11. The setting of Things Fall Apart is important because
A. it helps the reader learn about the landscape and environmental challenges of Nigeria during the 1890s.
B. it helps the reader make a contrast between traditions of Nigeria of the 1890s and traditions in present day America.
C.it depicts traditional practices of Nigeria’s indigenous Ibo people about which the reader might not otherwise know.
D. it sets the scene for the clash between the traditional culture of Nigeria’s indigenous Igbo people and the colonization of Nigeria by white men.
E. the reader gets a feel for how the Igbo people must endure cycles of rain and drought.
12. How do Okonkwo’s feelings about his father affect his attitude for the rest of his life?
A. He is less willing to consider other people’s points of view.
B. He never acts in anyway that shows weakness.
C. He makes sure to show the appreciation he feels for the people in his life.
D. He rejects any outsider’s influence on his clan.
E. He becomes a very superstitious man.
13. Why is Okonkwo anxious about his first-born son, Nwoye?
A. Nwoye disobeys a lot.
B. Okonkwo believes that Nwoye is an evil spirit.
C. Nwoye is sick so often that he may die.
D. Okonkwo thinks Nwoye is not masculine enough.
E. Nwoye is Okonkwo’s favorite, and he wants only the best for him.
14. What is one major way in which the feminine is shown to have some power in the Igbo culture?
A. The women are protected by law from physical violence inflicted upon them by their husbands.
B. The priestess of the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves is feared and revered by everyone.
C. Ezinma, Okonkwo’s favored daughter, is allowed to speak her mind.
D. The women work in their husbands’ fields along side the men as equals.
E. If an action that occurs in the village seems unjust, it is the responsibility of the women to bring the issue before the elders.
15. What does the reason given for killing Ikemefuna show about the Igbo culture?
A. It is acceptable to do cruel things without explanation.
B. The culture isolates itself and is fearful of outsiders.
C. They do not question the will of the gods.
D. Males are responsible for the fate of their children.
E. There is severe punishment for wrongdoings.
16. What do Okonkwo’s actions during the incident when the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves takes his daughter show about Okonkwo?
A. He loves his daughter, but does not want to show it overtly for fear he will be seen as weak.
B. He will never let anyone take anything from him without a fight.
C. He cannot control his anger under any circumstance.
D. He shows fear only when others cannot see him.
E. He misses his daughter and is willing to be submissive to the Oracle so that she will be returned.
17. Why is Okonkwo exiled from the village for seven years?
A. He hit his wife during the Week of Peace.
B. He accidentally stabbed a boy through the heart.
C. He shot at his wife for talking back to him.
D. He shot a bullet into the air, and it killed a boy who was like a son to him.

E. A gun he shot exploded, and a piece of metal hit and killed a boy.
18. What is ironic about the crime that results in Okonkwo’s exile?
A. He was demonstrating his manliness, but the clan viewed his action as cowardly.
B. Okonkwo reveres what is masculine, and the crime is considered to be a “female” crime.
C. He had feelings for the victim, but ended up harming that person.
D. He had pretended to like the victim, but actually hated that person.
E. He was performing in a clan ritual honoring life.
19. What event best foreshadows the future of the Igbo?
A. the death of Ezeudu, the oldest man in the village
B. The Deputy Commissioner arrests Okonkwo and the elders.
C. White men slaughter the Abame villagers.
D. Okonkwo’s exile
E. the killing of Ikemufuna
20. Which one of the following best describes Okonkwo?
A. vengeful for imagined wrongs
B. depressed over his life
C. filled with hate
D. unable to control his anger
E. loving on occasion
21. Okonkwo does not know that Nnek, the most common name in Umuofia, means Mother is Supreme.
What does this indicate about him?
A. He does not believe that giving someone a powerful name will make that person powerful.
B. He is beginning to be forgetful in his old age.
C. He has been gone for so long from the village that he has forgotten some of the clan’s important symbols.
D. He pretends he does not know in order to end an unpleasant conversation with Uchendu, his uncle, about Nwoye.
E. He is so concerned with being masculine that he is unaware of the importance of the feminine in his culture.
22. Which one of the following is NOT a reason why some of the people of Umuofia convert to
Christianity?
A. Five of the six missionaries who first arrive are dark-skinned and speak Ibo.
B. Outcasts are welcome in the church.
C. The white missionary tells them that his God will not permit a white man to harm any of them.
D. They are enthralled by the lively, evangelic songs.
E. The missionaries do not die while building the church in the Evil Forest.
23. Which one of the following is NOT disappointing to Okonkwo upon his return to his village after his seven year exile?
A. People seem to think only about the new religion and trading store.
B. The men are no longer warlike, but are like women.
C. He wants his return to be memorable to the people, but when he returns no one seems to care.
D. He has lost the will to rebuild what he lost as a result of his exile.
E. Nwoye

