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Vocabulary
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According to Umuofian legend, this person fought a "spirit of the wild" for 7 days and 7 nights.
What is the founder of Umuofia?
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This proverb describes how active Umuofians are when the moon is out.
What is ""When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk?"
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This is the only person who had ever seen the Agbala, the Oracle.
Who is Agbala's priestess?
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During a kindred meeting, Okonkwo insulted a man who had contradicted him by saying this.
What is "This meeting is for men?"
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This word, on page 3, means: tricky, clever and full of guile.
What is "wily?"
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On page 8, this proverb describes Okonkwo's rise from poverty.
What is "If a child washed his hands he could eat with kings."
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This is the number of men who met in the marketplace after being called by the town crier.
What is ten thousand?
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According to Chika, this is the specific reason why Unoka's crops always failed. (HINT: Laziness is NOT the answer.)
What is "Unoka would only plant on exhausted or overly used soil instead of clearing an untouched piece of land?"
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This proverb, on page 26, illustrates why people should not be arrogant.
What is "Those whose palm-kernels were cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble?"
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This word, on page 6, means: melancholy, mournful or fill of woe.
What is "plaintive?"
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On page 3, this simile is used to describe Okonkwo's fame.
What is "Okonkwo's fame had grown like a bush-fire in the harmattan?"
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This is the name of the man whose wife was killed in Mbaino.
Who is Ogbuefi Udo?
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When Unoka was carried into the Evil Forest, he carried this object with him.
What is his flute?
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This is the Ibo word for someone's personal god.
What is "chi?"
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On page 9, this word means: wrong, out of place or abnormal.
What is "amiss?"
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This person could not stand the sight of blood.
Who is Unoka?
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This is the Ibo expression for the medicine that protects Umuofia during war.
What is "agadi-nwayi?"
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This is the name of the man who gave Okonkwo 800 yams to start a farm.
Who is Nwakibie?
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This simile, on page 27, portrays how Okonkwo was treated in Mbaino.
What is "they treated Okonkwo like a king?"
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On page 12, this word means: commanding, lordly or domineering.
What is "imperious?"
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This is the name of the title Okoye was going to take.
What is the Idemili title?
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This person was sent to Mbaino as an emissary of war.
Who is Okonkwo?
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This proverb portrays Okonkwo's discomfort on page 21.
What is "An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned."
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This person could make a flute out of bamboo stems or elephant grass.
Who is Ikemefuna?
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This word, on page 18, means: despicable, reprehensible or worthy of being despised.
What is "contemptible?"