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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
4.     What is meant by “a clan”?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
5.     Was the religion of these people Christianity?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
6.     Did the people of these villages belong to the same clan?
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7.     What were the people of Umuofia?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
8.     What did they produce?
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9.     What was the most important god that protects crops?
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10.           What did the clan believe about their customs?
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11.           What did they think will happen to the people who break these customs?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
12.           What is the name of Okonkwo’s village?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
13.           Why did people respect Okonkwo?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
14.           Did the war frighten Okonkwo?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
35.           What does “Umuofia kwenu” mean?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
36.           What does “Yaa” mean?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
37.           Whose wife was killed in Mbaino?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
40.           Why the people of Mbaino chose to send a young man and a young woman?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
41.           To whom was the young woman given?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
42.           To whom was the young boy Ikemefuna given?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
43.           This boy belongs to the clan”. Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
44.           How old was Ikemefuna then?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

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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”?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
53.           What were the customs about the week of peace say?
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b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………..
c. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..
54.           How did Okonkwo break the week of peace?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
55.           Why didn’t Okonkwo show anybody that he was sorry?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
56.           Why were the other villages not pleased with Okonkwo?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
57.           Who was the priest of the Earth Goddess who came to punish Okonkwo?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
58.           Take away your kola-nuts” Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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?
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61.           When was the day of wrestling?
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62.           What did the wrestling day mean to Ekwefi?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
63.           Why hadn’t Ekwefi married Okonkwo at first?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

Chapter 6:  Ikemefuna is to Go Home

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64.           How long had Ikemefuna lived with his new family?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
65.           What did Okonkwo want Nwoye to be?
a. …………………………………………………….……….……………            b. …………………………….……………………………….………………………
c. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..
66.           Why was Okonkwo happy when Nwoye complained about the women?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
67.           Did Nwoye really like war stories?
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68.           What sort of stories did Nwoye like to listen?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
69.           What was going to happen to Ikemefuna?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
70.           What did Ezeudu tell Okonkwo not to do?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
71.            Don’t help to kill him”. Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
72.           Who ordered the clan In Umuofia to kill Ikemefuna?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
73.            He calls you father”. Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
74.           What will happen if Okonkwo helps kill Ikemefuna?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

Chapter 7:   The Death of Ikemefuna

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75.           Where did the men go to kill Ikemefuna?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
76.            My father, they have killed me” Who said this?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
77.           Who killed Ikemefuna?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
78.           Did Okonkwo really want to kill Ikemefuna?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
79.           So, why did he kill Ikemefuna?
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80.           What did people of Umuofia believe about twins?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
81.           Where did women who had twin babies put their twins?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
82.           When did Nwoye lose his love for his father?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
87.            You haven’t eaten food for two days”. Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
88.            Why have I become like a shivering old woman”. Whom did Okonkwo ask?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

89.           Come and shake hands with me”. To whom did Okonkwo say?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
90.           Maduka will be very successful in his life”. Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
91.           Why did Okonkwo say that?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
92.           How did Okonkwo feel when he talked to Obierika?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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93.           If Ezinma were a boy, I would be very happy”. Why did Okonkwo say that?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
94.           Don’t worry about your son”. Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
95.           Why didn’t Obierika go with Okonkwo to kill Ikemefuna?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
96.           The Earth Goddess can’t punish me”. Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

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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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
99.           What is the meaning of “ogbanje”?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
100.      How was Ezinma different from ogbanje children?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
101.      What did people believe about an ogbanje and the spirits?
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102.      How do they separate an ogbanje child and the world of the spirits?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
103.      What is meant by “A medicine man”?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
104.      When had the medicine man found Ezinma’s stone?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
105.      How was Ezinma’s stone?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
106.      Why had Ekwefi believed that Ezinma would not die?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

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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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
110.      What did Chielo tell the people about?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
112.       Don’t ignore the wishes of Agbala” Who said this?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
113.      Where did Agbala want to see Ezinma?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
114.      I will carry you on my back” To whom did Chielo say?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
115.      What did Ekwefi decide to do when Chielo took Ezinma away?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
116.      Why did Ezinma begin to cry?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

