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Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Figurative Language
Characters
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In Chapter 24, what is the significance of the number 14
What is the number of people killed in the greatest battle in which Okonkwo ever fought.
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Okonkwo's final decision (SPOILER ALERT!).
What is he hanged himself.
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Chapter 25: "Then they came to the tree from which Okonkwo's body was dangling."
What is Imagery: (Senses appealed to: Sight (body was dangling)?
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Chapter 25: Should be buried like a dog after his shameful death.
Who is Okonkwo?
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1972: "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse..."
What is The Godfather
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How does Okonkwo show his excitement for battle against the Christians?He brings out his old war dress.
What is He brings out his old war dress.
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Why does Obierika ask the missionaries for help
Okonkwo's body is cursed, and thus nobody in the village can touch it.
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Chapter 24: "Okonkwo's machete descended twice and the man's head lay beside his uniformed body."
What is Imagery: (Sense appealed to: Sight (head lay beside his uniformed body)?
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Chapter 24: Okonkwo chopped his head off.
What is the head messenger.
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1994: "Life is like a box of chocolates..."
What is Forrest Gump
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What is the biggest obstacle, in Okonkwo's mind, to fighting the Christians?
Egonwanne
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What is the irony of Okonkwo's death?
He was the greatest warrior in the village and now will be buried like a dog. OR He took the cowardly way out.
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Chapter 24: "He ground his teeth."
What is Imagery: Sound (ground)?
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Chapter 24: Okonkwo is worried this person will convince the village not to fight.
Who is Egonwanne?
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1976: "Yo, Adrian...!"
What is Rocky
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"Our fathers never dreamed of such a thing...a white man never came to them. So we must do what our fathers never would have done."
What is Okika's reason for why Umuofia must go to war against the Christians.
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Page 179/208(PB): Find the quote from the DC indicating the fate of the villagers.
..."bring it and all these people to the court"
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Chapter 24: "...his voice turned every man into a lion."
What is Metaphor: comparing men to lions.
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Chapter 24: A great orator, and one of the six imprisoned village leaders.
Who is Okika?
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1961: "I want to be in America...!"
What is West Side Story
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Why does Okonkwo derive pleasure from the pain in his back?
He hopes his scars will prompt the village to fight the Christians.
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The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger.
What is the name of the District Commissioner's novel.
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Chapter 24: "...they noticed the long stripes on Okonkwo's back where the warders whip had cut into his flesh."
What is Imagery: Sight (noticed, stripes) or Feel (whip, cut into his flesh)?
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Chapter 24: the first man to address Umuofia.
Who is Onyeka?
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1997: "I'm king of the World...!"
What is Titanic