24. What saying among his clan does Okonkwo eventually decide is not true?
A. The Earth cannot punish me for obeying her messenger.
B. A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness.
C. Living fire begets cold, impotent ash.
D. When a man says yes his chi also says yes.
E. Those whose palm-kernels are cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should be humble.
25. How does Nwoye eventually assert his independence from his father?
A. He converts to Christianity.
B. He refuses to marry the woman Okonkwo has chosen for him.
C. He refuses to participate when Okonkwo wants to fight the white men.
D. He helps in burning down his father’s house and barn.
E. He accuses Okonkwo of killing Ikemufuna to his face.
26. Why does the hymn about “brothers who sat in darkness and fear” affect Nwoye so much?
A. It helps him to understand the Christian belief in the Holy Trinity.
B. It reminds him of his and Ikemefuna’s relationship with Okonkwo.
C. It stirs up a hatred for the whites who have taken over his village.
D. It makes him believe that the villagers have been ignorant of the true God.
E. It assures him that the white missionaries are there to help.
27. What does the District Commissioner say is the motive of the British in colonizing the Africans?
A. to bring a peaceful government to the people and make them happy
B. to sell the Ibo as slaves to the West
C. to integrate the Igbo people into a European type of society
D. to learn about the Igbo society and how they are important to Nigeria
E. to Christianize the Igbo people so they will understand Christ’s teachings
28. What is revealed when the Deputy Commissioner asks six men from the clan to come to the courthouse to discuss the burning of the church?
A. The white government is deceitful.
B. The white government is willing to listen to the clan’s grievances.
C. The white government is controlled by the Church.
D. The white government is justified in imprisoning the men.
E. The white government is afraid of the Igbo.
29. How does Okonkwo demonstrate his feelings about the white man’s government?
A. He organizes the clan to fight the white men at the courthouse.
B. He burns down the courthouse.
C. He kills Rev. Brown.
D. He attacks the Deputy Commissioner.
E. He cuts off the head of a white court messenger.
30. Why does Okonkwo kill himself?
A. He is too proud to let the white man imprison him again.
B. He is ashamed that he was so easily tricked by the District Commissioner.
C. The world he once believed in is being replaced by a world he does not understand.
D. The elders will no longer listen to his advice, and, as a result, he feels powerless.
E. His entire family has converted to Christianity, a religion he thinks is “lunatic.”

31. The people of Umuofia are angry with the people of Mbaino because
A. a daughter of Umuofia was killed by someone from Mbaino;
B. someone from Mbaino stole yams from Umuofia;
C. Mbaino has attacked Umuofia.
32. Ikemefuna
A. hates Okonkwo;
B. fits well into Okonkwo’s family;
C. becomes Okonkwo’s favorite child.
33. Okonkwo nearly shoots Ekwefi because she
A. does not fix his morning meal;
B. cannot bear children;
C. comments on his poor hunting abilities.
34. The Oracle of the Hills and the Caves pronounces that Ikemefuna must
A. return home;
B. continue to live with Okonkwo’s family forever;
C. be killed outside of the village.
35. Ezinma and Ekwefi have a special bond because
A. Ezinma is the oldest child;
B. Ezinma is the only child;
C. Ezinma is the youngest child.
36. Twins born in the village are
A. split between two families;
B. left in the forest to die;
C. automatically given titles.
37. Ekwefi follows Chielo because she
A. fears for her daughter;
B. is jealous of Chielo’s position;
C. wants to see the god Agbala.
38. Okonkwo goes to Agbala’s cave because he is
A. curious;
B. angry with Chielo;
C. concerned for his wife and daughter.
39. Okonkwo is banished from Umuofia for killing
A. the sacred python;
B. his youngest son;
C. Ezeudu’s sixteen-year- old son.
40. Obierika brings news that
A. Okonkwo’s crops have failed;
B. Abame has been wiped out by white men;
C. missionaries have destroyed Okonkwo’s village.
41. The village leaders offer the missionaries
A. their best piece of land for a church;

B. the village ilo for their church;
C. land that is considered evil for their church.
42. The new church is almost split when
A. no one can agree on a name for the church;
B. the missionaries save twins left in the Evil Forest;
C. osu are accepted into the church.
43. The clan is thrown into turmoil when
A. the sacred python is killed;
B. the Christians destroy the temple of Agbala;
C. a well-known leader converts to Christianity.
44. The clan punishes the newly converted Christians by
A. not allowing the women to go to the well;
B. beating them severely;
C. murdering the missionaries.
45. Okonkwo tells his five sons that he will return to break their necks after he dies if they
A. marry worthless girls;
B. become weak like their oldest brother;
C. fail to take titles.
46. Okonkwo is disappointed by his return to the clan because
A. no one cares much that he’s back;
B. life in the village has changed so much;
C. no one will marry his daughters.
47. The District Commissioner tricks the clansmen by
A. appearing interested in their side of the story;
B. promising not to arrest them;
C. asking them to leave their weapons behind.
48. Okonkwo kills
A. Mr. Smith;
B. the District Commissioner;
C. a court messenger.
49. Clansmen cannot bury Okonkwo’s body because
A. it is the Week of Peace;
B. it is against their religion for a man to commit suicide;
C. Okonkwo had murdered a man in his lifetime.
50. The District Commissioner thinks that Okonkwo’s story will
A. make an interesting part of his book;
B. cause trouble in surrounding villages;
C. be forgotten in a few weeks.