Chapter 11:   The Cave of Agbala

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117.      Somebody is walking behind me” Who shouted?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
118.      How did the priestess, Chielo, get in and out of the cave of the god Agbala?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
122.      What does “Umuofia obodo dike” mean?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
123.      Why did everybody come to Ezeudu’s funeral?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
124.      Why was Ezeudu buried after the dark?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
125.      Who was the young boy killed in Ezeudu’s funeral?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
126.      Why should Okonkwo leave Umuofia?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
129.      Who would look after Okonkwo’s yams?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
130.      Where did Okonkwo and his family go?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
131.      Who set fire to Okonkwo’s huts and killed his animals?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
132.      What were they wearing?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
133.      Why did they destroy Okonkwo’s compound?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
134.      Who told them to do that?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
135.      Did they still like Okonkwo?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

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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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
138.      What was given to Okonkwo in Mbanta?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………..
b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………..
c. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………..
139.      What was Okonkwo’s wish since he was a young boy?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
140.      What does the name “Nneka” mean?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
141.      What did Uchendu mean when he said, “Mother is the most important of all”?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
142.      What was Uchendu’s advice to Okonkwo?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

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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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

146.      What did Obierika bring to Okonkwo from Umuofia?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
147.      What did Uchendu offer to Okonkwo and his three guests?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
148.      What news did Obierika give to Okonkwo?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
149.      What did Obierika mean by ‘Iron horse’?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
150.      What did the Oracle tell the people at Abame about the white man?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
151.      Was the Oracle right?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
152.      Why did the people of Abame kill the white man?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
153.      What did they do after killing the white man, And why?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
154.      Why hadn’t the white man kill the old and sick people in Abame?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
155.      Never kill a man who says nothing” Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

Chapter 15:   The Missionaries Come to Mbanta

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156.      As the interpreter said, why did the missionaries come to Mbanta?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
157.      How could the people in Mbanta understand the white man’s words?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
158.      Was the interpreter from Mbanta?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
159.      What did the interpreters say to the people of Mbanta?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….……..
b. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……..
c. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..……..
d. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……..
e. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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g. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….………..
h. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………..
160.      We have come to help you. The great God has sent us”. Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
161.      Where will the people go after they die if they worship the new God?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
162.      What did the white man promise to bring when he comes back to live in Mbanta?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
163.      What did the people of Mbanta say when they heard, “Your gods aren’t alive and can’t hurt you”?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
164.      Who was the son of the God the interpreter talked about?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
165.      Why did Okonkwo stay at the meeting although he wasn’t interested to?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
166.      Why did Okonkwo say, “Your god must have a wife then
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
167.      Did the missionaries answer the question about the god’s wife?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
168.      Who was the young boy who had been listening carefully?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
169.      What had excited Nwoye?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
172.      Did the people of Mbanta have a king?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
173.      Why did the missionaries ask the Mbanta ruler for a piece of land?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
174.      Where was the piece of land given to Missionaries?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
175.      What does the “Evil forest” mean?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
176.      Why did the people fear going into the Evil Forest?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
177.      What did people think would happen to the missionaries in the Evil Forest?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
178.      What did the people thought when the missionaries didn’t die?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
179.      How many converters were there first?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
180.      What was the name of the new religion, and the people who worship it?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
181.      Why didn’t Nwoye dare go too near the missionaries?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
182.      What was the name of the interpreter?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
183.      What was the church made of?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

Chapter 17:   Nwoye Leaves Home

      @: Give short answers:

184.      Who saw Nwoye with the converters?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
185.      Why did Okonkwo beat Nwoye?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
186.      Let the boy go at once” Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
187.      What did Nwoye do when Okonkwo had beaten him?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
188.      What did Nwoye want to do in Umuofia?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
189.      Why had the white missionary started a school in Umuofia?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
190.      Why did Okonkwo say that Nwoye wasn’t worth fighting for?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
191.      Why did Okonkwo remember his father, Unoka?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
192.      Why was Okonkwo ashamed of Nwoye?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

