Vocabulary
What is the meaning of Effeminate as used in the book?
having characteristics and ways of behaving traditionally associated with women.
Okonkwo's son who is viewed as weak and effeminate
Nwoye
Obi
Who is the main character in "Things Fall Apart"?
Okonkwo
Where did Okonkwo go during his Exile?
A. Umuofia B. America C. Mbanta D. Great Britain
C. Mbanta
What is the definition of Benevolent?
well meaning and kindly.
The name of Okonkwo's lazy father.
Unoka
The king of crops that represents wealth within the Igbo community is ____.
Where did the white missionaries build their church?
The Evil Forest
How many years was Okonkwo in exile?
A. 10 B. 5 C. 3 D. 7
D. 7
A thing that causes disgust or hatred.
Abomination.
The name of Okonkwo's second wife and the mother of Okonkwo's favorite child, Ezinma.
Ekwefi
______ is Okonkwo's closest friend who his known for his thoughtful nature.
Obierika
How did Okonkwo's life end?
He hung himself.
Who is Mr.Brown's successor that is deemed as strict?
A. Unoka B. The Reverend James Smith C. Cheilo D. Ezinma
B. The Reverend James Smith
Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
Capricious
The priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and Caves.
Chielo
This novel takes place in Umuofia which is in the southeastern part of what is now known as the country ______.
Nigeria
Why did Okonkwo get sent into exile?
He accidently killed Ezeudu's son.
What did Okonkwo do to the messenger that was sent by the District Commissioner?
He drew his machete and decapitated him.
The Igbo phrase for a personal god.
"chi"
The older brother of Okonkwo's mother that welcomed him into Mbanta and provided him with land to build a home and farm.
Uchendu
An ______ is a stone that an Ogbanje burries that creates a link between the Ogbanje and the spirit world or mother.
What is the name of a child that dies repeatedly and comes back to its mother's womb to be reborn?
Ogbanje
What happens to the sacred python?
Okoli, a member of Christianity, claims to have killed the sacred python.