Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart) (Okonkwo).

Chapter 1: Okonkwo

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1. What is this novel (story) about?

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2. Where did the people in this novel live?

a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

3. How many villages were there in Umuofia district?

4. What is meant by “a clan”?

5. Was the religion of these people Christianity?

6. Did the people of these villages belong to the same clan?

7. What were the people of Umuofia?

8. What did they produce?

9. What was the most important god that protects crops?

10. What did the clan believe about their customs?

11. What did they think will happen to the people who break these customs?

12. What is the name of Okonkwo’s village?

13. Why did people respect Okonkwo?

14. Did the war frighten Okonkwo?

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15. Umuofia was a small district of nine villages. ( ……………….… )

16. People in Umuofia belonged to different clans. ( ……………… )

17. A clan is a group of people who live together and share the same customs. ( ……………… )

18. The religion in Umuofia was Christianity. ( ……………… )

19. The clansmen had many different gods. ( ……………….… )

20. The clan believed their customs pleased the gods. ( ……………….… )

21. The people in Umuofia didn’t know much about the rest of the world. ( ……………….… )

22. In Umuofia a man could be a leader as a result of his own work and ability. ( ……………….… )

23. Okonkwo became famous first when he was an old man. ( ……………….… )

24. When Okonkwo was angry, he used his hands instead of words. ( ……………….… )

25. Unoka liked working or seeing blood. ( ……………….… )

26. Unoka was a sad looking man, poor, lazy and afraid of fighting. ( ……………….… )

27. Unoka had been poor all his life because he never saved any money. ( ……………….… )

28. Unoka spent his money on ‘palm wine’. ( ……………….… )

29. When Unoka died, he left nothing for his wife and children. ( ……………….… )

30. In Umuofia Okonkwo married three wives. ( ……………….… )

31. Music often made Unoka very sad. ( ……………….… )

32. Okonkwo was ashamed of his father and his son. ( ……………….… )

33. Okonkwo liked men who were lazy, weak or coward. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 2: Ikemefuna Comes to Umuofia

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34. How many people were there in the meeting?

35. What does “Umuofia kwenu” mean?

36. What does “Yaa” mean?

37. Whose wife was killed in Mbaino?

38. What were the two choices given to the people of Mbaino by Okonkwo?

a. …………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

b. ……………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

39. Why did the other districts avoid going in war with Umuofia?

40. Why the people of Mbaino chose to send a young man and a young woman?

41. To whom was the young woman given?

42. To whom was the young boy Ikemefuna given?

43. “This boy belongs to the clan”. Who said?

44. How old was Ikemefuna then?

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45. Okonkwo gave Ikemefuna to his first wife. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 3: Ikemefuna Finds his Best Friend

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46. Who was the friend of Ikemefuna?

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47. Ikemefuna’s mother cried a lot when he left but he didn’t cry. ( ……………….… )

48. At Umuofia, Ikemefuna was frightened, unhappy and lonely. (……………….… )

49. Okonkwo’s wife treated Ikemefuna like one of her own children. (……………….… )

50. Nwoye was two years older than Ikemefuna. (……………….… )

51. Okonkwo treated Nwoye and Ikemefuna like a very strict father. (……………….… )

Chapter 4: The Week of Peace

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52. What was “The week of peace”?

53. What were the customs about the week of peace say?

a. ………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………..

b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………..

c. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..

54. How did Okonkwo break the week of peace?

55. Why didn’t Okonkwo show anybody that he was sorry?

56. Why were the other villages not pleased with Okonkwo?

57. Who was the priest of the Earth Goddess who came to punish Okonkwo?

58. “Take away your kola-nuts” Who said?

59. What did Okonkwo do to please the Earth Goddess?

a. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………….………………………………..

b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..…………………………..

c. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………..…………………..

d. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………..………………..

Chapter 5: The Wrestling Match

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60. When was the day of feasting?

61. When was the day of wrestling?

62. What did the wrestling day mean to Ekwefi?

63. Why hadn’t Ekwefi married Okonkwo at first?

Chapter 6: Ikemefuna is to Go Home

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64. How long had Ikemefuna lived with his new family?

65. What did Okonkwo want Nwoye to be?

a. …………………………………………………….……….…………… b. …………………………….……………………………….………………………

c. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..

