Characters
Who is the protagonist of Things Fall Apart?
What is Okonkwo
What is the name of Okonkwo’s village?
What is Umuofia
Why does Okonkwo beat his wife during the Week of Peace?
What is She didn’t prepare his meal on time
What sport is popular in Umuofia and earns Okonkwo fame?
What is Wrestling
The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them." What does this proverb mean?
What is Success comes to the hardworking first.
Who is Okonkwo’s best friend who often advises him?
What Is Obierika
What is the most important crop in Umuofia?
What is Yams
What major event forces Okonkwo into exile? (He accidentally kills a clansman)
What is He accidentally kills a clansman
What punishment does Okonkwo receive for killing a clansman?
What is Seven years of exile
"A child who washes his hands can eat with kings." What does this proverb teach?
What is Those who earn respect can rise above their status.
Which character is taken from another village as part of a peace settlement?
What is Ikemefuna
What is the Week of Peace?
What is A sacred week where violence is forbidden
Why does Nwoye start to question Igbo traditions?
What is the Killing of Ikemefuna and the Treatment of twins
Who warns Okonkwo not to participate in Ikemefuna’s death?
What is Ogbuefi Ezeudu
"When the moon is shining, the cripple becomes hungry for a walk." What does this mean in the context of Igbo culture?
What is The moon represents joy and opportunity.
Who is Okonkwo’s eldest son, whom he sees as weak?
What Is Nwoye
What event decides a person’s fate after death in Igbo culture?
What is Their burial and whether they die honourably
What does Okonkwo fear the most?
What is Becoming like his father, Unoka
How did the missionaries attract their first Igbo converts?
What is By accepting the outcasts and those rejected by society
"An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb." What does this saying mean?
What is People feel uncomfortable when something reminds them of their problems.
Who is the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and Caves?
What is Chielo
How does Umuofia communicate war, death, or important events?
What is Through the town crier and talking drums
What is the first sign of colonial influence in Umuofia?
What is The arrival of Christian missionaries
What causes Okonkwo’s greatest moment of disappointment with Nwoye? Nwoye converting to Christianity
What is Nwoye converting to Christianity
"If one finger brings oil, it soils the others." What lesson does this teach?
What is a single bad influence can corrupt the whole group