no titles and contradicts what Okonkwo had been saying.
d)
Osugo is talking in a feminine voice.
9.
The punishment for breaking the sacred peace changes throughout the years. What happened to a man that broke the Week of Peace in the past?
a)
He was hung in the marketplace for all to see.
b)
He was tied in the village marketplace and each member of the clan spat on him.
c)
He was exiled from Umuofia, considered to be dead to all the clan.
d)
He was dragged on the ground through the village until dead.
10.
What is the significance of the beating of drums in the village playground, the ilo, where all the great ceremonies and dances of the village take place?
a)
The drums beat as each wrestler is thrown to the ground.
b)
The beating drums announce that there is a winner in the wrestling match.
c)
The beating of the drums means that the wrestling match will begin at noon.
d)
The drums play the wrestling dance in preparation for the wrestling match at sundown.
11.
Why is the big, ancient silk-cotton tree in the playground considered sacred?
a)
The tree is believed to have been the first tree in existence.
b)
The tree holds the spirits of all the ancestors of the clan.
c)
The tree holds all the spirits of the men who died in wars
d)
The spirits of good children waiting to be born live in the tree
12.
What is the name of the boy who wins the wrestling match in the 15-16 year old ages group with a lightning fast move that was never seen before?
a)
Nwoye
b)
Obierka
c)
Maduka
d)
Ikemefuna
13.
After speaking with the elders of 9 villages, what does Okonkwo tell Ikemefuna about what is going to happen to him?
a)
That he is going home
b)
That he is being exiled
c)
That he is free to go
d)
That he is being sacrificed
14.
Okonkwo and the men of Umuofia take Ikemefuna deep into the forest and kill him with machetes. Who gives the final thrust of the machete that ends Ikemefuna's life?
a)
Ogbuefi Ezendu
b)
Nwoye
c)
Okonkwo
d)
Okafo
15.
Obierika's daughter, Akueke, is 16, just the right age for marrying. How does her suitor and relatives determine if she is ripe for marriage?
a)
They have her stand before them and recite a marriage poem while dressed in fine robes.
b)
They feel how silky her hair is and pinch her upper arms for plumpness.
c)
They observe how much she eats of the food is set out before her, and how delicately she chews her food.
d)
They study her body, which is decorated and painted in the traditional way.
16.
What is the agreed upon bride-price for Akueke?
a)
5 bags of cowries and 100 yam seeds
b)
20 bags of cowries
c)
A goat, a hen, and 10 cowries
d)
10 woven baskets of yams
17.
What is the name all children of the clan (except Ezinma) call their mothers?
a)
Nne
b)
Jifida
c)
Efuelfu
d)
Obi
18.
What does Okonkwo bring back from the bush while Ezinma lays sick in Ekwefi's hut?
a)
3 small birds to offer as sacrifice to the Gods
b)
Bananas to mix with palm oil, forming a paste which Ezinma can eat
c)
Soil from the bush to mix with water and form into mud which can be rubbed on Ezinma's body to bring down her fever.
d)
A bundle of medicinal plants, grasses, leaves, roots and barks.
19.
Who are the two groups of people who stand facing the elders at the ceremonial trial?
a)
One group is the 3 oldest men from the village. The other group is their sons.
b)
One group is wrestlers from the 9 villages, and the other group is judges.
c)
One group is Mgbafo and her 3 brothers. The other is her husband, Uzowulu, and his relatives.
d)
One group is the 12 year old boys from the village, and the other group is their fathers.
20.
As the drums sound and the flutes blast, what appears out of the egwugwu house?
a)
The medicine man
b)
Th e Oracle of the Hills and Caves
c)
The priestess
d)
The spirits of the ancestors emerge, followed by the 9 egwugwu, the masked spirits of the 9 villages.
21.
Where does Chielo bring Ezinma?
a)
The village of Umuachi
b)
Deep into the forest
c)
To the yam fields
d)
To be buried with other children
22.
Who appears in front of Ekwefi as she waits tearfully outside Agbala's cave?
a)
Chielo
b)
Nwoye's mother
c)
Okonkwo
d)
Nwoye
23.
