Things Fall Apart Review

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Things Fall Apart Review
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Study Guide Questions

• Chapter 23-25
• 1.What substantial action did the clansmen carry
  out that makes Okonkwo satisfied?
• Answer They burned down the church.
• 2.Why does the District Commissioner ask the
  leaders of Umuofia to attend a meeting with him?
• Answer In order to hear the leaders side of the
  story and develop a solution to prevent future
  problems.

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• 3. What suddenly occurs at the meeting?
• Answer The leaders are arrested.
• 4. How are the leaders of Umuofia treated?
• Answer The leaders are not given any food or
  water and beaten with a stick.
• 5. What are the conditions for the leaders
  release?
• Answer A payment of 250 bags of cowries.
• And if the conditions are not met?
• Answer The leaders will be executed.

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• 6. How has this affected the daily activities of
  the village people?
• Answer Everybody stays inside. The children do
  not go out to play even though there is a full
  moon.
• 7. What has the village decided to do?
• Answer To pay the 250 bags of cowries.

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Chapter 24

• 8. At the beginning of the chapter, what happens
  to the leaders?
• Answer They are released from the prison.
• 9. What does Okonkwo wish for as revenge?
• Answer War with the white men.
• 10. Why does Okonkwo dislike Egonwanne?
• Answer Egonwanne is anti-war and encourages the
  village to follow him.

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• 11. At the village meeting, who are the uninvited
  guests?
• Answer Five court messengers
• 12. What does Okonkwo do to the visitors?
• Answer He confronts the head messenger and
  decapitates him with his machete.

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Chapter 25

• 13. Where is Okonkwo when the District
  Commisioner arrives at his compound?
• Answer Okonkwo has committed suicide and is
  hanging from a tree.
• 14. Why does Obierika ask the commissioners men
  to help bring Okonkwo down?
• Answer His body is considered evil now and only
  strangers may touch it.

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• 15. What is the title for the book that the
  commissioner plans to write?
• Answer
• The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the
  Lower Niger

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Where is Nigeria?
8th All Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria Oct 2003
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Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert
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Scramble for Africa
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What You Need to Know for the Exam

• Exam will be on Wednesday, May 7th
• 100 total points
• Matching 15 (2 pts each)
• Multiple-Choice 10 (3 pts each)
• Short Answer 5 (4 pts each)
• Essay 1 (20 pts)
• Look at the study guide questions for all
  chapters
• (Questions on exam will resemble study guide
  questions.)
• Think about the main issues/themes from the
  novel that we discussed in class.

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Sample M-C Questions

• Why is Okonkwo exiled to his mothers homeland?
• a. Okonkwos determination for war is
  overbearing.
• b. Okonkwo struck his wife during the Week of
  Peace.
• c. Okonkwos rifle explodes and kills a nearby
  boy.
• d. Okonkwo loses a card game similar to poker.
• Answer c

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• Why are the villagers happy when the locusts
  arrive?
• They represent future happiness.
• They mean good weather and crops.
• Their bodies can be made into glue.
• They taste good.
• Answer d

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Themes

• Masculinity
• Traditions and Customs
• Religion
• Reminder Theme papers are due on Friday.

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What does it mean to be masculinein America?
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Sports?
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Wealth?
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Materials?
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Women?
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What is masculinity in TFA according to Okonkwo?

• Strength
• Hidden Emotions
• Fame and Titles
• Money and Materials
• Women

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So, whats your point Mr. Kim?

• Cultures that are thousands of miles apart are
  more similar
• than we think!

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• Traditions and Customs

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Kwanzaa and The Feast of the New Yam
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Dance Circles

• Capoeira

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Religion

• Christianity Igbo religion
  God--------------------------------------Chukwu
• Jesus Christ Virgin Mary Ikenga
  Chielo
• Mr. Brown Rev. Smith python
  egwugwu

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Final Tips for the Exam

• Make sure to get some sleep the night before.
• Eat a good breakfast.
• Look over study guide questions and themes.
• Take a deep breath before beginning the exam.
• You will all do just fine.

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