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Things Fall Apart

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About the Author

About the Novel

Introduction
A Brief History of Nigeria
A Brief Synopsis
List of Characters
Character Map

Summaries and Commentaries

Part One: Chapter 1
Part One: Chapter 2
Part One: Chapter 3
Part One: Chapter 4
Part One: Chapter 5
Part One: Chapter 6
Part One: Chapter 7
Part One: Chapter 8
Part One: Chapter 9
Part One: Chapter 10
Part One: Chapter 11
Part One: Chapter 12
Part One: Chapter 13
Part Two: Chapter 14
Part Two: Chapter 15
Part Two: Chapter 16
Part Two: Chapter 17
Part Two: Chapter 18
Part Two: Chapter 19
Part Three: Chapter 20
Part Three: Chapter 21
Part Three: Chapter 22
Part Three: Chapter 23
Part Three: Chapter 24
Part Three: Chapter 25

Character Analyses

Okonkwo
Unoka
Obierika
Mr. Brown
Reverend James Smith

Critical Essays

Major Themes in the Novel
Use of Language

Study Help

Quiz
Essay Questions

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1:  Like many other African writers, Achebe believes that artistic and literary works must deal primarily with

a. truth and beauty

b. the problems of society

c. expression of the individual psyche

d. nature and the deities that rule its various aspects
2:  In Okonkwo’s determination to be a perfect example of manhood, he begins to reveal the consequences of his tragic flaw, which is

a. greed

b. the pursuit of physical beauty

c. narrowmindedness

d. the fear of weakness
3:  Before dying, Ikemefuna thinks of Okonkwo as

a. an evil spirit

b. a betrayer

c. his real father

d. a vessel of bravery and strength
4:  Okonkwo and his family are exiled for seven years, because his accidental killing of a clansman is considered a crime against

a. the earth goddess

b. the village

c. humanity

d. Chukwu, the Creator
5:  Nwoye questions the customs that condone the killing of twin babies and Ikemefuna. He seems to find the answers in

a. the Oracle

b. the Evil Forest

c. Christianity

d. the District Commissioner
6:  Which of the following is not considered to be one of the key outside influences that enabled the British to move into Umuofia?

a. Religion

b. Higher education

c. Government

d. Commerce
7:  When Okonkwo realizes that his clansmen will never go to war against the British, he knows that everything has fallen apart for him. His next action is to

a. join his clansmen in accepting the British

b. move away to Mbaino

c. kill as many British as he can

d. commit suicide
8:  The personal god that each individual is given by the Creator at the moment of conception is called

a. udo

b. chi

c. nza

d. uli
9:  Who said the following: “My father, they have killed me!”

a. Nwoye

b. Ikemefuna

c. Ezinma

d. Agbala
10:  Who said the following: “He does the most extraordinary things, and cannot explain why he does them. . . . He is not controlled by logic.”

a. Basden

b. Brown

c. Baker

d. Bosworth
11:  Who said the following: “[I] had something better to do.”

a. Okonkwo

b. Ojiubo

c. Obierika

d. Ogbuefi
12:  Who said the following: “We say he [Mr. Smith] is foolish because he does not know our ways, and perhaps he says we are foolish because we do not know his.”

a. The egwugwu leader

b. The prophets

c. The Oracle

d. The lepers



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