Things Fall Apart

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Things Fall Apart
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Harmattan

• A dusty wind that blows along the western coast
  of Africa in certain seasons

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Cowries

• Shells used in some African societies as money

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Kola Nut

• The large meaty nut of the kola tree, with
  several pieces in one shell

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Oracle

• A god who can foretell the future, usually
  through a human priest or priestess

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Sisal

• A type of vine with fibers that are often used
  for making ropes

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Calabashes

• Gourds used as containers

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Pottage

• A kind of stew

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Plantains

• Starchy fruit, similar to a banana, that must be
  cooked before it is eaten

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Raffia

• A fiber from a palm tree, used like a string

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Kite

• A bird of prey

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Iron Horse

• Bicycle

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Bull-Roarer

• Noise-maker made from the horn of a bull

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Creepers

• Vines growing on trees

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Singlets

• A mans undershirt

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Character ListDirections Keep a running list of
personality/physical traits for each of the
characters below

• Okonkwo (Oh-kawn-kwoh)
•  Unoka (Ooh-no-kah)
•  Nwoye (Nuh-who-yeh)
•  Ikemefuna (Ee-keh-meh-foo-nah)
•  Ekwefi (Eh-kweh-fee)
•  Ezinma (Eh-zeen-mah)
•  Ojiugo (Oh-jee-ooh-goh)
•  Obierika (Oh-bee-air-ee-kah)
•  Chielo (Chee-eh-loh)

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Chapters 1-2 Study Questions

• 1. For what is Okonkwo famous in his clan in
  Umofia?2. How does Okonkwo feel about his
  father, Unoka? Why?3. Explain the proverb as it
  relates to Okonkwo "If a child washed his hands,
  he could eat with kings."4. How do the men
  Umuofia decide what to do about the murder of a
  woman from their clan? What role do the women of
  Umuofia have in the decision?5. How do people of
  Umuofia react to the dark?6. What is the
  philosophy of war amongst the clans?7. What
  evidence of Okonkwo's spiritual life is found on
  his compound?