What does the priestess do when she brings Ezinma out of Agbala's cave?
a)
She comes out of the cave alone
b)
She comes out of the cave, giving Okonkwo and Ekwefi a lock of Ezinma's hair.
c)
She comes out of the cave and tells Okonkwo and Ekwefi that Agbala wants them to leave
d)
She doesn't say a word to Okonkwo or Ekwefi, but carries Ezinma back home
24.
Where does Obierika send one of his relatives to get a fat goat to give his in-laws during the uri?
a)
To a neighboring goat herder known for his fat goats
b)
The wonderful market in Umuike
c)
To the hills where wild goats roam free
d)
The goat from the farm village
25.
What are the traditional events when night falls and it is time to end Obierika's daughter's uri?
a)
The leftover wine is divided into flasks for the guests to take home
b)
The elders sit in a circle while singers sing each man's praise. Then the guest's rise to go and the bride is to leave with them for 7 weeks.
c)
The women gather all the pots, filling them with leftover food and give each guest a pot to take home.
d)
The singers sing a song of praise to Obierika for such a wonderful celebration.
26.
What question does Njide, the eldest sister of Uchendu, ask of her brother's bride during the isa-ife?
a)
Do you plan on being faithful and obedient to my brother?
b)
How many children do you plan to bear in my brother's name?
c)
How many men have you lain with since my brother first expressed the desire to marry you?
d)
How do you plan to keep a tranquil household for my brother?
27.
What does Obierka bring for Okonkwo two years after Okonkwo had been exiled?
a)
Kola nuts and palm wine
b)
Bag full of cowries
c)
Yam seeds
d)
Woven baskets of yams
28.
What does the Abame clan do to the first white man that comes to their village?
a)
They touch his white skin because they have never seen anything like it before.
b)
They kill him and tie his iron horse to the sacred silk-cotton tree.
c)
They rub his body with palm oil and adorn him with beads, thinking he is a god.
d)
They offer vegetable soup and palm-wine to him.
29.
What news does Obierika brings to Okonkwo and Uchendu about the Abame clan?
a)
The clan offered the white man yam seeds, so they could build their own farms.
b)
The clan gave 5 of their daughters to the white men who came to the village.
c)
The clan has been wiped out by white men who surrounded the market and shot everyone.
d)
The clan befriended the white men who arrived and now were affluent.
30.
Why does Uchendu say, "Never kill a man who says nothing" when Obierika tells them about the white man the Abame killed?
a)
Because he did not defended himself and may be innocent
b)
He may not be able to speak your language
c)
He may hold secrets you need to learn
d)
The white man did not say anything to the Abame and according to Uchendu, silence and ominous
31.
What type of clan members join the white man's religion?
a)
The warriors of the clan, hoping the religion would keep them safe.
b)
Men with no titles, efulefu, worthless empty men.
c)
The women and children of the clan.
d)
The elders of the clan and their famillies.
32.
Who is captivated by the messenger of the missionaries?
a)
Okonkwo
b)
Obierika
c)
Ezinma
d)
Nwoye
33.
What is an osu?
a)
One of the elders, given a hut in the center of the village.
b)
A holy man, revered by the people.
c)
A person dedicated to a god, set apart and taboo forever.
d)
A very brave and accomplished hunter.
34.
How is Okonkwo going to thank his mother's people for helping him during his 7 years of exile?
a)
He is going to distribute all his yam seeds to them.
b)
He is going to have a great feast for them.
c)
He is going to leave behind one of his wives to work for the rulers.
d)
He is going to give the elders a bag of cowries.
35.
What is the first thing Okonkwo plans to do when he returns from his clan?
a)
Move in with a neighbor until he could rebuild.
b)
Have his wives cook meals for the villages.
c)
Rebuild his compound better than it was before.
d)
Go to each neighboring hut, apologizing for his actions.
36.
How does Mr. Brown encourage the people to attend school?
a)
with a she-goat and hen
b)
with singlets and towels
c)
with kola nuts and palm wine
d)
with singlets and cowries
37.
Who touches off the conflict between church and clan in Umuofia that has been building since Mr. Brown left?
a)
Enoch
b)
Nwoye
c)
Okonkwo
d)
Mr. Smith
38.
What punishment does the District Commissioner give the 6 leaders of Umuofia after they burn down the church?
a)
Give them all yams in their barns to the commissioner
b)
Destruction of the leader's compounds
c)
Beheading in the public market
d)
Collect 200 bags of cowries as bail from the people as a fine
39.