66. Why was Okonkwo happy when Nwoye complained about the women?

67. Did Nwoye really like war stories?

68. What sort of stories did Nwoye like to listen?

69. What was going to happen to Ikemefuna?

70. What did Ezeudu tell Okonkwo not to do?

71. “Don’t help to kill him”. Who said?

72. Who ordered the clan In Umuofia to kill Ikemefuna?

73. “He calls you father”. Who said?

74. What will happen if Okonkwo helps kill Ikemefuna?

Chapter 7: The Death of Ikemefuna

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75. Where did the men go to kill Ikemefuna?

76. “My father, they have killed me” Who said this?

77. Who killed Ikemefuna?

78. Did Okonkwo really want to kill Ikemefuna?

79. So, why did he kill Ikemefuna?

80. What did people of Umuofia believe about twins?

81. Where did women who had twin babies put their twins?

82. When did Nwoye lose his love for his father?

83. Why did Nwoye feel that his live was empty?

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84. The Oracle said that Ikemefuna had to die. ( ……………….… )

85. The Oracle said that Okonkwo should help kill Ikemefuna. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 8: Okonkwo Talks to a Friend

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86. What food did Okonkwo like best?

87. “You haven’t eaten food for two days”. Who said?

88. “Why have I become like a shivering old woman”. Whom did Okonkwo ask?

89. “Come and shake hands with me”. To whom did Okonkwo say?

90. “Maduka will be very successful in his life”. Who said?

91. Why did Okonkwo say that?

92. How did Okonkwo feel when he talked to Obierika?

93. “If Ezinma were a boy, I would be very happy”. Why did Okonkwo say that?

94. “Don’t worry about your son”. Who said?

95. Why didn’t Obierika go with Okonkwo to kill Ikemefuna?

96. “The Earth Goddess can’t punish me”. Who said?

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97. Okonkwo wished if Ezinma were a boy. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 9: Ezinma’s Illness

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98. Why did Ekwefi love Ezinma so much?

99. What is the meaning of “ogbanje”?

100. How was Ezinma different from ogbanje children?

101. What did people believe about an ogbanje and the spirits?

102. How do they separate an ogbanje child and the world of the spirits?

103. What is meant by “A medicine man”?

104. When had the medicine man found Ezinma’s stone?

105. How was Ezinma’s stone?

106. Why had Ekwefi believed that Ezinma would not die?

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107. An ogbanje child is often healthy one day and ill the next. ( ……………….… )

108. Ezinma was not like an ogbanje child. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 10: Ezinma Goes Away

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109. Who was Chielo?

110. What did Chielo tell the people about?

111. “Agbala do-O-oo! Agbala do-O-oo” “Okonkwo! Agbala eken gio-o-o-o!

Agbala cholu ifu ada ya Ezinmao-o-o!” What did these words meant?

112. “Don’t ignore the wishes of Agbala” Who said this?

113. Where did Agbala want to see Ezinma?

114. “I will carry you on my back” To whom did Chielo say?

115. What did Ekwefi decide to do when Chielo took Ezinma away?

116. Why did Ezinma begin to cry?

Chapter 11: The Cave of Agbala

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117. “Somebody is walking behind me” Who shouted?

118. How did the priestess, Chielo, get in and out of the cave of the god Agbala?

119. Why were Ekwefi and Okonkwo happy that Ezinma had gone into the cave of the god, Agbala?

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120. The entrance to the cave was very small. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 12: The Funeral of Ezeudu

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121. What was the message sent by the beaten drum?

122. What does “Umuofia obodo dike” mean?

123. Why did everybody come to Ezeudu’s funeral?

124. Why was Ezeudu buried after the dark?

125. Who was the young boy killed in Ezeudu’s funeral?

126. Why should Okonkwo leave Umuofia?

127. What were the two types of crime against the Earth Goddess?

a. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….………………………………………………………..

b. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………..

128. What punishment would Okonkwo get after killing another boy from the clan?

129. Who would look after Okonkwo’s yams?

130. Where did Okonkwo and his family go?

131. Who set fire to Okonkwo’s huts and killed his animals?

132. What were they wearing?

133. Why did they destroy Okonkwo’s compound?

134. Who told them to do that?

135. Did they still like Okonkwo?

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136. Okonkwo had killed Ezeudu’s son accidentally. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 13: Okonkwo arrives in Mbanta

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137. “Your crime isn’t serious since it is a female crime” Who said?

