Things Fall Apart
Enrique's Journey
Parable of the Sower
Literary Terms
100
What is the original source of Okonkwo's fame?
Beating Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling match.
100
What country is Enrique from?
Honduras
100
What is the main character's first name?
Lauren
100
One section of a poem
Stanza
200
What is the name of Okonkwo's first wife?
It is not given.
200
What is Enrique's main addiction?
Sniffing glue
200
What is the main character's special ability?
Hyperempathy - she feels what other people are feeling when she looks at them
200
A word that imitates the sound it describes: "The books fell with a loud thump."
Onomatopoeia
300
What is the verdict in the trial about the man who was beating his wife?
The husband must bring palm wine to the family, then the wife must return to him.
300
How does Enrique get across the border?
He swims across the Rio Grande on an innertube
300
What is the name of the main character's religion, and what is its central philosophy?
Earthseed - God is Change
300
Using a word for the opposite of what it usually means: A 300-pound bouncer whose nickname is "Tiny."
Irony
400
What two abominable acts do Enoch and his father commit?
Killing a sacred python and unmasking an egwugwu.
400
Why does Olga devote her life to helping migrants?
When she was diagnosed with cancer, she promised God that if she was ever cured she would devote her life to helping others.
400
How old is Bankole, the main character's lover? Or, how much older is he than Lauren?
He is 57, 39 years older than Lauren
400
A reference to someone or something from literature or history: "OMG, that guy is such a Romeo."
Allusion
500
What title has the District Commissioner selected for his book?
The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger
500
What are two of the names migrants use for the freight trains they ride through Mexico?
La Bestia, El Tren de la Muerte, El Gusano de Hierro, El Tren Peregrino
500
What real-life event likely inspired the book's post-apocalyptic setting?
The Rodney King Riots
500
The repetition of vowel sounds: "Men sell the wedding bells."
Assonance
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