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Things Fall Apart Midterm
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1Who is Amalinze the cat?
- AAmalinze is a famous wrestler.
- BAmalinze is a famous warrior.
- CAmalinze is a famous flute player.
- DAmalinze is a famous yam chef.
2Why does Okoye come to visit Unoka?
- AHe comes to play the flute for the funeral.
- BHe comes to collect the cowries he loaned Unoka.
- CHe comes to paint his big toe white
- DHe comes to give two roosters as a gift.
3Which wife raises Ikemefuna?
- AOkonkowo's first wife raises Ikemefuna.
- BOkonkwo's second wife raises Ikemefuna.
- COkonkwo's third wife raises Ikemefuna
- DOknokwo's sixth wife raises Ikemefuna.
4On great occasions, Okonkwo drinks his palm wine from what?
- AHe drinks from the ceremonial chalice.
- BHe drinks from a human skull.
- CHe drinks from a yam.
- DHe drinks from a gourd.
5Choose all that apply to Unoka's death...
- AHe dies of the swelling sickness.
- BHe takes his flute with him.
- CHe takes his kola with him.
- DHe dies in disgrace.
- EHe is not buried.
- FOkonkwo forgives him for being a failure.
6Select all that apply to meeting Okonkwo's meeting with Nwakibie...
- AOkonkwo demands his money back.
- BNwakibie tells the story of the rabbit.
- CNwakibie gives Okonkwo 800 yam seeds.
- DThe first wife must drink the palm wine first.
7Select all the things that DID happen when Okonkwo breaks the Week of Peace below...
- AHe beats his third wife for going to get her hair plaited (braided).
- BHe drinks so much that he gets drunk.
- CHe is mad that Nwoye forgot to feed the goats.
8What is a "chi"?
- AA man's personal god.
- BA man's personal yam crop.
- CA man's personal dog.
- DA man's first wife.
9How does Okonkwo win Ekwefi's heart when they are young?
- AHe gives her father a large dowry.
- BHe wins her heart by beating the Cat.
- CHe kills three men in battle.
- DHe boasts about his yam crop.
10Explain what the Igbo believe the silk-cotton tree does.
- AIt gives young men strength.
- BIt helps cure the fainting sickness.
- CIt protects you from the ancestors.
- DIt gives women children.
11On what character does Ikemefuna have a positive effect?
- AIkemefuna has a positive effect on Nwoye.
- BIkemefuna has a positive effect on Unoka.
- CIkemefuna has a positive effect on himself.
- DIkemefuna has a positive effect on Chielo.
12Ogbuefi Ezudu visits Okonkwo. What is his advice?
- A"Don't participate in Ikemefuna's death!"
- B"Don't beat your wives anymore!"
- C"Don't keep planting yams in the spring!"
- D"Don't wrestle Amalinze the Cat!"
13What happens to twins in Umoafia?
- AThey are put in the Evil Forest.
- BThey are celebrated.
- CThey are put under the silk-cotton tree.
- DThey are taken to the oracle.
14What is a man of titles forbidden from doing?
- AHe cannot tap his own palm trees.
- BHe cannot marry more than four wives.
- CHe cannot go hunting during the rainy season.
- DHe cannot drink the palm wine with kola nut.
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- Quiz on Things Fall Apart Midterm, created by Amy Nicholson (M on 12/01/2016.
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