Things Fall Apart Chp 1,2,3

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Things Fall Apart chp 1,2,3

1. / Q HowdoesAchebeintroduceOkonkwo?
A.Asawellknownfighterthroughouttheninevillages.
B.Asawealthyfarmerwithtwobarnsofyams.
C.Asaprosperousmusician.
D.Asamanwithnotitleswhoisheavilyindebt.
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2. / Q"Hehadaslightstammer,andwheneverhe
wasangryandcouldnotgethiswords
outquicklyenough,hewouldusehisfists."
Thisquotebestdescribes...
A.Unoka
B.Okonkwo
C.Ikemefuna
D.Nwoye
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3. / Q HowdidOkonkwofirstearnrespectinhisvillage?
Q3
A.Hepaidhisfather'sdebts.
B.Hemarriedhisthirdwife.
C.Hewonawrestlingmatch.
D.Heshowedincrediblebraveryintribalwars.
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4. / Q HowdoesOkonkwofeelabouthisfather?
A.Bitterandembarrassed.
B.Pityandremorse.
C.Angerandhatred.
D.Proudandpleased.
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5. / QUnoka,Okonkwo'sfather,isdescribedas...
Q5
A.ASuccess
B.AFailure
C.ADrunkard
D.Fortunate
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6. / Q HowdoesOkonkowogetthe"poorlad"Ikemefuna?
Q6
A.Hebuyshimatthemarketplacetohelpwithhisfarm.
B.HeisgiventoOkonkwoinatribalsettlement.
C.Hewinshiminatribalgame.
D.He'sthebrotherofhisthirdwife.
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7. / Q Inchapter2welearnwhatOkonkwofears.Whatdoeshe
fearmorethananything?
A.Evilandcapriciousgods.
B.Theforcesofmagic.
C.Theforestandforcesofnature.
D.Failureandweakness.
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8. / Q Whatisanagbala?
A.Aplant.
B.Awoman.
C.Aflute.
D.Amule.
Q8
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9. / Q Whatcharacterisdisgracefullyreferred
toasan"agbala"?
A.Okonkwo
B.Nwoye
C.Ikemefuna
D.Unoka
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10. / Q"Inhisdayhewaslazy,improvidentandwas
quiteincabableofthinkingaboutthefuture."
Thisquotedescribes...
A.Okonkwo
B.Unoka
C.Nwoye
D.Ikemefuna
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11. / Q HowdoesOkonkwogetthe"poorlad"
Ikemefuna?
A.Hebuyshimatthemarkettohelponhisfarms.
B.HeisgiventoOkonkwoinatribalsettlement.
C.Hewinshiminatribalwrestlingmatch.
D.He'sthebrotherofhisthirdwife.
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12. / Q"TheOraclewascalledAgbala,andpeoplecamefromfar
andneartoconsultit.Theycamewhenmisfortunedogged
theirsteps."
DoesthisdescriptionofIboculturehelpachieveAchebe's
purposeinwriting"ThingsFallApart"?
A.Yes,inaChristiansocietypeopleoftengoto
churchforhelporguidance,similartoIbo'sOracle.
B.Yes,itshowsthattheIbohaveaspiritualpresence.
C.Yes,bothAandB.
D.No,neitherAnorB.
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13. TheOracletellsUnokathathisyams
won'tgrowbecausehe's
lazy.
T. True
F. False
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14. Achebeusesthehorribleyamseasonin
chapter3toshowhoweasilyfrustrated
andviolentOkonkwocanget.
T.True
F.False / Q
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15. / Q TheIbowomenwearanankletdisplaying
theirhusband'stitles.
Q15
T.True
F.False
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16. Nwoye,Okonkwo'sson,isdescribed
asa"sadfacedyouth".
T.True
F.False / Q
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17. / Q Inordertoavoidwar,thetriberesponsible
forthemurderofaUmuofianwoman...
A.AgreetoawrestlingmatchbetweenOkonkwoandAmalinze,
theCat
B.AgreetovisittheAgbala,theOracle,andfollowher
instructions.
C.Agreetopay4000cowriestoEzeugo.
D.Agreetosendaboyandavirgin.
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18. / Q WhatstatementbestdescribesOkonkwo'smotives:
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A.Okonkwo,ashamedofhisfather'sreputation,isdetermined
tobecomeasuccessfulman.
B.Okonkwo,wholoseshisfatheratanearlyage,is
determinedtobecomeasuccessfulman.
C.Okonkwo,whowantstoavengehisfatherafteratribalwar,is
determinedtobecomeasuccessfulman.
D.Okonkwo,consumedwithgreedandpower,isdetermined
tobecomeasuccessfulman.
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19. / Answeronyourownpaper.Useatleastthreedetails
fromyourreading,paraphrasedordirectlyquoted.Allof
thesecanbeansweredinaniceparagraph
(alengthyparagraph).
InwhatwaysdoesOkonkwoovercompensatefor
hisfather'sweaknesses?
Whatishisattitudetowardswomen?
WhydoeshedislikehissonNwoye?
WhatdoyoupredictwillbeOkonkwo'sdownfall?
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