QUOTES
"I watched all the way to the top of the mountain. In the evening light, rising above the village, the dust was like a pink bomb blast: a great, unfolding flower. I understood only that my mother and father were lost."
Tamanzunchale
Not just the literally lost, but figuratively because they would not stop to help the family in the overturned truck.
List aspects of Okonkwo that are valued by his village and culture.
great athlete
great warrior
hard worker
earned a number of titles
the most common type of sentence
declarative
In "Tamunzunchale," what does the boy and his family witness when on vacation in Mexico?
A bad accident involving a truck getting run off the road.
Discuss the pressures in the stories to feel accepted that appear in the stories we have read.
the boy in "No Boundaries"
the girl in "Practice and Perfection"
Amy in "Fish Cheeks"
Then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. "Amy, your favorite." I wanted to disappear.
Fish Cheeks
Amy's father offering her food she likes but she is too embarrassed to notice.
give two examples of how Okonkwo treated his wives
he beat one of them during the Week of Peace
shot at another one
Is the verb in this sentence an action or being verb?
Julia is the first violinist in the orchestra.
In "Between Practice and Perfection," what happens when Ashley Anders tries to help the main character?
The main character accidentally kicks her in the nose.
Give two examples of people asserting their own identity in the stories.
girl in "Practice and Perfection"
boy in "Summer of Beautiful White Horse"
Nwoye in "Things Fall Apart"
"Inwardly, he was repentant. But he was not the man to go about telling his neighbors that he was in error."
Okonkwo
though he won't admit mistakes, on the inside, he understands what he did wrong and strives to be better.
Why is Okonkwo told not to be involved in Ikumafuna's death?
because they know that both of them care for each other.
Is there a direct object in this sentence and if so, what is it?
He carried the water cooler to the sideline.
yes: the water cooler
In "No Boundaries," how do the cool boys react to the main character winning the game of dodgeball?
They don't really seem to care.
Give at least two examples of people feeling they do not have power or control over their own lives in the stories we've read.
Boy from "Pep Assembly"
Boy from "Tamunzuchale"
Ikumafuna from "Things Fall Apart"
"It was the poetry of the new religion, something he felt in the marrow. [it] seemed to answer the vague and persistent question that haunted his young soul - the question of twins crying in the bush. . ."
Nwoye
on how he feels a stronger connection to Christianity than he own culture's beliefs and values.
Why is Ezinma Okonkwo's favorite child?
she works hard
she listens to her father
she does what's best for the family
Identify the conjunction in this sentence:
Not only is there a conjunction in this sentence but also a correlative conjunction.
not only. . . but also
In "Fish Cheeks," what does Amy not realize about what her mother does in preparing dinner?
She prepares all of Amy's favorite foods.
Give an example of a person in one of the stories exercising their power. Did they use it for good, or ill?
Boy from "Summer of Beautiful White Horse"
Boy from "Pep Assembly"
Okonkwo from "Things Fall Apart"
"It is no harm; pay no attention to it!"
Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
Uncle Khosrove's view on life, that is it doesn't cause harm it's not a problem. It's how he views the boys stealing the horse.
Why are the missionaries so successful in changing the culture of Umofia?
many people already treated as outcasts are ready to try something new.
identify the type of noun in this sentence:
The family travelled to Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving.
"The family" is a collective noun because it is made up of multiple people but counted as one unit.
In "Pep Assembly at Evergreen High," how does the boy manage to avoid getting bullied?
He beats up one of the boys using his boxing gloves
Discuss what kind of world the characters in the stories live in. Is the world a good place, a bad place, a little of both?
wide variety of answers