Things Fall Apart Ch. 1-5 Quiz
1. In the fifth chapter of Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart, what major event is the village of Umuofia celebrating?
A. The Feast of the New Yam
B. The Winter Solstice
C. The Rainy Season
D. The War Feast
2. In the fifth chapter of Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart, why does Okonkwo physically beat his wife, Ekwefi?
A. Because she yelled at him
B. Because she spent some money that he was saving
C. Because she was late to dinner
D. Because she took some leaves from a plant
E. Because she was late making dinner
F. She made fun of his hunting abilities
3. In the fifth chapter of Chinua Achebe's novel, Things Fall Apart, why does Okonkwo shoot his gun at his second wife, Ekwefi?
A. Because she threatens to tell her family that Okonkwo beats her
B. Because she tries to burn him with some of the cooking fire
C. Because she insults his poor aim
D. Because she will not stop crying
E. She is late to dinner
4. What is the one thing that Okonkwo cannot do?
A. Wrestle
B. Make money
C. Control his family
D. Shoot a gun accurately
5. Which of the following is the meaning of Agbala?
A. Woman or weak chi
B. Woman or sick man
C. Woman or Oracle
D. Strong man or Oracle
6. Which of the following characters gave Okonkwo his first seed yams?
A. Unoka
B. Amalinze
C. Ezeudu
D. Nwakibie
7. Which of the following refers to the elders and the ancestral spirits?
A. Chi
B. Agbala
C. Udu
D. Egwugwu
8. You are going to shape a RACECE paragraph focused on the following topic sentence:
By most measures in his tribe, Unoka, Okonkwo’s father is considered a failure.
A. The Feast of the New Yam
B. The Winter Solstice
C. The Rainy Season
D. The War Feast
2. In the fifth chapter of Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart, why does Okonkwo physically beat his wife, Ekwefi?
A. Because she yelled at him
B. Because she spent some money that he was saving
C. Because she was late to dinner
D. Because she took some leaves from a plant
E. Because she was late making dinner
F. She made fun of his hunting abilities
3. In the fifth chapter of Chinua Achebe's novel, Things Fall Apart, why does Okonkwo shoot his gun at his second wife, Ekwefi?
A. Because she threatens to tell her family that Okonkwo beats her
B. Because she tries to burn him with some of the cooking fire
C. Because she insults his poor aim
D. Because she will not stop crying
E. She is late to dinner
4. What is the one thing that Okonkwo cannot do?
A. Wrestle
B. Make money
C. Control his family
D. Shoot a gun accurately
5. Which of the following is the meaning of Agbala?
A. Woman or weak chi
B. Woman or sick man
C. Woman or Oracle
D. Strong man or Oracle
6. Which of the following characters gave Okonkwo his first seed yams?
A. Unoka
B. Amalinze
C. Ezeudu
D. Nwakibie
7. Which of the following refers to the elders and the ancestral spirits?
A. Chi
B. Agbala
C. Udu
D. Egwugwu
8. You are going to shape a RACECE paragraph focused on the following topic sentence:
By most measures in his tribe, Unoka, Okonkwo’s father is considered a failure.