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Who wrote 'Things Fall Apart'?
Chinua Achebe
The name of Okonkwo's father is...
Unoka
The name of the boy given to Okonkwo after a woman was murdered in Mbaino.
Ikemefuna
Who did Okonkwo throw during his famous wrestling match?
Amalinze the Cat
How many titles did Okonkwo have?
Two.
What crime did Okonkwo commit when he beat his youngest wife for destroying a tree?
He broke the Week of Peace.
What did Okonkwo grow on his farm?
Yams.
The name of Okonkwo's favourite daughter...
Ezinma
Name and explain the two types of crimes that a person could commit in Umuofia.
Male crime - one committed on purpose, with intent.
Female crime - one committed accidentally.
Where was Okonkwo banished/exiled to?
Motherand - Mbanta
Why was Okonkwo banished to Mbanta?
During Ezeudu's funeral ceremony, Okonkwo's gun accidentally fired and Okonkwo killed Ezeudu's son.
How long was Okonkwo's banishment?
The name of the missionary who was kind and empathetic to the Igbo people.
Mr Brown.
The name of the Igbo zealot who killed an egwugwu and a royal python
Enoch.
The name of the missionary who was a zealot and who hated the non-Christian Igbo people
Mr Smith
What actions did the community take when Enoch killed an egwugwu?
The burnt down his house and the church.
This is the term for a child who repeatedly dies and is reborn to the same mother, causing great sorrow.
Ogbanje.
Why can't Obierika cut down Okonkwo's body?
In Igbo culture, suicide is a sin. The Igbo cannot handle the corpse as it is an abomination.
Explain why Christianity was appealing to the Igbo.
It was very accepting and all the outcasts felt welcomed. It spoke against unfair traditions (like the killing of twins). It accepted gentle people, like Nwoye.
What is Nwoye's Christian name?
Isaac.
Who wrote The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger?
The District Commissioner.
Explain how the novel ends.
Okonkwo kills a court messenger with his machete and then kills himself.
Was Okonkwo a good Umuofian man?
Yes - Titles, warrior, many wives and children, successful farmer.
No - Does not respect customs (Week of Peace), abuses and beats his family, has a big ego
Why did Okonkwo kill himself?
He knew that the Igbo had changed too much and would neever be the powerful warriors they once were. He knew that the Igbo would never fight the white man. He knew he would be hanged for killing a messenger so he took matters into his own hands.
Loss of culture and tradition, loss of family members, loss of belief system (polytheism).