Things Fall Apart Reading Quiz 1

Superamazing Things Fall Apart Reading Quiz 1 (Chapters 1,2, and 3) 1. Who is Amalinze the Cat? Why is he called “the Cat?”

2. What happens when Okoye comes to collect a debt from Unoka?

3. How does Okonkwo differ from his father, Unoka?

4. What happens on “moonlight nights?”

5. What “ultimatum,” or choice, do the people of Umuofia give to the people of Mbaino? How do the people of Mbaino respond (which do they choose?)?

6. On special occasions, what does Okonkwo drink his wine out of?

7. When Unoka goes to consult the oracle to find out why his crops don’t grow well, what does the priestess Chika, who speaks for Agbala, tell Unoka?

8. What is done with someone who is suffering from the swelling sickness?

9. When Okonkwo says, “Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break” what is he trying to communicate to Nwakibie (who is the kite and who is the eagle? What is Okonkwo encouraging Nwakibie to do?)?

10. What two disastrous things happen that cause Okonkwo’s crops to fail? Since he survived that unfortunate year, what lesson does Okonkwo take from his experience?