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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow does Okonkwo react when his father attempted to help him by giving him advice about his crops?He slapped himOkonkwo felt disgust because either action or silence was called forHe laughed because his father was rightHe hugged him and thanked him
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow much of the harvest does Okonkwo keep?1/31/21/4All of it
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Okonkwo work hard?To get rich or die tryingIt's a hard knock lifeTo make up for his father's negative strikes against himTo pay for his five wives and sixteen children
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAnalyze this proverb: "when the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk"The moon has to shine just right for everyone to walkBeware when the moon is fullWhen the moon hits your eye you're in loveWhen the moon provides light, even cripples want to get out in the light and walk
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat shameful illness did Unoka die of?ShinglesMeaslesSwelling sicknessPoverty
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the result of Unoka's unpaid debts?Okonkwo must pay all his debts backOkonkwo is sold into slaveryOkonkwo is beaten to deathOkonkwo has to succeed on his own
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect does that devastating harvest have on Okonkwo?He commits suicideHe kills his fatherHe runs away from his familyFor the rest of his life he considers his survival during that difficult period proof of his inner strength
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Umofia demand so that war with Mbaino is avoided?Two hundred cowriesA virgin woman and a young boy500 yamsSix virgins sacrificed
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat do you learn about why and when Umuofia would go to war?If someone made them angryThe reasons for the war had to be clear and just. The oracle had to support the war.If the elders all agreeThe oracle had to throw bones and see the stars align
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why do the Umofia consider going to war with Mbaino?
A villager spits in Okonkwo's face
The golden child is stolen
A man from Mbaino kills a family in Umofia
A woman from Umofia is murdered in Mbaino
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Okonkwo's greatest fearNot having more sonsNot having more wivesNot buying a titleBeing like his father Unoka
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow does Okonkwo treat his wives and children?He spoils them allHe rules with an iron fist because he wants to be nothing like his dadHe is gentle with themHe rarely gets angry with them
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe main character of the story is namedChimamandaUnokaIkemefunaOkonkwo
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat crop does Okonkwo grow?ApplesYamsBreadfruitMillet
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat are two things the main character has done to keep his own reputation safe?Bought a farm / Has two wivesKilled a giant / Ran to a far away villageOwned an entire village / Grew the best beansBecame a great wrestler and a wealthy/successful farmer
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Unoka told by the Oracle?He would succeed beyond his wildest dreamsHe would have gas after eating his friends special beansHe would fail because of his lazinessHe would have three more wives and two more sons
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThings Fall Apart was written by?Nelson MandelaWilliam ShakespeareChinua AchebeWole Soyinka
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow did Okonkwo build his fortune?Okonkwo built his fortune alone as a sharecropperHis wives gave him the money to start farmingUnoka gives him the money to raise his cropsAn angel comes and gives him seeds
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow does Okonkwo begin his wealth?He robs other villagesHe asks a wealthy clansman to give him 400 seed yamsHe kills a manHe marries into a wealth family
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Unoka's community title?Chief PriestUnoka had no titleChief of the Yam FarmersChief of the Earth
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes Ikemefuna to feel less homesick?delicious yam porridgehis attachment to Nwoyewrestling matchesflute playing
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat forbidden act does Okonkwo commit during the Week of Peace?drinks palm winepractices wrestling moves an unsuspecting and weak villagerfarting loudly while an elder was speakingbeat his wife Ojiugo
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