Character ID
“But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness”
Okonkwo
After an Umuofian woman was murdered in the Mbaino marketplace, what was the ultimatum Umuofia issued?
To avoid war, Mbaino had to send a virgin and young boy (Ikemefuna)
“I have brought you here because you joined together to molest others, to burn people’s houses and their place of worship”
District Commissioner
Lazy and always in debt
Unoka
The people of Umuofia are fearful of the locusts arrival because they've never seen locusts before.
False
“He had a bad chi or personal god, and evil fortune followed him to the grave, or rather to his death, for he had no grave”
Unoka
What does Okonkwo do before leaving Mbanta?
Hosts a feast
Has Obierika build him two huts in his old compound
“How dare you, woman, to go before the mighty Agbala of your own accord? Beware, women, lest he strike you in his anger. Bring me my daughter”
Chielo
Afraid to show weakness
Okonkwo
Okonkwo can't eat after killing Ikemefuna.
True
“He could hardly imagine that Okonkwo was not his real father”
Ikemefuna
Why are six leaders, including Okonkwo jailed by the District Commissioner?
They are jailed for burning the church.
"If I were you I would have stayed home. What you have done will not please the Earth"
Obierika
Prefers his mother's stories
Nwoye
Before becoming a successful farmer, Okonkwo was a sharecropper
True
“He sat down in his obi and mourned his friend’s calamity. Why should a man suffer so grievously for an offense he had committed inadvertently?...He remembered his wife’s twin children, whom he had thrown away. What crime had they committed?”
Obierika
What are two changes to Umuofia that Okonkwo sees when he returns from his exile?
the white men have built a prison.
many Umuofian leaders have given up their titles and converted to Christianity.
the white men have established a court of law that employs some Africans.
"‘That boy calls you father...Bear no hand in his death’”
Ezeudu
Considered an ogbanje
Ezinma
After a white man rode into the village on a bicycle, the people of Abame destroy a neighboring village
False
“The egwugwu with the spring walk was one of the dead fathers of the clan. He looked terrible with his face painted white except for the round hollow eyes and the charred teeth that were as big as a man’s fingers”
Okonkwo
What event causes Okonkwo to realize that he can't save his village and its traditions because the village is on the verge of surrendering.
The lack of support following his killing of the messenger
“Do you know how many children I have buried- children I begot in my youth and strength? Twenty-two. I did not hang myself, and I am still alive”
Uchendu
A large funeral is held in his honor because he has three titles. Even the egwugwu attend.
Ezeudu
Leaders of Umuofia burn the church because the missionaries hid the royal python in the church.
False