Things Fall Apart: Chapter 7 – Flashcards
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What event surprises the villagers?
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locusts descend upon Umuofia
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How often do the locusts come?
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They come once in a generation and will return every year for seven years before disappearing for another lifetime
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Why do the villagers collect the locusts?
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The village excitedly collects them because they are good to eat when cooked
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Who comes to visit Okonkwo?
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Ogbuefi Ezeudu
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What news does he bring for Okonkwo?
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he informs Okonkwo in private that the Oracle has decreed that Ikemefuna must be killed
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What suggestion does he give Okonkwo? Why?
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He tells Okonkwo not to take part in the boy's death, as Ikemefuna calls him "father."
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What lie does Okonkwo tell Ikemefuna?
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Okonkwo lies to Ikemefuna, telling him that he will be returning to his home village
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How does Nwoye react?
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Nwoye bursts into tears
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What thoughts come to Ikemefuna as he walks home?
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During the long walk home with the men of Umuofia, Ikemefuna thinks about seeing his mother
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What happens to Ikemefuna after hours of walking?
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a man attacks him with a machete; Ikemefuna cries to Okonkwo for help
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What does Okonkwo do? Why?
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Okonkwo doesn't wish to look weak, so he cuts the boy down
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What happens when Okonkwo arrives at home?
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When Okonkwo returns home, Nwoye intuits that his friend is dead
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What happens to him?
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Something breaks inside him for the second time in his life; the first time was when he heard an infant crying in the Evil Forest, where newborn twins are left to die
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