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Things Fall Apart Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Ikemefuna was a bad influence on Nwoye. He taught Nwoye to be defiant and rebellious.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

How did Okonkwo feel about Ikemefuna’s influence on Nwoye?

a)

He was inwardly pleased, although he would not show it.

b)

He was displeased, and ignored the two boys.

3.

What happens to Ezeudu's son?

a)

he is stabbed by Okonkwo

b)

the Oracle tells Okonkwo to hang him

c)

Okonkwo shoots him

d)

none of the above

4.

Who is Ezeudu?

a)

another name for the Oracle

b)

a great medicine man

c)

a great clansman

d)

Okonkwo's brother who he never talks to

5.

In what country does Things Fall Apart take place?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

Africa

d)

Chad

6.

What is the name of Okonkwo’s motherland?

a)

Mbaino

b)

Mbutu

c)

Mbanta

d)

Mantra

7.

Who did Okonkwo beat in his legendary wrestling match?

a)

Ekwefi the Rooster

b)

a)Isaac the Toad

c)

Amalinze the Cat

d)

Ogbuedi the Snake

8.

For what reason is Okonkwo exiled?

a)

He owes money

b)

He wilfully kills a fellow clan member

c)

He steals yams

d)

He unintentionally kills a fellow clan member

9.

The title Things Fall Apart is taken from a poem by

a)

Alfred Lord Tennyson

b)

Joseph Conrad

c)

William Butler Yeats

10.

Who is Ezinma?

a)

Okonkwo's second wife

b)

Okonkwo's youngest daughter

c)

Okonkwo's favourite daughter

d)

Okonkwo's first wife

11.

Which characters are the antithesis of each other?

a)

Ikemefuna and Nwoye

b)

Enzima and Ikemefuna

c)

Unoka and Okonkwo

d)

Nwoye and Unoka

12.

Chapter 13 is centres around the _______ of Ezeudu.

a)

Birthday celebrations

b)

Funeral

c)

wedding

d)

wrestling success

13.

Why did Okonkwo have to flee the clan at the end of Chapter 13?

a)

He had accidentally killed Ezeudu

b)

He killed Ezeudu on purpose.

c)

He killed Ezeudu's son on purpose.

d)

He had accidentally killed Ezeudu's son

14.

What is the primary theme of Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart'?

a)

A) The struggle between tradition and change

b)

B) The importance of family

c)

C) The power of love

d)

D) The journey of self-discovery

15.

Which character in 'Things Fall Apart' represents the traditional Igbo culture?

a)

A) Okonkwo

b)

B) Mr. Brown

c)

C) Nwoye

d)

D) Ikemefuna