What if the guilt of an act is so terrible that it makes a man question the very laws he has defended all his life? This Things Fall Apart Chapter 8 Quiz focuses on Okonkwo’s downward spiral into depression and his conversation with Obierika. “Answer, and remember the complexity of duty.”
Things Fall Apart Chapter 8 Quiz Questions
- What emotion dominates Okonkwo at the start of Chapter 8?
- How long does Okonkwo refrain from eating after Ikemefuna’s death?
- Who brings Okonkwo his first meal after his fast?
- What does Okonkwo do to appear strong after Ikemefuna’s death?
- How does Nwoye react to Ikemefuna’s death?
- What does Nwoye’s behavior remind Okonkwo of?
- What event does Okonkwo attend in Chapter 8?
- Who is Obierika?
- What do Okonkwo and Obierika discuss at length?
- Who is being married in this chapter?
- What does Obierika’s daughter’s suitor bring as a gift?
- What does the suitor’s family use to negotiate the bride price?
- How do the men of the clan decide the bride price?
- What do Obierika and Okonkwo disagree about?
- What is Obierika’s criticism of Okonkwo?
- How does Okonkwo defend his actions in Ikemefuna’s death?
- Who is Maduka?
- What impresses Okonkwo about Maduka?
- What does Okonkwo wish about Nwoye after seeing Maduka?
- Who is Akueke?
- What do the men joke about during the marriage discussions?
- What ritual occurs during the negotiations?
- What cultural value is displayed in the bride-price ceremony?
- How does Obierika’s attitude contrast with Okonkwo’s?
- What news do the men discuss after the marriage talks?
- What happens to the man of the neighboring village?
- What punishment is given to the man who killed his wife?
- What does this story reveal about Igbo justice?
- What theme is reinforced in Chapter 8?
- How does the chapter end?