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Things Fall Apart
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Things Fall Apart
Middle East
Greece/Rome
African
Middle Ages
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Things fall apart is written by
Chinua Achebe
Ngugi Thiongo
Wendy Wren
William Wordsworth
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What happens in Chapter 2 of Things Fall Apart?
Harry and Ron take the train to Hogwarts
Okonkwo decides to move to Australia
We find out that another village is sacrificing a boy to Umuofia
We learn about Ikemefuna, the sacrificed child, who will stay with Okonkwo
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In Things Fall Apart, Achebe uses figurative language, literary devices, terms, and proverbs.
True
False
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What happens in Chapter 4-5 of Things Fall Apart?
Okonkwo's farm is a complete failure.
We learn that the Ibo culture is being threatened by European settlers.
We learn that Nwoye is a secret spy for the European Missionaries.
Okonkwo behaves aggressively towards his wives.
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In things fall apart what chapter is Ikemefunas death
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7
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Things Fall Apart had what themes
Love and Sadness
Betrayal
Betrayal and rejection
Love
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What are the themes of "Things Fall Apart" ?
anger & colonization
colonization & hunger
christianity & blood
colonization & cultural displacement
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In Chapter 1 of Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo beats _____ in a ________.
Amalinze; swimming match
Amalinze; wrestling match
Unoka; arm wrestling match
Nwoye; skating contest
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Who dies in Chapter 7 of Things Fall Apart?
Ogbuefi Ezeudu
Ikemefuna
Ezinma
Unoka
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At the end of chapter 8 in Things Fall Apart, white people are introduced as:
men who travel in large ships to Umuofia
colorless as chalk and missing toes
rumors of having horns and weapons
angry, selfish people
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All themes are present in Things Fall Apart EXCEPT:
fear and deception
masculinity
obsessive love
colonialism and is adverse impacts
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What happens in Chapter 7 of Things Fall Apart?
Okonkwo leaves the village
Nwoye kills Ikemefuna
Okonkwo kills Ikemefuna
Ikemefuna is sentenced to be sacrificed by the clan
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In chapter 8 of Things Fall Apart, why was Ndulue's funeral postponed?
The timing wasn't right.
It was a sin to bury someone while it was raining.
His wife had to be buried first.
He had died in the evil forest.
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___________ is celebrated in Chapter 5 of Things Fall Apart.
Rite of Passage Festival
Feast of the New Moon
Feast of the New Yam
Betrothal Feast
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___________ is celebrated in Chapter 5 of Things Fall Apart.
Feast of the New Yam
Rite of Passage Festival
Betrothal Feast
Feast of the New Moon
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What are possible themes for Things Fall Apart?
Change can occur both naturally or forced.
Immigrant contributions often go unappreciated in society
The danger of a single story
Human complexity—both strengths and struggles— deserves to be understood.
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What happens in Chapter 1 of Things Fall Apart?
We learn about the story's setting, in Ibo-land, pre-colonial Nigeria
A nuclear melt-down occurs, wiping out 95% of humankind
We are introduced to the main characters: Harry Potter, and his friend, Ron
We learn about the main character, Okonkwo, and his father, Unoka
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Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
Shakespeare
Tayeb Salih
Edgar Allan Poe
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What happens in Chapter 8-9 of Things Fall Apart?
Okonkwo feels guilt for killing Ikemefuna
Ikemefuna rises from the dead, and attempts to kill Okonkwo
We learn about Ekwefi's struggles with her previous pregnancies/children
Ezinma gets sick
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What event do you think does the end of Chapter 8 of Things Fall Apart hint towards
The arrival of diseases such as Leprosy into Umuofia
Okonkwo's family abandoning him after Ikemefuna's death
A war between Umuofia and a neighboring Clan
The arrival of Europeans into Umuofia
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What was the main theme of Chapter 8 of Things Fall Apart?
Okonkwo's conflict with his family and Obierika
Struggle between Change and Tradition
Struggle against nature and poverty
Internal Conflict of Okonkwo after Ikemefuna's death
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In Chapter 1 of Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo beats _____ in a ________.
Amalinze; swimming match
Unoka; arm wrestling match
Amalinze; wrestling match
Nwoye; skating contest
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What happens in Chapter 6 of Things Fall Apart?
Nwoye dies
A big wrestling match
A giant birthday party for Okonkwo
Ekwefi dies
