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PURPLE HIBISCUS chapter 10
PURPLE HIBISCUS chapter 10
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1
What could be Eugene's curse?
The danger he is in due to his newspaper critizising the generals
The disrespect he shows towards his father
Him being a 'colonial product'
The violence with which he behaves towards his family
2
How does Jaja show the first signs of rebellion against Papa?
Plant purple hibiscus at home
Ask for a key to his room
Refusing to go to Communion
Throwing the missal
3
Connotations of 'bath foam'
Something clean and steril
Tormented feelings
Passion
Light, sweet sensation
4
When Papa Nnukwu dies, Kambili wants to touch him. Why doesn't she do it?
It's a sin
Papa would be outraged
He is dirty
Amaka doesn't let her
5
What shows a change in Amaka's and Kambili's relationship?
Amaka introduces her friends to Kambili
Amaka and Kambili are able to have a conversation on the phone
Amaka shows Kambili how to peel yams
Amaka gives Kambili the portrait of Papa Nnukwu
6
Chukwu aluka means
Darling
God has worked wonders
Thanks be to God
God is great
7
What is the stain on Kambili's hand?
She cut herself peeling yams
Her father burned her once
She wiped of lipstick
Amaka bit her
8
"He would be alive now if the medical center was not on strike" is an example of ...
Assonance
Figurative language
Sociopolitical context
Dissonance
9
"You polished the etagere yesterday" says Kambili to Mama. It really means ...
You should have waited so I could help you
Papa hit you yesterday
They look clean and nice
You must have missed us
10
Which quote shows the difference between Amaka's and Kambili's upbringing the most?
"Amaka stared at Aunty Ifeoma and then turned away"
"Your cousin paints well"
"(...) I heard Amaka laughing in the living room with Papa Nnukwu"
"She had not learned the art of silent crying; she had not needed to"
11
"Watching them, I felt a longing for something I knew I would never have"
Thinks Kambili watching Amaka with her friends
Thinks Jaja watching Aunty Ifeoma and her children
Thinks Kambili watching Amaka and Pape Nwukwu
Thinks Amaka watching Kambili and Father Amadi
12
What surprised Kambili about Papa Nnukwu's ritual?
That he was naked under the wrapper
That he smiled when finishing
That his skin was all wrinkled
That he spoke in Igbo
13
Which means ...
Believing in a mix of traditional Catholic and Igbo gods
Believing in the traditional Igbo gods and rituals
Believing in both African and Arabic mythology
Believing in yourself
14
Jaja is planting purple hibiscus in their garden.
This symbolizes freedom and individuality opposed to Papa's authority
This makes the children recall the good times in Nsukka
This is for Mama to enjoy when life with Papa gets too hard
This is an element of creativity in the strict schedule of their daily life
15
"That is what you do when you walk into sin. You burn your feet" says Papa when ...
He picks them up at Aunty Ifeoma's house
He offers his children a 'love sip' of the hot tea
He explains why he hit Mama
He pours boiling water over Kambili's feet
16
"The cloud had lifted from her face" Whose face?
Kambili
Mama
Amaka
Aunty Ifeoma
17
"So your voice can be this loud ... , says ...
Amaka - Kambili
Father Amadi - Kambili
Kambili - Amaka
Aunty Ifeoma - Kambili
18
"(...) liquid fire was raging inside me" is a
flashback
simile
metaphor
personification
19
The sin is ...
Having slep in the same house as Papa Nnukwu
Having hid Amaka's portrait of Papa Nnukwu
Having played football
Having fallen in love with Father Amadi
20
"(...)
it
was never the same as the other times, as though
it
came in different flavours and colours".
It
is ...
Pride
Aunty Ifeoma's laughter
Fear of Papa
Love to Father Amadi
21
Amaka says that Kambili looks frightened to death when ...
Father Amadi wants only her go with him to the football stadium
She is introduced to Amaka's friends
Her father calls
She has to peel yams at her own
22
Aunty Ifeoma calls Papa Nwukwu a
heathen
traditionalist
pagan
naturalist
23
Papa Nnukwu prays for ...
Himself overcoming his illness
Aunty Ifeoma having enough for her family
Eugene's curse to be lifted
Kambili to become less shy
24
What does "the cloud" refer to?
Grief after Papa Nwukwu's passing
Worry about Papa Nwukwu's health
Fear of Papa's violence
Depression because of Nigeria's political unstability
25
Which thought makes Kambili feel stronger at the end of chapter 10?
The better relationship with her cousins
When Father Amadi told her she has good legs for running
Aunty Ifeoma's laughter
Being back to Papa's schedule
26
"My chest was filled with something like bath foam" is a ...
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
27
What does Kambili ask Father Amadi?
Where he will go to?
Why he became a priest?
Why he wants to become a missionary?
If he wants to marry her
28
Papa Nwukwu misses the tall palm trees from his village
False
True
29
What does it mean that Jaja has spoken about Papa with Father Amadi?
He might have betrayed the family secret about Papa's violence
He likes Father Amada
30
"Was our father a Catholic?" is a ...
Metaphor
Rhetorical question
Question
Simile