138. What was given to Okonkwo in Mbanta?

a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………..

b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………..

c. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………..

139. What was Okonkwo’s wish since he was a young boy?

140. What does the name “Nneka” mean?

141. What did Uchendu mean when he said, “Mother is the most important of all”?

142. What was Uchendu’s advice to Okonkwo?

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143. Okonkwo was met by his uncle Uchendu in Mbanta. ( ……………….… )

144. Uchendu was the youngest man in the family. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 14: News comes from Umuofia

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145. Who was the stranger at Abame and how did he come there?

146. What did Obierika bring to Okonkwo from Umuofia?

147. What did Uchendu offer to Okonkwo and his three guests?

148. What news did Obierika give to Okonkwo?

149. What did Obierika mean by ‘Iron horse’?

150. What did the Oracle tell the people at Abame about the white man?

151. Was the Oracle right?

152. Why did the people of Abame kill the white man?

153. What did they do after killing the white man, And why?

154. Why hadn’t the white man kill the old and sick people in Abame?

155. “Never kill a man who says nothing” Who said?

Chapter 15: The Missionaries Come to Mbanta

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156. As the interpreter said, why did the missionaries come to Mbanta?

157. How could the people in Mbanta understand the white man’s words?

158. Was the interpreter from Mbanta?

159. What did the interpreters say to the people of Mbanta?

a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….……..

b. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……..

c. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..……..

d. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……..

e. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

f. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..

g. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….………..

h. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………..

160. “We have come to help you. The great God has sent us”. Who said?

161. Where will the people go after they die if they worship the new God?

162. What did the white man promise to bring when he comes back to live in Mbanta?

163. What did the people of Mbanta say when they heard, “Your gods aren’t alive and can’t hurt you”?

164. Who was the son of the God the interpreter talked about?

165. Why did Okonkwo stay at the meeting although he wasn’t interested to?

166. Why did Okonkwo say, “Your god must have a wife then”

167. Did the missionaries answer the question about the god’s wife?

168. Who was the young boy who had been listening carefully?

169. What had excited Nwoye?

170. Why did Nwoye like the new religion? Because …………………………….……

a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

c. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

d. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………..

Chapter 16: The Missionaries Build a Church

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171. How long did the missionaries stayed at the market place?

172. Did the people of Mbanta have a king?

173. Why did the missionaries ask the Mbanta ruler for a piece of land?

174. Where was the piece of land given to Missionaries?

175. What does the “Evil forest” mean?

176. Why did the people fear going into the Evil Forest?

177. What did people think would happen to the missionaries in the Evil Forest?

178. What did the people thought when the missionaries didn’t die?

179. How many converters were there first?

180. What was the name of the new religion, and the people who worship it?

181. Why didn’t Nwoye dare go too near the missionaries?

182. What was the name of the interpreter?

183. What was the church made of?

Chapter 17: Nwoye Leaves Home

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184. Who saw Nwoye with the converters?

185. Why did Okonkwo beat Nwoye?

186. “Let the boy go at once” Who said?

187. What did Nwoye do when Okonkwo had beaten him?

188. What did Nwoye want to do in Umuofia?

189. Why had the white missionary started a school in Umuofia?

190. Why did Okonkwo say that Nwoye wasn’t worth fighting for?

191. Why did Okonkwo remember his father, Unoka?

192. Why was Okonkwo ashamed of Nwoye?

Chapter 18: Some New Converters

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193. Why didn’t the clan worry about the converters?

194. Where did the converters take the thrown twins?

195. What was the first problem between the missionaries and the converters?

196. What is meant by “osu”?

197. How many of the osu wanted to become converters?

198. “We are all God’s children” Why did Mr. Kiaga say that?

199. “An osu needs God more than you do” Who said?

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200. An osu person can marry an ordinary person. ( ……………….… )

201. An osu has to have his hair long and dirty. ( ……………….… )

202. An osu can never be a ruler in the clan. ( ……………….… )

203. When an osu dies, he is buried in the Evil Forest. ( ……………….… )

204. The ordinary people can talk to an osu. ( ……………….… )

205. An osu mustn’t be excluded from the clan. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 19: The Death of a Holy Snake

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206. What was the trouble between an osu and the clan in Mbanta?

