Characters
Okonkwo and his family are a part of what ethnic group?
Igbo
How many wives does Okonkwo have by the end of the novel?
Three
The following quote is an example of which type of figurative language.
"He saw the world as a battlefield in which the children of light were locked in mortal conflict with the sons of darkness"
Simile
This a changeling child, or evil spirit, that constantly dies and is reborn to bring suffering to the mother.
Hint-Ezinma was thought to be one of these.
Ogbanje
"Living fire begets cold, impotent ash"
Okonkwo
Character is nicknamed "The Roaring Flame"
Okonkwo
What holy animal do the clan suspect the Christians have killed and eaten
Python
Which characters are foils? (Exact opposites)
Okonkwo and Unoka
Who are the Osu?
Outcasts
Ikemefuna
This character changed his name to "Isaac"
Nwoye
Who is the first missionary that arrives in Umuofia?
Mr. Brown
Proverbs
What is the name for one's personal god, or spirit guide?
Chi
"He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart."
The first missionary that arrives in Umuofia, known for his compromising and tolerant nature.
Mr. Brown
He unmasks an egwugwu
Give one example of irony in the story.
Answers will vary:
Possible topics could include Okonkwo's exile and his death, or the title of the District Commissioners book.
"Mr. Brown preached against an excess of such zeal"
What does zeal mean in the context of the sentence?
Intense enthusiasm or passion
"This is the house of God and I will not live to see it desecrated."
Mr. Smith
This character was an over-zealous Christian convert
Enoch
What is the major conflict in "Things Fall Apart"
The battle between traditional beliefs and the changes brought by colonization.
(Tradition vs. Change)
Give one example of foreshadowing in the novel.
Possible Answers:
The arrival of the Locusts / White Missionaries
Obierika's advice to Okonkwo after the killing of Ikemefuna
Ezeudu's warning
Nwoye's conversion
Okonkwo's suicide
Proverbs
What did the tribe name the titleless men who followed Christianity?
Efulefu
"Why can't you take him down yourself?"
The District Commissioner