mULTI-cULTURAL cOURSE
Poster Assignment;
Each group depicts a scene from the novel. Following are some of the scenes that you may find interesting. The assignment includes drawing a picture to depict your scene and you must also add dialogue that comes from the actual book.
- Okonkou wrestles for the championship (Chapter 1)
- The locust come to the village
- Unoko playing the flute but not paying his debts (Chapter 2)
- The entrance to the cave where the Oracle supposedly lives with her care keeper
- Okonknou killing his adopted son Ike (Chapter 9)
- The coming of the Christians on a bicycle or “iron horse”
- The time of Peace is celebrated in the village (Chapter 5)
- Okonkou killing tribal leader’s son at his ritual burying (13)
- Okonkou and his family leaving for exile (Chapter 14)
- Okonkou toiling on the land during the bad weather.(Chapter 3)
- Nywoke becomes converted to Christianity (16)
- Mr. Brown gets along with the IBO (21)
- Enock pulling off the mask of an eguagua (22)
Answer the following questions by circling the correct answer
1. 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
2. Before dying, Ikemefuna thinks of Okonkwo as Evil Forest
a. an evil spirit
b. a betrayer
c. his real father
d. a vessel of bravery and strength
3. 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
c. Christianity
d. the District Commissioner
4. : 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
5. The Central character of the novel “All Things Fall Apart is On.” The term given for this character in a novel is:
a) The hero
b) The epic hero
c) The protagonist
d) The antoagonist
6. An important personage in the novel which individuals go to for advise and also fear is the:
a) Prophet
b) Oracle
c) farmer
d) District Commisioner
7. What is the mode of transportation on which the white Christians first arrived in Ob village of Umptgoa
a) Sleek automobile
b) White horse
c) iron horse
d) train in the city of Lagos
8. Which of the following two characters are O father and best friend:
a) Nwoye and Ezinma
b) Mr. Smith and Unoka
c) Onoko and the Oracle
d) Unoka and Obierka
9. The nine member council that makes decisions for the IBO tribe is called:
a) Judicial Justice System
b) The tribal council
c) n
10. The missionaries were sold land that was known in the village as the:
a) land beyond the sea
b) the evil forest
c) the heart of the lion country
d) the location of the Oracle
11. The title of the novel “Things Fall Apart” is taken from a poem “The Second Coming” by which of the following authors:
a) Dylan Thomas
b) W.B. Yeats
c) Alice Walker
d) Luke Skywalker
12. The setting of the novel is in what African nation and during what time period>.
a) Ivory Coast
b) Kenya-
c) Nigeria Lagos
d) Nigeria- village of U
13. How many years does O put into exile and for what offense.
a) Seven years for hurting a clansmen’s wife
b) Three years for stealing a clansmen’s Yams
c) Seven years for killing a clansmen’s son accidentily
d) 20 years for armed robbery
14. Nwoye is a son to O as Ezinma is:
a) his mother
b) his cousin
c) his daughter
d) his aunt
15. At the end of the story, O :
a) has a big farm and fame
b) becomes the wrestling coach of his country
c) hangs himself
d) marries a virgin.
HoH
Essay Question Section:
Answer the following questions with at least a three sentence response
1. What is chi? Explain the importance of chi in shaping Okonkwo’s destiny. If you were going to define Okokwo’s personal chi what qualities would it be comprised?.
2. What is the role of women in the novel?
