| What is the name of Okonkwo’s tribe and village | the Umuofia tribe of the Igbo people |
| Which emotion dominates Okonkwo’s and what sparked it | Okonkwo’s dominant emotion is anger. His father’s laziness and complacency are the reason for his intense anger and lack of patience. |
| who decides if Umuofia goes to war? | their god Agbala, who either approves or rejects their war. Agbala speaks to Umuofia through her oracle.. |
| how does Agbala approve wars | Agbala only approves wars if they are just, and not based on blame. |
| Why did Umofia want to go to war | Because a Umofian woman was killed in Mbaino |
| What was done to keep peace | Mbaino had to give umofia a young man and a young virgin as compensation for the death of the Umuofian woman. |
| 5. How did Okonkwo’s father die | Unoka died of swelling |
| Why was Unokas death and insult to the earth goddess | Those suffering from swelling stomachs and limbs are left in the Evil Forest to die so that they do not offend the earth by being buried |
| Why is Nwoye a disappointment to his father | He resembles his father Unoka in that he’s sensitive and often lazy |
| What sport showed the strongest man | wrestling |
| Who is ikemefuna and what happened to him | The boy that the Mbaino tribe gave to the Umofian tribe to prevent war. He was given to Okonkwo to raise. |
| What happened to ikemefuna | Oracle says he must die and Okonkwo killed him with his machete |
| What does the term ogbanje mean | a spirit who comes as a child and dies repeatedly, continues to be born to the same mother over and over |
| What character is a ogbanje | Ezinma |
| Where was Okonkwo exiled and for how long | to the village Mbanta for 7 years |
| How does Okonkwo new tribe view women versus his old tribe | in the Umofia tribe they were treated poorly, beaten everyday. The Mbanta tribe does not treat their women poorly by beating them, they choose much more peaceful solutions to things |
| What does the term cowrie mean | Shells used as money |
| What are the 2 prophecies about the white man | The oracle prophesied that the white man would be followed by others and would bring destruction. |
| Okonkwo character foil vs his uncle Uchendu character foil | Okonkwo was proud and ruled his family with an iron fistUchendu was wise and impressive but ruled his family gentle |
| What group in history Nwoye represent | christianity |
| What were the 3 g’s that motivated great Britain | god, glory and gold |
| How is okonkwo like roaring flame | the fire represents masculinity for its incessant movement, its virile heat, its flaming temper, and its destructiveness. |
| What does ostracize mean | to exclude someone from society |
| How were the people ostracized in the village | they were prevented from entering the village and using the villages water source |
| What type of government did Britain bring | The British system of Government which included law and courts, supported by a military with weapons |
| what thing did okonkwo want to do when he gets back to emophia | rebuild his compound on a larger scale. He also wants to take two more wives and get titles for his sons. |
| explain what he means how can we fight when our brothers leave us opinion question | Okonkwo wanted to fight to keep tribal traditions alive, but most had followed the white mans laws leaving very few to fight and a sense of betrayal from the tribal members that followed the white mans law. |
| Who were the 2 people who talk about religion | Mr. Kiaga and MR Brown |
| they built schools Nwoye is going what is he wanting to be | a missionary |
| what happens to okowonko at the end of the book | he hangs himself |
| what does the term pacification mean | the act of forcibly suppressing or eliminating a population considered to be hostile |
| What is the title of the book on page 209 | The pacification of the primitive tribes of the lower night |
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