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Things Fall Apart Test
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12th Grade
10/15/2014

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how long ago was the match that established okonknwos fame?
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20 yrs ago
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age was respected but
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achievement was revered
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what were children not allowed to do at night
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whistle
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why was a snake not called by its last name at night? what was it called
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because its an evil spirit, a string
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how many villages make up umuofia
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9
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how many heads did okonkwo bring home
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5
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what is the full name of the oracle
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Agbala the oracle of the hills and caves
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what was the name of the preistess
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Chielo
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what was the fight the ibo would never fight
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the fight of blame
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how long did ikemefuna live with okonkwo
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3 yrs
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what was the one passion that ruled okonkwo
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the fear of being idle
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how many wives and children does okonkwo have
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3 wives and 8 children
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Okonkwo had how many yams to start
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1200
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what happened to okonkwos first planting
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burned away
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who was the only one to see the oracle
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chielo the priestness
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how many wives and children did nwakibie have
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9 wives and 30 kids
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why was Okonkwo provoked to anger?
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for unbraiding her hair without making him food
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what great evil did he commit?
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beat his wife during the week of peace
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what was the week of peace
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end of the carefree season between harvest and planting and no work is done
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Okonkwo entrust to his sons
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work with the yams
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king of crops
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yam
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earth goddess?
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ani and source of fertility
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why did okonknwo shoot at his second wife?
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said under his breath he was a bad shot
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2nd day of new year
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wrestling match
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which child especially fond of
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Ezinmi
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2nd wife?
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ekwefi
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tribal name of Okonkwo
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Ibo
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what is the age of boys in the first wrestling match 16
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what is the age of boys in the first wrestling match and how many
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16 and 15 and 3 boys
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who won the first match
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maduka
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how many in the main match?
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12
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two main?
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Ikueze and Okafo
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whe was responsible for nwoyes development
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ikemefuna
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earths emissary
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the vulture
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once in a generation?
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locusts
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how often did they come
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once every 7 years
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when did they come
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once in a generation
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who decided ikemefuna to be killed
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the oracle
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who refused to go kill ikemefuna
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obierka
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what is killing the palm trees
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tapping them for palm wine
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what were the 7 men in obierkas hut doing?
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deciding on the dowry for his daughter
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how many brooms were in the short bundle? how many left
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30 and 20
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what was leprosy called and who was it
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the white man and amadi
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how many children did okonkwos 2nd wife have? how many lived? who was it?
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10, 1, ezinma
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who asked ear to marry him
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mosquito
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whats the hut where they live
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obi
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where did ezinmi bury her iii uwa
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where children die
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who helped dig with okonkwo
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okagbue
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who did evil forest represent
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village of Umueru
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who was the ceremony for?
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Uzowulu and Mgafo
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court trial with leader of
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egwugu
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uzowulu
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beat his wife and got a 2nd chance
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nwayieke
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late night cooking
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tortoise story with the birds
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got greedy and said he was all of you and king of the birds
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Chielo abducted who
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Ezinmi
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where did she take her and what did she say
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caves and come to me my daughter
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what was the uri
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when the groom would bring wing for the whole family to celebrate
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who prepared his meal
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ojiugo
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after hearing cries how many stayed back and for what
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3-4 stayed behind for cooking
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who was ill
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mgbogo
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how many pots of wine did the closefisted bring
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50 pots
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how many sons will the daughter bear
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9
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who died
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Ezeudu
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what were his last words
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that man thinks of you as his father. bear no hands in his death
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who did Okonkwo shoot
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Ezeudus 16 yr old son
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what kind of punishment
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female bc inadvertent and 7 years in exile
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who said to burn down okonknwos belongings
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the earth
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where did he go
Definition
mbanta
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