Characters
She is the narrator and protagonist of our novel.
Who is Kambili?
The piece of furniture Papa breaks in the beginning of the novel.
What is an etagere?
The date of Nigerian independence from the UK.
What was October 1st, 1960?
What is communion?
The color of the hibiscus flowers at the Achike compound.
What are red hibiscuses?
Who is Jaja?
The type of flowers that grow in Auntie Ifeoma's yard in Nsukka.
What are purple hibiscuses?
The main factor that motivated the military coup.
What is corruption?
The name of the "body of Christ" that is used in Catholic rituals; has a bit of a crunch to it!
What is the Eucharist?
What Papa threw at his son in the first chapter in the novel.
What is a missal?
The patriarch of the Achike family; the priest's favorite son.
Who is Eugene?
The item that triggers Papa to severely beat the narrator.
What was the painting of Papa-Nnukwu?
The racial group of Nigerians blamed for the 1966 coup.
Who are the Igbo?
The percentage of Catholic Igbo people in Nigeria.
What is 2/3rds?
The type of juice the narrator chokes on at lunch.
What is cashew juice?
The name of the narrator's mother; her name is not mentioned until chapter 2!
Who is Beatrice?
Mama's decision to deal with her abusive husband.
What is to slowly poison him over time?
The capital of Nigeria during the coup.
What is Lagos?
Name of the war the Igbo fought with Catholic supporters against the military coup.
What is the Biafran War?
The language the Achike family speaks in public.
What is English?
Editor of Papa's newspaper called The Standard; he was arrested for negatively reporting on Heads of State!
Who is Ade Coker?
Father Amadi encourages the narrator to use this...
What is her voice?
The total amount of people killed in the 1966 coup.
What is 22 people?
Name of the Igbo priest beatified by the Catholic Church in 1998.
Who was Cyprian Michael Tansi?
The name of the Achike's hometown.
What is Enugu?