Show:
Achebe's Wisdom
Characterization
Miscellaneous
"The Second Coming"
Grammar/Style
100
One cannot blame a vulture for perching over a ...
What is a carcass
100
The dialogue between her and her father show her to be his favorite child
Who is Ezinma
100
This is what one would spend at market--the money
What are cowries
100
"The Second Coming" was written in this year
What is 1921
100
If an attempt at a sentence fails to contain a complete thought it may be one of these----not a run-on
What is a fragment
200
You have no understanding if you only hear this
What is one side of the story
200
The reader learns that Okonkwo is a terrible shot because he misses
Who is his wife
200
The kind of wine the Ibo drink
What is palm wine
200
Achebe, a Nigerian, would have read "The Second Coming" because he had this kind of education
What is western
200
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, shall, will and would are some examples of these kinds of verbs
What are helping verbs
300
We devalue our own this when we trample on others
What is humanity
300
His violent nature and lack of skill with a gun are further emphasized when Okonkwo accidentally does this at a funeral
What is kills a boy
300
When a portion of Nigeria tried to secede; it became known as this region which became associated with a distended belly
What is Biafra
300
This is loosed upon the world when the "center cannot hold"
What is mere anarchy
300
This kind of noun expresses an idea, like nationalism or joy or kindness---you can't necessarily touch it
What is an abstract noun
400
Okonkwo's sadness may have come largely from experiencing the loss of this (kind of ways)
What is tradition-al
400
This character from the short story says he brings "civil peace" when he knocks on Jonathan's door
Who is the theif
400
Originally, to whom does the "second coming" refer---out of context of Yeats's poem
What is Jesus Christ
400
This is the war that prompted Yeats's writing of the poem
What is WWI
400
What must you add to make the following noun a proper possessive noun: Mr. Wagoner
What is an apostrophe and an s
500
one should never take part in killing his adopted
What is son
500
This man gives Okonkwo great advice and is much more moderate than Okonkwo
Who is Obeirika
500
This is an iron horse
What is a bicycle
500
Yeats points to drowned what in line 6
What is innocence
500
Correct the following grammatically incorrect request: Can I go to the bathroom real quick?
What is May I go to the bathroom really quickly?