Chapter 18:   Some New Converters

       @: Give short answers:

193.      Why didn’t the clan worry about the converters?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
194.      Where did the converters take the thrown twins?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
195.      What was the first problem between the missionaries and the converters?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
196.       What is meant by “osu”?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
197.      How many of the osu wanted to become converters?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
198.       We are all God’s children” Why did Mr. Kiaga say that?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
199.       An osu needs God more than you do” Who said?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

         @: Mark these sentences with true or false:  As in the custom:-

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

        @: Give short answers:

206.      What was the trouble between an osu and the clan in Mbanta?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
207.      What did they believe of that holy snake?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
208.      What was the snake called?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
209.      What was the punishment if a man killed that snake accidentally?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
210.      Did anybody see the osu kill the snake?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
211.      Why didn’t they kill the osu?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
212.      How many groups formed by women converters to clean the church?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
c. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..
213.      Why did the women come back with empty pots and baskets?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
214.      What did they think when the accused converter became ill, and then died?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
        
         @: Mark these sentences with true or false:

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

         @: Give short answers:

218.      Why did Okonkwo prepare a large meal before leaving Mbanta to Umuofia?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
219.      Why did Okonkwo build a large compound after returning to Umuofia?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
223.      Why did Obierika think that the white man was very clever?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
         @: Mark these sentences with true or false:

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

          @: Give short answers:

234.      What had the white man brought beside the new religion and the government?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
235.      What did Mr. Brown build in Umuofia after the church?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
236.      Did the people answer him to send their children to his school?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
237.      What had resulted from that school?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………..
b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
238.      What was Nwoye’s Christian name?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
239.       Was Okonkwo happy with Mr. Brown’s news about Nwoye?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
240.      Why was Okonkwo not happy in Umuofia? Because of these reasons:-
a. ………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………..
b. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………..
c. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..
d. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
     e. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………..
241.      Who made these changes?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
242.      Who came to replace Mr. Brown after he became ill?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
245.      Why did the interpreter lie to the commissioner?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
246.      What did the clansmen think when they burnt the church?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….


         @: Mark these sentences with true or false:

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

        @: Give short answers: 

251.      What did the commissioner send to the leader of Umuofia?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
252.       Go and bring in my men” Who said in the meeting with the leaders?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
253.      How many men were brought there by the interpreter?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
254.      Why did the commissioner punish the six leaders?    Because they ………………….
a. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….………..
b. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….………..
255.      What must the leaders give the court as a punishment?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
256.      Did the men of Umuofia know that court messengers will take 50 of these bags?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
257.      What happened to the leaders of the clan in the prison?
  a. ………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………….………………………….

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

 @: Mark these sentences with true or false:

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

Chapter 23:   Okonkwo Kills a Messenger

         @: Give short answers:

260.      You all know why we are here” Who was the speaker at the market place?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
261.      Why were all the gods crying?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
262.      Some men of Umuofia weren’t at the meeting, who were they?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
263.      Why did the messengers come to the meeting?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
264.      What did that message say?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
265.      What did Okonkwo do to the chief messenger at the meeting?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
266.      How did Okonkwo know that his people wouldn’t fight?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
267.      What had happened to the clan?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….



Chapter 24:   The Death of Okonkwo

           @: Give short answers:

268.      Which one of you is called Okonkwo” Who asked?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
269.      What order did the commissioner give to his soldiers?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
270.      What did Obierika mean by “Perhaps your men can help us
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
271.      Why did Okonkwo hang himself?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
272.      What did Obierika say about Okonkwo?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
273.      Was it a crime for a man to kill himself?
  a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….

         @: Mark these sentences with true or false:
  
A man who killed himself can’t be buried by his clansmen. ( ……………….…

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