207. What did they believe of that holy snake?

208. What was the snake called?

209. What was the punishment if a man killed that snake accidentally?

210. Did anybody see the osu kill the snake?

211. Why didn’t they kill the osu?

212. How many groups formed by women converters to clean the church?

c. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..

213. Why did the women come back with empty pots and baskets?

214. What did they think when the accused converter became ill, and then died?

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215. The clan didn’t let the converters take water from the stream. ( ……………….… )

216. The converters will be let go to the market. ( ……………….… )

217. The rulers of Mbanta continued to exclude the Christians. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 20: Okonkwo returns to Umuofia

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218. Why did Okonkwo prepare a large meal before leaving Mbanta to Umuofia?

219. Why did Okonkwo build a large compound after returning to Umuofia?

220. What did the district commissioner bring to Umuofia?

a. ………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..

b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………….…………..

c. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………..…………..

221. Why did the people of Umuofia hate these messengers?

a. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….……………..

b. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….…..

c. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….…..

222. “The white man is very clever” To whom did Obierika say?

223. Why did Obierika think that the white man was very clever?

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224. The messengers guarded the prison. ( ……………….… )

225. Those who broke the white man’s laws were put in the church. ( ……………….… )

226. The messengers used to beat the men in the prison. ( ……………….… )

227. The prisoners were forced to clean the commissioner’s compound. ( ……………….… )

228. The prisoners were also forced to collect wood for his fire. ( ……………….… )

229. Okonkwo thought people of Abame were strong and clever. ( ……………….… )

230. The people in Abame had guns and matchets but they didn’t fight. ( ……………….… )

231. Obierika thought that it was too late to save Umuofia. ( ……………….… )

232. The white man has broken up the clan. ( ……………….… )

233. The clan was not falling apart. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 21: The Rule of the White Man Grows

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234. What had the white man brought beside the new religion and the government?

235. What did Mr. Brown build in Umuofia after the church?

236. Did the people answer him to send their children to his school?

237. What had resulted from that school?

a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………..

238. What was Nwoye’s Christian name?

239. Was Okonkwo happy with Mr. Brown’s news about Nwoye?

240. Why was Okonkwo not happy in Umuofia? Because of these reasons:-

a. ………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………..

b. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………..

d. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

e. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………..

241. Who made these changes?

242. Who came to replace Mr. Brown after he became ill?

243. What were the differences between Mr. Brown and Mr. Smith?

a. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

b. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

244. Who was the converter that had said bad things about the leaders at the meeting?

245. Why did the interpreter lie to the commissioner?

246. What did the clansmen think when they burnt the church?

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247. Umuofia was getting poor by selling crops to the countries. ( ……………….… )

248. Mr. Brown, the white missionary was a kind man. ( ……………….… )

249. Mr. Brown decided to the change the people quickly. ( ……………….… )

250. Mr. Smith was rude. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 22: Okonkwo is Put in Prison

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251. What did the commissioner send to the leader of Umuofia?

252. “Go and bring in my men” Who said in the meeting with the leaders?

253. How many men were brought there by the interpreter?

254. Why did the commissioner punish the six leaders? Because they ………………….

a. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….………..

b. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….………..

255. What must the leaders give the court as a punishment?

256. Did the men of Umuofia know that court messengers will take 50 of these bags?

257. What happened to the leaders of the clan in the prison?

a. ………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………….………………………….

258. “We should have killed the white man” Who said?

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259. Fifty bags of cowrie shells would be taken by the court messengers. ( ……………….… )

Chapter 23: Okonkwo Kills a Messenger

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260. “You all know why we are here” Who was the speaker at the market place?

261. Why were all the gods crying?

262. Some men of Umuofia weren’t at the meeting, who were they?

263. Why did the messengers come to the meeting?

264. What did that message say?

265. What did Okonkwo do to the chief messenger at the meeting?

266. How did Okonkwo know that his people wouldn’t fight?

267. What had happened to the clan?

Chapter 24: The Death of Okonkwo

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268. “Which one of you is called Okonkwo” Who asked?

269. What order did the commissioner give to his soldiers?

270. What did Obierika mean by “Perhaps your men can help us”

271. Why did Okonkwo hang himself?

272. What did Obierika say about Okonkwo?

273. Was it a crime for a man to kill himself?

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A man who killed himself can’t be buried by his clansmen. ( ……………….…

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