character/guess who
"'Ekwefi,' she said, 'is it true that when people are grown up, fire does not burn them?' Ezinma, unlike most children, called her mother by her name." (achebe 40).
Ezinma
When clan members speak they mainly use ____?
proverbs
The novel is set in?
nigeria
“Never kill a man who says nothing” (Achebe 14).
Undechu
Who is the author of things fall apart?
Chinua achebe
“was not afraid of war. He was a man of action, a man of war. Unlike his father he could stand the look of blood” (Achebe 2). Who is it?
Okonkwo
___ are usually thrown away
twins
Oknokwo lives in the nine villages of?
Umuofia
“Living fire begets cold, impotent ash” (Achebe 17).
The narrator
Which crop is a staple in the igbo tribe?
yams
"'My father, they have killed me!' as he ran towards him. Dazed with fear, Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down. He was afraid of being thought weak." (Achebe 61).
ikemefuna
____ is a child who dies and is suddenly reborn again
obanje
What village was oknokwo and his family exile to?
Mbanta
“That boy calls you father. ... Bear no hand in his death” (Achebe 13).
ezedu
Which food is shared the most when it comes to special occasions?
the kola nut
"Do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and a proud heart…” (Achebe 24).
unoka
_____are humans in disguise
egwugwu
Where were the missionaries allowed to build churches?
the evil forest
“He was not afraid of war. He was ... a man of war” (Achebe 4).
narrator
Which animal is killed by a convert?
python
"Once upon a time," she began, "all the birds were invited to a feast in the sky." (achebe 96).
ewkefi
Before marriage, ___ must be negotiated
What was the village that was destroyed by the white men?
abate
“Okonkwo had clearly washed his hands and so he ate with the kings and elders” (Achebe 1).
narrator
Why cant anyone touch okonkwos body?
Because it would be a taboo