World Lit-Things Fall Apart Test

How many extra bags of cowries do the court messengers add to the fine imposed by the district commissioner

200 original 50 added on

How many goats did Okonkwo slaughter in order to prepare for the farewell feast

3

How many titles are there in the clan

4

How many pots of palm wine were brought to the feast

50

Banished for how long in what village

7 years Mbanta

How many egwugwu dancers were there

9

Oracle=

Agbala, a thing (rock etc) considered sacred. only priestess of Agbala (chielo) can interpret

The eqwugwu dancers represent the spirits of the____

Ancestors

"That boy calls your father. Do not bear a hand in his death." Boy=? You=?

Boy=ikemefuna you=Okonkwo

Relating to quote about Osu, who is "he" = Mr. .

Brown

What kind of animal should never be let loose in a village due to problems it would cause with crops?

Cow

The court messengers were called Kotma bc of ashed colored______, and were given the nickname "ashy buttocks"

ash colored shorts

What is the white man's horse?

bicycle

Reverend smith

came after reverend brown, sees in black and white perspective

Relating to Nwoye's quote, his soul is compared to ________.

dry body of water

"It was decided to ostracize the Christians." Briefly define the word, ostracize.

exclude someone (s) from a society or group

What quality of Egonwanne does Okonkwo fear as he and Obierika attend

his sweet tongue

"He (Nwoye) felt a relief within as the hymn poured into his parched soul." Here the hymn is compared to _________-.

water

"They were locusts, it said, and that first man was there Harbinger sent to explore the terrain. And so they killed him." They = ?

white men/villagers

The money Okonkwo receives in exile comes from the sale of his _________ ,

yams

Who follows chielo immediately after leaving okonkwos

Ekwefi

"It was ______ who touched off the great conflict between church and clan in Umuofia, which had been gathering since Mr.Brown Left."

Enoch

Where in Mbanta do the missionaries build their church?

Evil Forest

"She should've been a boy" she=?

Ezinma

Whom does cheilo take to visit Agbala

Ezinma

Specifically, where exactly is Okonkwo at the end of the novel, when the district commissioner comes to arrest him for the murder of the court messenger?

Hanging from a tree

In just what is a harbinger?

Hint of things to come

Who dies accidentally at ezudu's funeral

His 16 yr son

What happened to one of the Egwugwu dancers to cause great conflict

His mask was removed (Spirit was killed)

Who destroys Okonkwo's Obi and possessions?

Men from Ezeudu's quarter

In quote talking about Nwoye being sent to college, "He"=

Mr.Brown

Obierika has come to visit again because __________ has been seen among the missionaries in Umuofia.

Nwoye

"As soon as he entered his last year in exile Okonkwo sent money to ________________ to build two huts ion his old compound.

Obierika

Relating to quote about Egwuqwu dancers who is "He"?

Okonkwo

Who appears outside Agbalas cave with ekwefi

Okonkwo

Who's gun accidentally causes the death?

Okonkwo

"He ordered the ________ to shave off their long tangled hair."

Osu

"The story went around that Enoch had killed and eaten the sacred _____, and that his father had cursed him."

Python

For how long is a Okonkwo banished?

Seven years

Why did mgbafo's clan take her from the house of Uzowulu

She was beaten almost daily

During the fourth year of exile Okonkwo again receives news from Umuofia. This time he learns that __________ have come and built a church.

missionaries

"One of the commonest names we give out children is Nneka or __________ is supreme

mother

In exile Okonkwo lives with his ____________________ kinsmen and mbanta.

mother's

In Mbanta the interpreter, instead of saying "myself", always said ____________ .

my buttocks

Uchendu (speaker)= Okonkwo's uncle:pg 134

" A man belongs to his fatherland when life is sweet. But when there is sorrow he finds refuge in his Motherland, your mother is there to protect." Snaps Okonkwo out of self pity

pg 4 narrator talking about Okonkwo

"He had no patience for unsuccessful men. He had no patience with his father."

pg 13 Narrator speaking about Unoka (okonkwos father)

"His whole life was dominated by fear."

Elder in Mbanta

"I fear for you young people...you do not know how to speak with one voice."

pg 74 Okonkwo

"The world is large. I have even heard that in some tribes a man's children belong to his wife and her family."

pg 141-Uchendu(speaker)

"There is no story that is not true, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others."

pg 65 Okonkwo (speaker)

"When did you become a shivery old women."

pg 172 Okonkwo

"You have all seen the great abomination of your brother. Now he is no longer your brother." said to other sons, Okonkwo shows black + white perspective

"...the _______ sent his sweet-tonged messenger to the leaders of Umuofia asking them to meet him in bis headquarters...Okonkwo was among the six leaders he invited."

District Commissioner

What are the two kinds of crime in the land?

Divided in male and female types

"He knew that he had lost his place among the nine masked spirits who administered justice in the clan." Here, "9 masked figures"=_____ dancers

Egwugwu

"He had just sent Okonkwo's son, Nwoye, who is now called _______, to the new training college for teachers in Umuru."

Issac

WHat is the title of the book the district Commissioner will write?

The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger

Explain why the six leaders looked different after meeting with the authorities

They were kept until money was payed. Where whipped, heads shaved, beaten, no food or water

Nwoye had heard that____were put in earthenware pots and thrown away in the forest, but he had never yet come across them."

Twins

What 2 lingering issues help Nwoye to convert to Christianity?

Twins being killed + killing Ikemefuna

Abame

Village wiped out by white men

"He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. How he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that led us together and we have fallen apart." Here, "He"=_____

White Men

The expression, "They were locusts" is an example of what figure of speech?

metaphor

Relating to Nwoye quote, what figure of speech was used?

metaphore

"The royal __________ was the most revered animal in Mbanta and all the surrounding clans ....... ate rates in the house and sometimes swallowed hen's eggs."

python

"Mr.Brown begged and argued and prophesied. He said that the leaders of the land in the future would be men and women who had learned to______."

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