Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
Chapter 1: Okonkwo
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1.
What is this novel (story) about?
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Where did the people in this novel live?
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3.
How many villages were there in Umuofia
district?
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4.
What is meant by “a clan”?
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Was the religion of these people Christianity?
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Did the people of these villages belong to the same
clan?
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What were the people of Umuofia?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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What did they produce?
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9.
What was the most important god that protects
crops?
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What did the clan believe about their customs?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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Did the war frighten Okonkwo?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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or false:
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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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or false:
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?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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or false:
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”?
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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?
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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?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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false:
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. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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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or false:
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?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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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or false:
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?
a. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
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or false:
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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or false:
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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or false:
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. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
f. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..
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:
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