Men of Title
He became famous throughout the nine villages for throwing "Amalinze the Cat."
Who is Okonkwo?
This "king of crops" is a symbol of manliness and hard work in Ibo culture.
What are yams?
Okonkwo breaks the Week of Peace by beating this woman, his third wife.
Who is Ojiugo?
"Looking at a king's mouth, one would think he never sucked at his mother's ______."
What is breast?
The Oracle of the Hills and the Caves is named this; people come from far away to consult her.
Who is Agbala?
This man was described as a debtor, a lover of music, and "Agbala" (a person who has taken no title).
Who is Unoka?
This small shell is used as the official currency in Umuofia.
What are cowries?
This is the specific name of the sacred time during which no one is allowed to say a harsh word to their neighbor.
What is the Week of Peace?
"If a child washed his hands he could eat with ______."
Who are kings?
Unoka was carried to this location to die because his swelling sickness was considered an abomination to the Earth Goddess.
What is the Evil Forest?
This is the name of the boy who was brought to Umuofia as a "peace offering" from the village of Mbaino.
Who is Ikemefuna?
This ceremony involves breaking a nut to welcome guests; "he who brings [it] brings life."
What is the breaking of the kola nut?
The priest of the Earth Goddess who punishes Okonkwo for his lack of self-control.
Who is Ani (or Ezeani)?
"When the moon is shining the ______ becomes hungry for a walk."
Who are the cripples?
This is the name of the village that murdered a daughter of Umuofia, leading to the "settlement" involving Ikemefuna.
What is Mbaino?
Okonkwo’s eldest son, whom Okonkwo views as weak and lazy, much like his grandfather.
Who is Nwoye?
Achebe describes this literary device as the "palm-oil with which words are eaten."
What are proverbs?
This was the disastrous weather event that destroyed Okonkwo's first harvest during his sharecropping year.
What was a great drought (followed by a downpour/flood)?
This person told Okonkwo: "A proud heart can survive a general failure... it is more difficult and more bitter when a man fails alone."
Who is Unoka?
When the village is called to a meeting at the market place, they are summoned by the sound of this instrument (the "gome").
What is the ogane (or the hollow metal gong)?
The wealthy man who lent Okonkwo 800 seed-yams to start his first farm.
Who is Nwakibie?
This is the name for an individual’s "personal god" that determines their fortune.
What is a Chi?
Okonkwo is often criticized by the elders for his lack of this trait, especially when dealing with "unsuccessful" men.
What is humility (or patience)?
After Okonkwo insults a man at a meeting by calling him a woman, an elder says, "Those whose ____________ were cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble."
What are palm-kernels?
What are the nine masked men that represent the nine villages of the clan called?
Who are the egwugwus?