Quotes
“You see, I owe that man a thousand cowries. But he has not come to wake me up in the morning for it. I shall pay you, but not today [...] I shall pay my big debts first.”
Who is Unoka?
Origin of Okonkwo’s overwhelming fear of failure
What is because his father was a failure?
Okonkwo
Who is the main character?
The main method for religious control
What is fear of a higher power?
The author of the book
Who is Chinua Achebe?
“They were fools [...] They had been warned that danger was ahead. They should have armed themselves with their guns and their matches even when they went to market.”
Who is Okonkwo?
The reason for Ikemefuma’s death
What did Oracle of the Hills and the Caves order?
Unoka
Who is Okonkwo’s father?
Fate of twins in the Umoufia tribe
Who would be left in the Evil Forest to die?
The main drink of choice for festivals, meetings, and celebrations in the Umuofia tribe
What is palm wine?
“I don’t know. He is not my father.”
Who is Nwoye?
Who Okonkwo went to when he was exiled
Who is his mother’s kinsmen/family?
Ikemefume & Nwoye & Ezinma
Who are Okonkwo’s children?
The reason for Okonkwos exile after shooting Ezeudu’s son
What would appease the tribe's gods?
Okonkwo wishes she was a boy
Who is Ezinma?
“Let them laugh [...] God will laugh at them on the judgement day. Why do the nations rage and the peoples imagine a vain thing? He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh. The Lord shall have them in derision.”
Who is Mr. Kiaga?
Nyowe reminds Okonkwo of someone because of his ‘disgraceful’ behavior
Who is Unoka/Okonkwo’s Father?
Ekwefi
Who is Okonkwo’s second wife?
The first of Okonkwo’s family to be introduced to Christianity
Who is Nyowe?
The greatest insult to call Okonkwo
What is a woman?
“The story of this man who had killed a messenger and hanged himself would make interesting reading. One could almost write a whole chapter on him. Perhaps not a whole chapter but a reasonable paragraph, at any rate. There was so much else to include, and one must be firm in cutting out details.”
Who is the District Commissioner?
The reason Okonkwo took his own life
What did the loss of Okonkwo's reputation, land, and the changing of Igbo society cause?
Mr. Kiaga
Who is the teacher at Mbanta’s church?
The reason why the Umuofia tribe burned down the Christian church
What is the consequence for killing an ancestral spirit/unmasking the egwugwu?
Thought about writing a chapter about Okonkwo’s death
Who is the District Commissioner?