Guess Who!
What does that
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Chapters 1-5
Chapters 6-8
Background Info
100
I achieved fame at the age of eighteen after defeating Amalinze the Cat.
Who is Okonkwo
100
In Things Fall Apart, these are used a money/currency.
What are cowrie shells.
100
Okonkwo is a successful farm and grows this popular crop.
What are yams.
100
The spirits of "good children waiting to be born live in _____________. (Ch. 6)
What is the ancient silk-cotton tree.
100
Things Fall Apart is set in this modern-day African country.
What is Nigeria.
200
I am the mother of a 10-year old daughter. I lost nine children. I am Okonkwo's second wife.
Who is Ekwefi.
200
This is a literary term for when objects or people are used to represent ideas or qualities.
What is symbolism.
200
Nwakibie is a rich farmer that trusts Okonkwo with ________ __________.
What are yam seeds.
200
In Chapter 6, ________ and _________ are victorious in village wrestling match
Who are Maduka and Okafo.
200
Okonkwo fears being _______________ and _____________.
What is weak and a failure
300
I am Okonkwo's friend and the father of Maduka and Akueke.
Who is Obierika.
300
In Umuofia, this is a titled held only by respected elders.
What is Ogbuefi.
300
Okonkwo ____________ Osugo during a meeting in Chapter 4.
What is insult.
300
The arrival of the locust foreshadows ___________________.
What is the death of Ikemefuna.
300
Things Fall Apart was published in ________ A) 1964 B) 1959 C) 2001 D) 1905
What is 1959.
400
I am the "ill-fated lad" mention at the end of Chapter One.
Who is Ikemefuna.
400
The comparison of one thing to another without the use of 'like' or 'as'
What is a metaphor.
400
Okonkwo beats his youngest wife during the ___________ __ ____________.
What is the Week of Peace.
400
In Chapter 8, Okonkwo joins Obierika as he negotiates his daughter's ___________________.
What is a bride-price.
400
Nigeria gained its independence from Britain in __________. A) 1960 B) 1972 C) 1898 D) 1960
What is 1960
500
I am lazy and improvident musician/farmer. My son despises me and wishes to be nothing like me.
Who is Unoka.
500
Object from Igbo mythology that connects the spirit of an ogbanje child to the real world, causing it to return and be born again to the same mother
What is an iyi-uwa.
500
Ezinma offers to bring Okonkwo's ________ to the wrestling match.
What is a chair.
500
________ born in Umuofia are placed in pots and left in the forest.
What are twins.
500
After graduating from college, Chinua Achebe worked as a _____________. A) novelist B) poet C) English Teacher d) Journalist
What is an English Teacher.
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