Characters
Igbo Culture & Traditions
Plot Events
Colonialism & Conflict
Themes & Symbols
100

He is the protagonist of the novel.

Who is Okonkwo?

100

The wrestling festival celebrates this agricultural staple.

What is the yam?

100

Okonkwo accidentally kills this clansman, leading to his exile.

Who is Ezeudu’s son?

100

The first missionaries are considered strange because of their belief in this concept.

What is one God?

100

Yams symbolize this trait in Igbo society

What is masculinity / wealth / success?

200

Okonkwo’s father, known for laziness and love of music.

Who is Unoka?

200

The Week of Peace honors this goddess

Who is Ani (the earth goddess)?

200

This boy, given to Umuofia as part of a settlement, is later killed

Who is Ikemefuna?

200

The outcasts who join the church are called this.

What are osu?

200

Fire symbolizes this aspect of Okonkwo’s personality.

What is anger / destruction?

300

Okonkwo’s eldest son who converts to Christianity

Who is Nwoye?

300

This is the traditional Igbo wrestling match that made Okonkwo famous.

What is defeating Amalinze the Cat?

300

Okonkwo participates in Ikemefuna’s death because he fears being seen as this

What is weak?

300

Reverend Smith replaces this more tolerant missionary.

Who is Mr. Brown?

300

The title Things Fall Apart refers to the collapse of this society.

What is Igbo society / Umuofia?

400

The priestess of Agbala who takes Ezinma to the cave

Who is Chielo?

400

A bride-price negotiation involves these items, often including palm wine.

What are kola nuts / bride-price items?

400

Okonkwo returns to Umuofia after this number of years in exile.

What is seven years?

400

The District Commissioner plans to write a book with this title.

What is “The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger”?

400

This proverb reflects the importance of storytelling and tradition: “Proverbs are the ______ of words.”

What is palm oil?

500

The missionary who first establishes a church in Mbanta.

Who is Mr. Brown?

500

The egwugwu represent these beings in Igbo society.

Who are ancestral spirits?

500

The novel ends with Okonkwo committing this act.

What is suicide?

500

The church is built in the Evil Forest to test this belief.

What is that the forest will kill those who enter it?

500

Okonkwo’s greatest fear is becoming like this person

Who is Unoka?