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TFA: Chapter 13

1. Why does a “cold shiver run down Okonkwo’s back as he remembered the last time the old man “ Ezeudu visited him?

2. Briefly describe the funeral of the great warrior, Ezeudu. How does a warrior become one of the “lords” of the clan?

3. Why must Okonkwo leave the clan?

4. A tragic flaw is a defect of character that brings about the downfall of the protagonist. What is Okonkwo’s tragic flaw?

5. What is ironic about the fact that Okonkwo’s crime is considered a “female” crime?

6. With what customs of the clan does Obierika not agree?

7. How does the following proverb explain the harsh punishment given to Okonkwo? “As the elders said, if one finger brought oil it soiled the others.”

TFA: Chapter 14

1. Why does Okonkwo sit in a “silent half-sleep”?

2. Briefly describe the final isa-ifi marriage ceremony.

3. Why is a woman brought back to her kinsmen to be buried?

TFA: Chapter 15

1. Why does the Abame clan kill the white man?

2. What evidence is there in this chapter that the clans do not understand the white man’s way of life?

3. Support or refute the following statement: The white men do not want to know anything about the clan’s culture because they think it is inherently inferior and not worth learning about.

4. What moral lesson is taught by the fable of the mother kite and her daughter?

5. Quote a proverb about a newly married man.