Vocab
Give the two vocabulary terms for 1) physical strength and good health. 2) having an affection or liking for.
What is "Vigor (noun)" and "to be fond (of)"?
Give me one of the words which mean: 1) having or showing a wish to do evil to others. and 2) characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.
What is "malicious" OR "malevolent"
One reason why Okonkwo is famous
(One answer is fine) What is 1) he is a successful, prosperous, or wealthy farmer 2) he is a famous wrestler or 3) He has three wives
this is what the villagers do when the locusts come
What is eat them?
What happens at Ezeudu's funeral and what is the consequence?
What is Okonkwo inadvertently kills Ezeudu's son and he and his family are banished for 7 years
Give the two vocabulary terms for 1) to evade or escape from and 2) the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
What is "to elude" and "colonization"
Give me three vocabulary words for
1) magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur.
2) neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.
3) given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
This is why Okonkwo took in Ikemefuna
What is a daughter from Umuofia was murdered and so Ikemefuna was a part of the deal, ultimatum, settlement, etc?
This is the person who kills Ikemefuna and this is what he THINKS after killing him (not feels-- we already know this person feels bad)
Who is Okonkwo and what is
He said he was becoming a woman. A man who had killed five men in battle should not fall to
pieces over the death of a boy.
The is Agbala, the priestess the caves in real life?
Who is Chielo?
Give me two vocabulary words for 1) an accident and 2) important; famous 2. projecting from something; protuberant.
Give me three vocabulary words for:
1) abundant in supply or quantity.
2) to move or fall downward.
and 3) having characteristics and ways of behaving traditionally associated with women
What is "Copious," "to descend," and "effeminate"
This is how decisions are made in Umuofia and what is Okonkwo's biggest fear?
What is the oracle and what is resembling his father
1) True or false :True or False: Obierika, Okonkwo’s best friend said Okonkwo’s action was the kind of action that would not please the Earth; that the goddess would wipe out an entire family for such an action. 2) this is what Obierika and his relatives use to determine a bride price for Obierika’s daughter?
what is true and what is palm wine
This is why the men from Ezeudu’s quarter demolish Okonkwo’s houses and barn, and kill his animals?
what is they were cleansing the land which Okonkwo had polluted.
Give me an example of a character in TFA (NOT OKONKWO) who is considered prosperous- explain why and also, give me an example of an ultimatum- any example
Who is .... up to the discretion of Queen P
Give me the appropriate vocab word for :
1) intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people
2) a person or animal's intestines or internal organs
3) a contagious disease that affects the skin
and 4) the infliction of serious damage on something.
What is "Esoteric," "Entrails," "Leprosy," and "Mutilation"
This is why Okonkwo is worried about his son, Nwoye. Also, this is the manly crop in igbo culture. Also, this is the unspeakable thing Okonkwo did during the Week of Peace
What is 1) he is lazy or reminds him of unoka. What is 2) a yam? And what is 3) "beat his wife?"
1) True or False: Ekwefi had borne ten children, but nine of them had died in infancy. She began giving them names like “Death, I implore you,” and “May it not happen again.” and 2) this what the rumors say about the white men at first and 3) True or False: An ogbanje was a blessed child who is destined to live a long and blessed life.
What is True, what is they thought they were lepers/had leprosy and what is false
One person wondered why a man should suffer because of an inadvertent mistake. He/she also wondered why twins had to be thrown away. This person concluded that the clan had to punish offenses so that the Earth would not loose her wrath on all the land. Who was it and who is he in relation to Okonkwo?
Who is Obierika and his best/friend?
Give me the vocabulary word for: 1) not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless. 2) looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering. and 3) a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
What is 1) improvident 2) haggard and 3) emissary
Give me the appropriate vocabulary terms for:
1) an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
2) a disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
3) fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
4) widespread condition in which many people in a country or region are unable to access adequate food supplies.
What is "Calamity," "Delirious," "Eloquent," and "Famine"?
This is 1) what Okonkwo wishes for Ezinma, and 2) what sport the village watches during the Feast of the New Yam 3) How did the village decide to kill Ikemefuna?
What is 1) he wishes she were a boy, , 2) Wrestling 3) The Oracle
1) What was Ezinma’s iyi-uwa, or link with the ogbanje?
2) What was the purpose of the trial described in Chapter 10?
3) This is what Ekwefi and Okonkwo do when Chielo requests Ezinma in the middle of the night
what is 1) a stone 2) a domestic violence/ abusive husband/use the word abuse/hit in answer 3) they both follow Ezinma
This is what Chi means in Igbo culture and this is why a cold shiver runs through Okonkwo on page 121 (no looking)
what is 1) a personal God and what is 2) Ezeudu is the man who told Okonkwo not to participate in Ikemefuna’s death.