Figurative
Characters Quotations
Language
Plot I
Plot II
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Lazy son, renamed Isaac
Nwoye
Elder in Mbanta;
mentors Okonkwo in
his exile
Uchendu
Okonkwo’s second
wife, beautiful, yet
haunted by her chi
Ekwefi
Old warrior in
Umuofia who warns
Okonkwo not to kill
Ikemefuna, has a
grand funeral
Ezuedu
Priestess of Agbala,
carries Ezinma to the
oracle
Chielo
“Look at those lines of
chalk. Each group
there represents a debt
to someone, and each
stroke is one hundred
cowries…I shall pay
you, but not today.”
Unoka
“It is already too late,
our men and our
sons have joined the
ranks of the stranger.
They have joined his
religion and help
uphold his
government.”
Obierika
“That man was one
of the greatest men
in Umuofia. You
drove him to kill
himself and now he
will be buried like a
dog.”
Obierika
“You are afraid of
Chukwu. In my
religion, Ckukwu is a
loving Father and
need not be feared
by those who do His
will.”
Mr. Brown
“The rain is falling, the sun
is shining,
Alone Nnadi is cooking and
eating”
Nwoye
“One of the men behind him cleared
his throat. Ikemefuna looked back
and the man growled at him to go on
and not look back. The way he said it
sent cold fear down Ikemefuna’s
spine. His hands trembled on the pot
he carried.”
How would you describe the mood of
this passage?
Suspenseful,
Tense
“the sands felt like live
coals to the feet…the
winds combed their
leaves into flying crests
like strange and
fantastic coiffures.”
Simile
“Evergreen trees
wore a dusty coat of
brown…the world lay
panting under the
live, vibrating heat.”
Personification
Living fire begets cold,
impotent ash.
Metaphor
The name of the novel
Things Fall Apart is an
allusion to what other
work?
Yeat’s poem “Second Coming”
Give two examples of
Ibo culture found in
the novel
Define proverb and explain
the following example in
your own words:
When a mother cows
chews her grass, her
young watches her mouth.
Saying that teaches a lesson
or reveals a truth
Give two examples of
irony within the text.
Explain how status is
defined in Umuofia. Give
two examples.
Give one similarity
and difference
between Ibo religion
and Christianity.
Choose a folktale
from the novel and
explain its theme.
Tortoise
Kite
Mosquito
Snakelizard
Vulture
Explain one instance
in the novel when
Achebe defies
gender norms
Give two examples of
foreshadowing in the
text
Explain the point of
view shift at the end
of the novel and its
purpose.
Define character
foil and give an
example.
Characters that
expose the
opposite traits in
their counterparts