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Things Fall Apart and Chapter
Things Fall Apart
Part One
Chapter One

1. Page #______ List four physical characteristics that separate Okonkwo’s appearance from that of the other men in his village.

2. Page #______ How did Okonkwo bring honor to his village as a young man?

3. Page #______ What other achievements make him an important man?

4. Page #______ Why does Okonkwo have no patience with his own father, Unoka?

5. Page #______ What good qualities does Unoka have, that his son fails to appreciate?

Chapter Two

1. Page #______ How does Okonkwo reaffirm his greatness as a warrior to the people of his village?

2. Page #______ What is the “normal course of action” when a member of a neighboring clan murders one of the Ibo?

3. Page #______ How does the oracle of the hills and the cave prevent the powerful Umuofia from going to war with their neighbors?

4. Page #______ Why does Okonkwo behave as a cruel man when, “perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo is not a cruel man” (13)?

5. Page #______ Briefly describe the physical layout of Okonkwo’s compound.

6. Page #______ What does the reader know about Ikemefuna’s fate by the end of the second chapter? What literary term is employed?

Chapter Three

1. Page #______ Describe the entrance to the shrine called Agbala.

2. Page #______ How does a worshipper get a message from the gods?

3. Page #______ What is a chi?

4. Page #______ Describe the custom of wine sharing presented in this chapter.

5. Page #______ Why does Okonkwo not listen to his father’s words?

6. Page #______ List the crops that the women are responsible for in the Ibo clan.

Chapter Four

1. Page #______ What are Ikemefuna’s special skills that make him popular with Nwoye?

2. Page #______ What is the importance of the week of peace to the Ibo clan?

3. Page #______ In the past
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