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Things Fall Apart--chapters 8-10

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  1. 1What did Okonkwo do whenever he thought of his father’s weakness and failure?
    1. AHe beat a few of his children.
    2. BHe got drunk for a few days.
    3. CHe thought of his own strength and success.
    4. DHe prayed to his ancestral gods for strength.
  2. 2What did Okonkwo tell himself about his part in Ikemefuna’s death?
    1. AHe was proud of himself. He thought it increased his prestige in the clan.
    2. BHe told himself the boy didn’t matter, since he was not from the clan.
    3. CHe knew he was wrong, and promised to make it up to the boy’s spirit by making
      offerings to the Oracle.
    4. DHe said he was becoming a woman. A man who had killed five men in battle should not
      fall to pieces over the death of a boy.
  3. 3Obierika said Okonkwo’s action was the kind of action that would not please the
    Earth; that the goddess would wipe out an entire family for such an action.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  4. 4What did Ibe and his relatives use to determine a bride price for Obierika’s daughter?
    1. AThey held a wrestling match. The winner determined the price.
    2. BThey used a bundle of sticks.
    3. CThey used kola nuts.
    4. DThey used pots of palm wine.
  5. 5The men began discussing rumors about white men. Who did the men think the white men were?
    1. AThey thought the men were spirits.
    2. BThey thought the men were spies from a neighboring village.
    3. CThey thought the men were lepers.
    4. DThey thought the men were travelers from another part of Africa.
  6. 6Ekwefi was jealous of the attention that Okonkwo paid to their daughter, Ezinma.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  7. 7Ekwefi had borne ten children, but nine of them had died in infancy. She began
    giving them names like “Death, I implore you,” and “May it not happen again.”
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  8. 8An ogbanje was a wicked child who, when it died, re-entered its mother’s womb
    to be born again.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  9. 9What did the medicine man do to Ekwefi’s third child when it died?
    1. AHe performed a special ceremony that was supposed to make it become good.
    2. BHe took it to his own hut and mummified it. That way he could guard it and make sure
      it would not bother Ekwefi again.
    3. CHe buried it with a lot of good food and a bag of cowries, so that it would be happy and
      not return.
    4. DHe mutilated the dead child and buried it in the Evil Forest. He said this would make the
      ogbange think about coming again.
  10. 10What was Ezinma’s iyi-uwa, or link with the ogbanje?
    1. AIt was a birth-mark, like a mole, that had to be removed.
    2. BIt was a special kind of stone that was buried in the ground.
    3. CIt was a yam seed that was square in shape.
    4. DIt was a cowry shell that was a different color than the rest.

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Chapters 8-10
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