Language Arts 7
Winter 07.08
Things Fall Apart – Study Guide for Quiz on Tuesday, January 29
People, Places, & Things:
1. Okonkwo
2. Unoka
3. Ikemefuna
4. Ezinma
5. Nwoye
6. Ogbuefi Ezeudu
7. Obierika
8. Mr. Kiaga
9. Mr. Brown
10. Rev. Smith
11. Enoch
12. Igbo
13. Chi
14. Obi
15. Feast of the New Yam
16. Week of Peace
17. The Evil Forest
18. Egwugwu Ritual
19. Umuofia Society
20. The Chritian Missionaries
21. The District Commissioner
Study Questions:
1. What kind of person/character is Okonkwo? Describe him.
2. What kind of person/character is Nwoye? Describe him.
3. What kind of person/character is Mr. Brown? Describe him.
4. Compare and contrast the Christian God with Chukwu.
5. Think about the following proverbs – what do you think they mean?
• When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk. (page 10)
• A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness. (page 19)
• A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing. (page 20)
• When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth (page 70-71)
• Living fire begets cold, impotent ash. (page 153)
• An animal rubs its itching flank against a tree, a man asks his kinsmen to scratch him. (page 165)
• A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk. (page 166)