Author/Background
This is the writer of Things Fall Apart.
Who is Chinua Achebe?
This is the person who's son is killed at his funeral by Okonkwo.
Who is Ezeudu?
This is the main character of the book.
Who is Okonkwo?
This is who said, "When did you become a shivering old woman?"
Who is Okonkwo?
This event causes Okonkwo and his family to be exiled from Umuofia for seven years.
What is the accidental killing of Ezeudu’s son at a funeral?
This is the year in which the writer was born.
When is 1930?
This is the location of the Igbo village that Okonkwo lives in.
Where is Umuofia?
He is the father of Okonkwo.
Who is Unoka?
This is who said "It was like the snapping of a tightened bow."
Who is Nwoye?
This week-long period of enforced peace symbolizes the value of harmony and respect in Igbo society.
What is the Week of Peace?
This is the year in which the Book was published.
When is 1958?
These are the people who start converting people within the village.
Who are missionaries?
This is Okonkwo's oldest son.
Who is Nwoye?
This is who said "There is no story that is not true. The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others."
Who is Mr. Brown?
This god is the Oracle of the Hills and Caves, whose prophecies are delivered by a priestess.
Who is Agbala?
This is the genre of the book.
What is historical fiction or postcolonial literature?
This is the place where Okonkwo is exiled to, also his mother's homeland.
Where is Mbanta?
Who is Ikemefuna?
This is who said "The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one."
Who is Obierika?
This theme is illustrated through the conflict between traditional Igbo beliefs and the arrival of British colonialism and Christianity.
What is cultural clash (or tradition vs change)?
This is the poem, written by W.B. Yeats, that the title of the book comes from.
What is "The Second Coming?"
This is the type of plot that the book has.
What is a tragic downfall?
This is Okonkwo's daughter of his second wife, Ekwefi, whom Okonkwo regarda as wishing she were a boy.
Who is Ezinma?
This is who says, "That boy calls you father. Do not bear a hand in his death."
Who is Ezeudu?
This rigid missionary replaces Mr. Brown and clashes more aggressively with the Igbo traditions.
Who is Reverend Smith?