| Okonkwo’s friend, Obierika, is celebrating his daughter’s uri. Why does this day put the entire neighborhood into a festive air? | It’s a big deal in their culture. Everyone is invited. |
| What does the priestess do when she brings Ezinma out of Agbala’s cave? | she brings her home without saying a word and puts her to bed. |
| Where does Obierika send one of his relatives to get a fat goat to give to his in-laws during the uri? | Umuike |
| Why do all the women abandon preparing the food for the uri and rush off to the Obierika’s crop field? | There was a cry in the distance. |
| How many pots of wine do Obierika’s in-laws bring to his home for the uri? | 50 |
| What are the traditional events when night falls and it is time to end Obierika’s daughter’s uri? | torches lit, elders sit in circle, singers come and sing, girls come from compound, dance, then bride brings a cock and goes to the suitors family for 7 market weeks. |
| What does the ekwe, a hollowed out wooden instrument, and the blast of the cannon signify to the nine villages of Umuofia? | Someone was dead. |
| Every man learns the language of teh ekwe. How does the wooden instrument let the people know exactly who has died? | First ring lets them know a message is coming, then it names the clan, then the village, then the person that is dead. |
| What is the name of the man that the ekwe announces to Umuofia? | Ezeudu |
| Why can Ezeudu, the oldest man in the village, only be buried at night? | Because he was a noble warrior. |
| What is the tradegy that takes place during the final burial rites for Ezeudu while the cannon is shot and guns fired? | Okonkwo accidentally kills the dead’s mans son |
| What is Okonkwo’s punishment for filling Ezeudu’s son? | His house is burned down, and he and his entire family are exiled from the village. |
Things Fall Apart-Chapter 12 & 13
February 13, 2020