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TFA: Chapter 4

1. Comment on the general truth Okonkwo learns from the following Ibo proverb: “When a man says yes his chi says yes also. Okonkwo said yes very strongly, so his chi agreed.”

2. What are Ikemefuna’s special skills that make him popular with Nwoye?

3. What is the importance of the Week of Peace to the Ibo clan? In the past, how did the clan punish a man for breaking the peace? What is Okonkwo’s punishment?

4. What sentence in this chapter indicates that Nyoye’s life is greatly influenced by ikemefuna’s presence in their household? Quote it.

TFA: Chapter 5

1. Why is Ani the most important deity in the lives of the Ibo people? What is the New Yam Festival?

2. What story is always told at the New Yam Festival? What is it an example of a legend?

3. In what ways doe Okonkwo’s second wife both respect and dislike her husband?

4. What is the purpose of the drums beating the day of the New Yam festival? What might drums symbolize?

5. What does Okonkwo say to criticize his daughter Ezinma, even though he really is fond of her? Why is he so harsh?

TFA: Chapter 6

1. How do the drums reflect the emotions of the crowds at the wrestling match?

2. Why does Ezinma’s mother say to the priestess: “Perhaps she has come to stay”?

3. Prove the following statement with incidents from the story: Physical strength is greatly admired by the Ibo people.