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Ms. Authenrieth
Things Fall Apart – Chapter 9 Questions
Literature
1.
Why does Ekwefi bang on Okonkwo’s door in the morning?
2.
How is Okonkwo indirectly characterized at the beginning of Chapter 9?
Please quote and explain.
3.
What time period (generally) do we go back to in this chapter?
4.
Please describe Ekwefi’s problems with bearing children and some of the
suggested solutions.
5.
What is the Ibo superstition associated with Ezinma? Explain.
6.
Describe the relationship between Ekwefi and Ezinma. Please support your
answer with examples.
7.
How does Ezinma lead the “search” for her iyi-uwa?
8.
Why does Ezinma pretend to lead the people to the buried iyi-uwa?
9.
What does your answer to number 7 tell us about Ezinma?
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English
Things Fall Apart Chapters 10-11
Ms. Authenrieth
Chapter Ten
1.
4.
What are the egwugwu?
2.
What is the reason for the disagreement between Uzowulu and Odukwe?
3.
What is the solution offered by the egwugwu?
What does this problem solving technique tell us about the Ibo?
Chapter Eleven
5.
What are the three different purposes of the story of the tortoise and the birds?
6.
Who does Chielo’s prophesy involve?
7.
Where does Chielo take Ezinma?
8.
Why does Ekwefi follow Chielo?
9.
What does this tell us about Ekwefi? How might you describe Ekwefi in
comparison to other women in Umuofia?
10.
How are Okonkwo and Ekwefi similar?