Characters
The son whom Okonkwo considers weak
Who is Nwoye?
A "man's crop"
What is the yam?
Okonkwo's village
What is Umuofia?
Says, “My father, they have killedme!”
Who is Ikemefuna?
The character whose first nine children die in infancy
Who is Ekwefi?
Village elders dressed as ancestral spirits
Who are the egwuwu?
This is where the daughter of Umuofia is killed, at the beginning of the book.
Where is Mbaino?
Says, “Let us not reason like cowards. If a man comes into my hut and defecates on the floor what do I do? Do I shut my eyes? No! I take a stick and break his head. That is what a man does.”
Who is Okonkwo?
Okonkwo's closest friend
Who is Obierika?
An unintenional killing is known as this kind of crime.
What is a female crime?
This village is wiped out by the white man.
What is Abame?
Says, "I shall pay you, but not today."
Who is Unoka?
The girl whom Okonkwo thinks should have been a boy
Who is Ezinma?
An evil child who is reborn over and over
What is an ogbanje?
This is where Unoka is taken when he dies.
What is the Evil Forest?
Says, “If I were you, I would have stayed at home. What you have done will not please the Earth. It is the kind of action for which the goddess wipes out whole families.
Who is Obierika?
The translator nicknamed "ashy buttocks"
Who is Mr. Kiaga?
A personal god
What is a chi?
This is where Okonkwo goes to live in exile.
Where is Mbanta?
Says, “’Ekwefi,’ she said, ‘is it true that when people are grown up, fire does not burnthem?’”
Who is Ezinma?
Okonkwo's uncle
Who is Uchendu?
Outcasts who join the church
Who are osu?
Young women sit under this tree when they are starting a family.
What is the silk cotton tree?
Says, “’Beware Okonkwo!’ she warned. ‘Beware of exchanging words with Agbala. Does a man speak when a god speaks? Beware!’”
Who is Chielo?