Characters
Young wrestler who became a village hero
Okonkwo
Priestess of Agbala
Chielo
Staple crop symbolizing masculinity
yams
Who kills Ikemefuna?
Okonkwo
Who is Ezinma's mother
Ekwefi
Lazy. Coward. Always in debt
Sacred week forbidding violence
Week of peace
Goddess honored during the week of peace
Ani
Why is Okonkwo exiled?
He accidentally kills a clansman
Priestess who takes Ezinma to the oracle
Chielo
Boy from Mbaino that comes to live with Okonkwo
Ikemefuna
Masked ancestors
egwugwu
Okonkwo's greatest fear
failure/weakness
Why did Ikemefuna come to Umuofia
He was given to the clan to avoid war after an Umuofia woman was killed
Formal position of influence for women in the village
Priestess
Okonkwo's youngest wife
Ojiugo
A person's personal spirit/god
What does Ikemefuna's death foreshadow for Nwoye?
Drifting away from clan values
How did Okonkwo start his own barn of yams
He was a share cropper. He borrowed yams.
Ekwefi shows influence over her home by defiantly given her daughter what?
eggs
Tells Okonkwo not to have a hand in Ikemefuna's death
Ezeudu
A child that dies only to be reborn repeatedly
Ogbanje
When Ezinma is taken by Chielo, what does Okonkwo's reaction reveal about his character?
Where does Okonkwo and his family go during their exile?
Mbanta
How does Ezinma challenge the traditional view of the patriarchy
She demonstrates many qualities that Okonkwo respects. She gets Okonkwo to eat again after Ikemefuna's death