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the main character of "Things Fall Apart?"
Ok/Okonkwo.
100
the name of the village Ok and his people live in?
Umofia.
100
did Ikemefuna live in Ok's house?
As a repayment because one of the men of Mbaino killed a woman from Umofia.
200
Ikemefuna?
Teenage boy from Mbaino village.
200
the name of their most important goddess?
Ani, the earth goddess. (Ok and his people are pagan, polytheistic. They believe in many gods.)
200
do the people of Umofia celebrate the Feast of the New Yam?
To give thanks to the earth goddess.
300
Ok's oldest son?
Nwoye.
300
Ok/Okonkwo most afraid of?
He is most afraid of being a weak failure like his father was.
300
did Ok beat one of his wives during the time of the feast of the New Yam?
She had cut a few leaves off a banana tree but Ok later accused her of killing it.
300
What is the name of the author who wrote "Things Fall Apart"?
Chinua Achebe.
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Ok's father?
Unoka.
400
What is an obi?
A small house/building.
400
is Ok so violent?
He believes that to be a man, one must be violent and hardworking. Ok doesn't want to be weak like his father was, so violence is his way of showing his strength and masculinity.
400
In what country does "Things Fall Apart" take place?
Nigeria (west Africa).
500
Amalinze the Cat?
The wrestler that Ok beat in a match when he was eighteen years old.
500
What kinds of activities take place during the Feast of the New Yam?
Eating; drinking; painting houses and body, wrestling.
500
Why does Ok kill Nwoye even after the oracle told Ok not to kill the boy?
He was afraid of appearing weak in front of the other village men.
500
Where did Chinua Achebe die?
Here in Boston, Massachusetts in 2013.