Review
Author of Things Fall Apart
Who is Chinua Achebe?
Main Protagonist in the story. Has 3 wives and many titles
Who is Okonkwo?
What is Umofia?
Considered to be crop of kings
What is yam?
Finish the sentence: You can tell a ripe corn by __________
Its looks.
Country that the book takes place in
What is Nigeria?
Debtor who was known to be lazy. Died from swelling
Who is Unoka?
Okonkwo was punished for beating his wife on this holiday
What is the Week of Peace?
Proverbs
Finish the quote: Among the Ibo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the ______ with which words are eaten.
Palm-oil
This tribe is highlighted in the book
Who are the Igbo or Ibo?
Wife that almost got killed by Okonkwo
Price for killing a resident of Umofia
What is a young virgin and a boy?
Chi
What is personal god?
Finish the quote: But his whole life was dominated by __________
Fear
Time period in which the book takes place
What are the 1890’s?
Okonkwo’s favorite child
The feeling that takes over for Okonkwo
What is fear/anger?
Oracle
The higher authority that helps make moral decisions and solve dilemmas for the villages.
Finish the quote: Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child washed his hands he could ___________.
Eat with Kings
Personal friend of Achebe who was considered to be a martyr for the Igbo cause
Who is Okigbo?
The famous wrestler that was defeated by a young Okwonkwo
Who is The Cat?
Holiday in which two teams wrestle at sundown
What is the Feast of New Yam?
Locusts
Bugs that come once a lifetime and considered a delicacy.
Finish the quote: Things Fall Apart, ____________
Hint: (This is in the Second Coming, not Things Fall Apart)
The center cannot hold.