This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 27 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is Ekwefi's dried fish kept? A) In the mortar. B) Under the bed in her hut. C) In a smoke-black basket in her hut. D) In the cellar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a smoke-black basket in her hut. 2. Deftly A) In a quick, smooth, and skillful way. B) Requiring hardwork or continuous physical effort. C) Something that is immoral, disgusting, and shameful. D) Beginning toappear or develop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a quick, smooth, and skillful way. 3. What does Okonkwo ask of Ezinma before they leave Mbanta to return to Umuofia? A) He asks her not to follow in Nwoye's footsteps in pursuing the new religion. B) He asks her to not marry until they return to Umuofia. C) He asks her to stay with the wives and other women while he returns to Umuofia to build their new compound. D) He asked her to persuade Obiageli not to get married to a man in Mbanta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asks her to not marry until they return to Umuofia. 4. What is the meaning of the term 'ogbanje' in the context of the novel? A) A type of food in the Ibo community. B) A traditional dance in the Ibo community. C) Children who cause trouble in their families. D) A type of animal in the Ibo community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children who cause trouble in their families. 5. She sought to ..... her brother's death. A) Descend. B) Sacrilege. C) Avenge. D) Vengeance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Avenge. 6. With whom does Ikemefuna become particularly close? A) Heaven. B) Name. C) Crush. D) Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Name. 7. The Western Empire was centered in ..... A) Rome. B) Washington D.C. C) Britain. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rome. 8. Which of the following was NOT one of the things the white men brought with them initially? A) Religion. B) Government. C) A place of Judgment. D) A British School. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A British School. 9. Why does Okonkwo decide to return to Umuofia? A) He misses his family. B) He wants to seek revenge. C) He is exiled. D) He is offered a leadership position. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is exiled. 10. The events in the novel take place around the year 2000, at the beginning of the 21st century. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. What is the definition of 'deity'? A) To recognize or admit the existence of something. B) In this way. C) A powerful god or goddess. D) To get rid of or throw away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A powerful god or goddess. 12. Which word means "important or easily seen" ? A) Agile. B) Specious. C) Prominent. D) Malevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prominent. 13. Nigeria was ruled by England in the early 1900's. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. His offensive comments were meant to provoke a reaction. What does the word 'provoke' mean? A) Very skilled or clever with hands. B) To make someone very angry or upset. C) To feel sorry and want to change. D) Not able to be separated or apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make someone very angry or upset. 15. Terrible, Disastrous, or Ruinous Event A) Calamity. B) Capricious. C) Inadvertent. D) Prosperity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calamity. 16. Pandemonium A) A mistake or misstep in a plane. B) A wilduproar; tumult. C) Great physical or mental strength and energy. D) Requiring hardwork or continuous physical effort. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A wilduproar; tumult. 17. She sang a plaintive song that moved everyone to tears. What does the word 'plaintive' mean? A) Feeling happy and laughing a lot. B) Sad or mournful in a whiny way. C) Something interesting or impressive to watch. D) A situation where there is no order or authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sad or mournful in a whiny way. 18. The hike up the mountain was ..... but rewarding. A) Accompany. B) Poignant. C) Arduous. D) Demonstrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arduous. 19. The abandoned house stood ..... , with broken windows and overgrown weeds. A) Immortal. B) Compose. C) Flourish. D) Desolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desolate. 20. Which quotation best reveals a coming-of-age experience in Okonkwo's life? A) Amalinze was a wily craftsman, but Okonkwo was as slippery as a fish in water.". B) "In the end, Okonkwo threw the Cat.". C) "He was tall and huge, and his bushy eyebrows and wide nose gave him a verysevere look.". D) "He had no patience with unsuccessful men." . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "In the end, Okonkwo threw the Cat.". ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAfrican Literature QuizzesThings Fall Apart Quiz 1Things Fall Apart Quiz 2Things Fall Apart Quiz 3Things Fall Apart Quiz 4Things Fall Apart Quiz 5Things Fall Apart Quiz 6Things Fall Apart Quiz 7Things Fall Apart Quiz 8Things Fall Apart Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books