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Unoka Break Essay
Name: _______
Date:________
Things Fall Apart

Answer each question below.
Each question is worth 1 point.
Who did Okonkwo defeat when he was eighteen in a wrestling match?

The Dog C. Unoka
The Cat of Lighting D. Amalinze the Cat

What instrument did Okonkwo’s father play?
A whistle C. Ogene
The Flute D. Wind Chimes
What did Okoye insist that Unoka break?
A kola Nut C. A Yam
A lump of White Chalk D. A giant stick

To make sure War would not break out, what did the neighboring village
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Ikemefuna and a virgin
Ikemefuna and a another boy D. Ikemefuna and money

What are children of the village not warned not to do at night?
Whistle
Speak above a whisper
Call a snake by name
How long did Ikemefuna live with Okonkwo?
Two years C. Four years
Three years D. Just over Four years.
Where do the people of the village go to consult?
The Oracle of the land and Fields C. The Oracle of Caves and the Rocks
The Oracle of the Forest and the Sky D. The Oracle of the Hills and the Caves
How many yam-seeds did Okonkwo take from Nwakibie when he was first starting off?
Four Hundred C. A Thousand
Eight Hundred D. A Hundred
What celebration did Okonkwo ruin when he beat his wife?
The week of Grace C. The week of Peace
The week of Goodness D. The week of Truce
Which wife did he
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(2 points)

Finish the sentence. (2 points each)
The name of Okonkwo’s motherland is ________________ the reason Okonkwo was exiled was __________________________________________________________
The Christian women forbidden to go to____________________ when they hear of the clan hears of the killing of the royal python.
In relation to Ikemefuna, Okonkwo was advised not to ________________________________________________________
When speaking of a “Iron Horse,” the Igbo people actually saw a ______________
The clan members share the Kola nut when ____________________________________________________________
The villagers are happy the Locast arrive because ____________________________________________________________
What does Okonkwo fear most ___________________________________________________________
Okonkwo dies by ___________________________________
The title Things Fall Apart is taken from the poem by ____________________________________________
________________________________ is the first missionary who came to Umuofia.
_____________ is the country that the novel takes place in.
There ____________________________, the Mbanta’s believe is the reason the white men survive in the evil

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