Things Fall Apart Chapters 11-12 Quiz

Things Fall Apart Chapters 11-12 questions

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1. In the story Ekwefi tells, how does Tortoise come by his broken shell?
   Parrot carries him off and drops him in a river · The birds strip away the feathers they lent him · The sky people refuse him food and send him home · He falls onto hard things set out for his landing
2. Why does Ekwefi follow the priestess into the hills at night?
   She cannot let Ezinma go beyond her sight · She suspects the priestess of meaning to sell the girl · She means to plead with Agbala on her own behalf · Okonkwo has ordered her to bring the child home
3. What does Okonkwo's appearance at the mouth of the cave reveal?
   He has come to order Ekwefi back to her hut at once · His care for his family runs under his hard surface · He intends to challenge the priestess with his machete · He doubts that Agbala summoned the child at all
4. What marks the betrothal celebration for Obierika's daughter?
   The suitor must wrestle the bride's eldest brother · The egwugwu attend to see the bride price paid · A cow is killed, and a loose one must be fined for · The bride spends the night in the priestess's hut
5. Placed beside the night in the hills, what does the betrothal feast emphasise?
   The growing distance between Okonkwo and Obierika · The elders' power to command a household's wealth · The clan's indifference to the suffering of women · The clan's life weaves ordinary joy into its dread

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Original questions written for Pagine. This book is in copyright, so questions paraphrase rather than quote it.