English Ten Periods 5&6

English Ten Period 5&6: Read/Re-Read Chapter Eleven(only if needed); Twelve & 13 (Thirteen) in Things Fall Apart and answer the study questions that follow: You DO NOT HAVE TO WRITE OUT THE QUESTIONS. SOME ANSWERS CAN BE COMBINED INTO PARAGRAPHS!! Chapter 11 Study Questions 1. Why don’t the birds want Tortoise to join them at the feast in the sky? 2. How does Tortoise convince the birds to allow him to join them at the feast? 3. How is Tortoise able to fly with the birds of the sky? 4. What are some of the hard things Tortoise’s wife takes out of the house to prepare for Tortoise’s fall? 5. Why does Ezinma cry when Chielo calls her “my daughter”? 6. Why does Ekwefi recoil from Chielo when she turns around? 7. Why does Ekwefi doubt the wisdom of her coming to the hills and caves? 8. How could a woman like Chielo carry a child the size of Ezinma for such a long distance? 9. How does Ekwefi know they have reached the ring of hills? 10. Who joins Ekwefi as she waits for Chielo and Ezinma? Chapter 12 Study Questions 1. How do the people of Umuike develop their market? 2. The story of the man and the goat shows that the Umuike market is often filled with thieves. What happens in this story? 3. What do Okonkwo’s first and third wives contribute to the betrothal feast? 4. Why does Ekwefi join the betrothal feast later? 5. The members of Obierika’s extended family sit in a half-moon. When his in-laws arrive, they complete the circle. What is the significance of the seating arrangement? 6. Describe the difference in the attire of the married women and that of the girls who greet the in-laws. What does this suggest about 7. What does the eldest man among the in-laws mean when he says, “This is not the first time my people have come to marry your daughter”? (p. 83) 8. Why does Obierika’s family say their daughter will be a good wife and bear nine sons?9. What kinds of men are respected and praised by Obierika’s in-laws? 10. How do you know that Okonkwo is a respected member of Obierika’s extended family? Chapter 13: Very Important Chapter Study Questions 1. What is the role of the ekwe, or the drum? 2. What is the name of the clan, and what villages are part of the clan? 3. How do the men express their anguish at Ezeudu’s death? Why is Ezedu important to Okonkwo? Why does his death foreshadow something bad? 4. What does the one-handed spirit mean when he asks Ezeudu to come again the way he came before? 5. How does Okonkwo accidentally do at Ezedu's funeral? What is his punishment? 6. Where do Okonkwo and his family go? Why is Okonkwo punishment considered mild? 7. Why does Obierika begin to wonder about the justice of the Earth goddess? 10. What do the elders mean when they say “If one finger brought oil it soiled the others”? (p. 88)How had Okonkwo "soiled the others before"? Hint...hint... think of his actions during certain festivals and sacred weeks.