Question 1

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Explain how Ikemefuna is a good friend to Obiageli on the day of the New Yam Festival.

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Question 2

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Analyze Okonkwo's feelings for Enzinma and Ekwefi, and how they relate to his fear of weakness.

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Question 3

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Why do you think so many people in Umuofia gather with excitement to watch the wrestling matches?

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Question 4

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Why don't the people want an even wrestling match, ending in a tie?

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Question 5

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Compare the stories of men to the stories of women in Umuofia.

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Question 6

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Do you agree with Okonkwo when he gives the fatal blow to Ikemefuna with his machete?

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Question 7

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Describe how Okonkwo continues to worry about his son Nwoye, especially after the death of Ikemefuna.

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Question 8

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Predict what might happen later in the book from the conversation of Obierika, Machi, and Okonkwo when they talk about "what is good in one place is bad in another . . ." and that the polite name for leprosy is "white skin".

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Question 9

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How do the people of Umuofia justify mutilating the bodies of children who die in infancy or early childhood, refusing to bury them but leaving them in the forest?

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Question 10

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Explain how Okonkwo's stern attitude changes when he is awakened in the night because Ezinma is sick.

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Question 11

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Explain what role the egwuwu, the ancestral spirits of the clan, has in the public trials of the nine villages of the clan.

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Question 12

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Who do you think benefits from the judgment of the egwuwu in the trial of Uzowulu and his wife and family and why?

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Question 13

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Question 14

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why was okonkwo obsessed with success?

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Question 15

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What does Okoye’s desire for a title tell you about this culture?

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Question 16

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Things Fall Apart Chapter 1 Review Why is Okonkwo famous?

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Question 17

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Things Fall Apart Chapter 1 Review What are Okonkwo’s accomplishments? What do the Igbo value in a man?

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Question 18

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Things Fall Apart Chapter 1 Review Describe two ways Okonkwo is considered successful.

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Question 19

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Things Fall Apart What clashes in values are created by the functioning of the British courts?

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Question 20

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Things Fall Apart What clashes in values are created by the functioning of the British courts?

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Question 21

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Things Fall Apart What clashes in values are created by the functioning of the British courts?

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Question 22

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Achebe spends some time developing the story of Ozoemena and Ndulue. What is the purpose of this story? What does it illustrate about the differences in the way of thinking between Okonkwo and Obierika, but also about the village as a whole?

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Question 23

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What page is this quote on? ”Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper, and so did his little children. Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not a cruel man. "

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Question 24

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okonkwo seems to reject anything that strikes him as unmanly of feminine .How might this tendency affect his future ?how might it affect his relationship with Nwoye?

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Question 25

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How do Sangu Delle's words from his Ted Talk and the documentary "The Mask You Live In" reveal the ways Okonkwo or Nwoye "deal" or "mask" their problems in Chapter 8-11?

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