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| Who, or what, is Evil Forest? |
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| The head of the egwugwu, who acts as the judge for the nine villages of Ibo. |
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| Okonkwo is the protagonist in Things Fall Apart. He works hard, is successful, and is afraid of failure/being seen as weak by others. |
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| Why might Okonkwo want and use the snuff? |
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| Because he's feeling sad for killing Ikemefuna, and doesn't want to show it, and does drugs to dull his pain. |
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| What do we learn from the folktale of the tortoise? |
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| Don't be greedy, think about the needs of others. Tell the truth. |
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| At the end of Part One, what predictions can be made about Obireka's role in the second half of the book. |
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He might become a traitor to the Ibo by converting and /or embracing the missionaries.
Or, he might leave, and try to get away from the missionaries. |
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