Things Fall Apart Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Things Fall Apart? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Why does Okonkwo "not taste any food for two days"?


He's lost his first wife.
Nwoye has died.
His daughter is missing.
Ikemefuna has been killed.
Q. Who was Amalinze the Cat?


a murderer
a witch doctor and healer
a wrestler who went undefeated for seven years
a pet cheetah
Q. How does Okonkwo gain respect?


He beats Amalinze the Cat.
He earns a lot of money.
He marries lots of women.
Like Rodney Dangerfield, he gets no respect.
Q. Okonkwo might be a brave man, but he's also afraid. What is he afraid of?


crop failure
weakness and failure
other men
he ain't afraid of no ghosts
Q. What kept Umuofia from getting into too many wars?


They listened to the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves.
They had no weapons.
They were feared far and wide.
They were in wars all the time.