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Vocabulary
Figurative Language
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This is the lie Tortoise told in order to eat at the banquet before the birds.
What is "When people are invited to a great feast like this, they take new names for the occasion?"
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This is the number of trips Okonkwo made to the Hills and the Caves on the night that Ezinma was taken.
What is "four?"
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The ekwe drum told the people of Umuofia that this elder had died.
Who is "Ezeudu?"
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On page 98, this word means "articulate and well-spoken."
What is "eloquent?"
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On page 96, this simile portrays how skinny Tortoise had become.
What is "His body rattled like a piece of dry stick in his empty shell?"
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This is what Parrot told Tortoise's wife to do.
What is "bring out all the hard things in the house?"
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After her long night with Chielo, this is where Ezinma finally ended up.
What is "She was returned to Ekwefi's hut and placed carefully on the bed?"
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On page 121, this quite provides a clear example of foreshadowing.
What is "A cold shiver ran down Okonkwo's back . . .?"
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On page 98, this word means "scrumptious and savory."
What is "delectable?"
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On page 100, this simile is used to portray Ekwefi's fear.
What is "Ekwefi jerked her head sharply like an animal that had sniffed death in the air?"
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This is why Ezinma was crying so loudly in Chapter 11.
What is "She was afraid of Chielo and did not want to be taken from her mother?"
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This is what happened to a man who tried to sell a goat in the market of Umuike.
What is "Someone replaced the goat with a heavy log of wood?"
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This is the specific type of funeral held for the elder who died. (Hint: This is what he was known for.)
What is "a warrior's funeral?"
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On page 88, this word means "mysterious."
What is "esoteric?"
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On page 67, this quote provides an example of foreshadowing.
What is "What you have done will not please the Earth?" OR What is "The things that happen these days are very strange?"
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This is the reason why Ekwefi initially married Anene instead of Okonkwo.
What is "He was too poor?"
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This is the number of palm-wine pots Obierika's in-laws brought to his daughter's uri."
What is "fifty?"
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This is the reason why Okonkwo was banished from Umuofia for seven years.
What is "He accidentally shot Ezeudu's 16 year old son?"
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On page 79, this word means "indifferent, languid or lethargic."
What is "listless?"
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On page 65, this quote about Okonkwo offers a clear example of imagery through figurative language.
What is "When did you become a shivering old woman?" OR What is "Okonkwo, you have become a woman indeed?"
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This is how Ekwefi became Okonkwo's second wife.
What is "She ran away from Anene and on her way to the stream, she knocked on Okonkwo's door?"
500
On page 112, this simile is used to describe the activity around Obierika's residence.
What is "Obierika's compound was as busy as an anthill?"
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This is the specific reason why Obierika and a crowd of men burned Okonkwo's houses, killed his animals and destroyed his barn.
What is "They were merely cleansing the land which Okonkwo had polluted with the blood of a clansman?"
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On page 120, this word means "a mournful cry" or "a plaintive song."
What is "lamentation?"
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On page 33, this metaphor describes the difficulty of raising yams.
What is "Yam, the king of crops, was a very exacting king?"