What happens to the 6 leaders of Umuofia once the fine is paid to the District Commissioner?
a)
They are mutilated and then set free
b)
They are imprisoned for life
c)
They are hanged
d)
They are set free
40.
Why do Obierika and the other clan members need help getting Okonkwo's body down from the tree?
a)
His body is evil because he committed suicide and cannot be touched.
b)
They are not supposed to touch such an honored body.
c)
It is a long climb up the tree.
d)
They need help so they won't drop Okonkwo's body.
41.
Pick one of the prompts to write a DEC about:
1. Women suffer great losses in this novel but also, in certain circumstances, hold tremendous power. What role do women play in Okonkwo’s life? Is there any difference between his interaction with specific women and his understanding of women and femininity in general?
2. Throughout the novel, drums, music, and the town crier’s voice punctuate the narrative at key moments. When does silence occur and what does it mean? Is there more than one type of silence? Can silence be characterized as a positive or negative occurrence? What are the implications of the fact that Unoka takes his flute with him to the Evil Forest when he dies?
3. . In what ways does the idea of progress shape the novel? If Unoka, Okonkwo, and Nwoye are symbolic of three successive generations, how does society in Umuofia change over the course of their lifetimes? Where does Ikemefuna fit into this picture?
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42.
Okonkwo did not have a good start in life because his father was:
a)
a debtor
b)
mean
c)
exiled
d)
killed in battle
43.
Which of the following is not a status symbol in Igbo culture?
a)
lots of yams
b)
lots of wives
c)
lots of titles
d)
lots of tattoos
44.
Okonkwo's biggest fears are:
a)
happiness and joy
b)
weakness and failure
c)
failure and thunderstorms
d)
snakes and locusts
45.
In the religion of the tribe, they:
a)
worship one supreme god and several lesser gods
b)
worship their personal chi
c)
worship Sky and Earth goddesses
d)
worship one god
46.
Chielo was:
a)
the Oracle's priestess
b)
Ekwefi's daughter
c)
Okonkwo's third wife
d)
Obierika's ogbanje
47.
Okonkwo was exiled from the clan for seven years because he:
a)
was too drunk on palm wine
b)
attacked his second wife
c)
accidentally killed a clansman
d)
is seeking a fourth title
48.
Obierika shows his friendship to the exiled Okonkwo by bringing him:
a)
a wife for Nwoye
b)
a barn full of yams
c)
a bag of cowries
d)
a new bicycle
49.
Nwoye disappoints Okonkwo by:
a)
failing English II
b)
converting to Christianity
c)
marrying a woman of his own choice
d)
burning down a palm tree
50.
The white men brought with them:
a)
a mall
b)
a church
c)
a bulldozer
d)
smallpox
51.
When Enoch unmasks an egwugwu, the clan responds by:
a)
revoking his titles
b)
hanging him
c)
burning down the church
d)
exiling him
52.
When confronted by a court messenger at a meeting of the clan, Okonkwo:
a)
offers a kola nut
b)
yells for an hour
c)
chops the messenger's head off
d)
wrestles with him
53.
At the end of the novel, Achebe changes the narrator to:
a)
the District Commissioner
b)
Ekwefi
c)
Nwoye
d)
Ikemefuna
54.
During the Week of Peace, Okonkwo:
a)
beats his wife
b)
accidentally shoots a clansman
c)
cuts down a palm tree
d)
refuses to share kola nut with Obierika
55.
True or False: During the Week of Peace, no one is allowed to be violent or aggressive.
a)
True
b)
Fale
56.
T or F: The dominant emotion expressed by Okonkwo is boredom.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
T or F: When he accidentally kills a clansman, Okonkwo is exiled to his Motherland.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
T or F: When he arrives in Mbanta, Okonkwo is not welcomed by his kinsmen.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
T or F: When the clan burns down the church, the white men imprison all of Igbo people.
a)
True
b)
False
60.
T or F: Okonkwo kills himself when he realizes his clan has become weak and won’t fight against the white men.
a)
True
b)
False
61.
T or F: "Things Fall Apart" is a work of nonfiction.
a)
True
b)
False
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