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2. Twins are put in pots and left to die in the __________.
2. Twins are put in pots and left to die in the
6. The clan stops
__________ the white church after the man who
__________.
killed a 6.
sacred
dies. __________ the white church
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clan stops
after
the
man
killed
a __________
sacred python dies.
8. The white men build their who
church
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8. The
__________.
(2 white
words)men build their church in the
__________. (2 words)
11. The __________
__________ violates
both sets
of laws both
in hissets
11. The __________
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ofthe
laws
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14. Okonkwo’s(2
father,
Unoka, is a[n] __________.
14. Okonkwo’s
father,
a[n]
__________.
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increaseisthe
fines
to keep some
17.
The
kotma
are
__________
who
increase the
money themselves.
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greatest flawgreatest
is __________.
19. sOkonkwo’s
flaw is __________.
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the village
20. The name
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22. Chielo, thebecause
__________,
takes
Ezinma in the middle of the night.
22. Chielo, the __________, takes Ezinma in the
23. Every man middle
is believed
to have
a[n] __________ chi.
of the
night.
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man
believed totohave
24. The Abame
clan ties
a[n]is__________
a treea[n]
like __________
a horse.
chi. of earth and __________.
25. Ani is the goddess
24. The Abame clan ties a[n] __________ to a tree
26. If a man consults
with his wife, he will be perceived as being
like a horse.
__________.
25. Ani is the goddess of earth and __________.
27. Okonkwo achieves fame through this.
28. Ibo culture is “inferior” to white culture only in terms of
__________.
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1. 1.
The
white
menmen
cannot
be driven
away because
they have
The
white
cannot
be driven
away because
changed
the tribe’
s __________.
they have
changed
the tribe’s __________.
proud
man
accept
__________
if it to everyone.”
2. 2.
“A“A
proud
man
can can
accept
__________
if it applies
applies to everyone.”
3. 3.
During
thethe
__________
__________
the Ibo clan
During
__________,
the Ibo__________,
clan does not
does
not tolerate
anyof
acts
of violence.
(3 words)
tolerate
any act
violence.
(3 words)
Okonkwo
doesn’t
the church
4. 4.
Okonkwo
doesn’t
wantwant
othersothers
to jointo
thejoin
church
because of the
because
of the__________.
clan’s __________.
clan’
s __________
(2 words) (2 words)
5. Who are the central figures in tribal weddings?
5. 7.
Who
the central
figures inthe
tribal
weddings?
Thearewhite
men assume
Umuofia
people did
not
have
a
religion
or
a[n]
__________.
7. The white men assume the Umuofia people did not have a
9.
Osu are
village
__________ who join the white
religion
or a[n]
__________.
church.
9.10.
Osu
are village
__________
who__________
join the whitebecause
church.
Nwoye
is intrigued
by the
of hisisdiscontent
his own religion.
10. Nwoye
intrigued bywith
the __________
because of his discontent
12.
__________
considers Okonkwo a father figure.
with
his own religion.
13. Mr. Brown encourages the clan to __________
12. __________
considers
Okonkwo
father figure.
themselves
in order
to attaina power.
13.
Mr.Families
Brown encourages
the clan toto__________
themselves
15.
use __________
measure the
bride in
price.
order
to attain power.
16. __________ is another word for hut.
15. Families use __________ to measure the bride price.
18. A measure of wealth
16. __________ is another word for hut.
18. A measure of wealth
21. “[A] man who pays __________ to the great paves the way for
his own greatness.”
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2. Twins are put in pots and left to
die in the __________. [FOREST]
6. The clan stops __________
the white church after the man
who killed a sacred python dies.
[SANCTIONING]
8. The white men build their church
in the __________ __________.
(2 words) [EVILFOREST]
11.The __________ __________
violates both sets of laws in his
treatment of the Umuofia leaders.
(2 words)
[DISTRICTCOMMISSIONER]
14.Okonkwo’s father, Unoka, is a[n]
__________. [DEBTOR]
17.The kotma are __________ who
increase the fines to keep some
money themselves.
[MESSENGERS]
19.Okonkwo’s greatest flaw is
__________. [PRIDE]
20.The name of the village Okonkwo
flees to because of the killing
[MBANTA]
22.Chielo, the __________, takes
Ezinma in the middle of the night.
[PRIESTESS]
23.Every man is believed to have a[n]
__________ chi. [PERSONAL]
24.The Abame clan ties a[n]
__________ to a tree like a horse.
[BICYCLE]
25.Ani is the goddess of earth and
__________. [FERTILITY]
26.If a man consults with his wife,
he will be perceived as being
__________. [WEAK]
27.Okonkwo achieves fame through
this. [WRESTLING]
28.Ibo culture is “inferior” to
white culture only in terms of
__________. [TECHNOLOGY]
Down
1. The white men cannot be driven
away because they have changed
the tribe’s __________.
[CUSTOMS]
2. “A proud man can accept
__________ if it applies to
everyone.” [FAILURE]
3. During the __________
__________ __________, the Ibo
clan does not tolerate any acts of
violence. (3 words)
[WEEKOFPEACE]
4. Okonkwo doesn’t want others to
join the church because of the
clan’s __________ __________.
(2 words)[ANCESTORWORSHIP]
5. Who are the central figures in
tribal weddings? [WOMEN]
7. The white men assume the
Umuofia people did not have
a religion or a[n] __________.
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1. The
men cannot
be driven away because
9.
Osu are
usewhite
__________
to measure
__________. [FOREST]
they have changed the tribe’s __________.
the white
church.
[OUTCASTS]
price. [BROOMSTICKS]
6. The
clan stops
__________
the white church the bride
[CUSTOMS]
after theisman
who killed
a sacred python dies.
2. “A proud
man can
accept
__________ if it
10.Nwoye
intrigued
by the
16.__________
is another
word
for hut.
[SANCTIONING]
applies to everyone.” [FAILURE]
__________
because
of
his
discontent
[OBI]
8. The white men build their church in the
3. During the __________, the Ibo clan does not
with his own (2
religion.
__________.
words) [EVILFOREST] 18.A measure
tolerate
any act
of violence. (3 words)
of wealth
[YAMS]
11. The
__________ __________ violates both sets
[WEEKOFPEACE]
[MISSIONARIES]
21.“[A] man
who pays
__________
to to join the church
of laws in his treatment of the Umuofia leaders.
4. Okonkwo
doesn’t
want others
12.__________
considers Okonkwo a
(2 words) [DISTRICTCOMMISSIONER]
of the
(2 words)
the greatbecause
paves the
wayclan’s
for his__________.
own
14. Okonkwo’s
father,
Unoka,
is
a[n]
__________.
[ANCESTORWORSHIP]
father figure. [IKEMEFUNE]
greatness.”
[DEBTOR]
5. Who[RESPECT]
are the central figures in tribal weddings?
13. The
Mr. kotma
Brown are
encourages
the clan
17.
__________
whotoincrease the
[WOMEN]
fines
to keep some
moneyinthemselves.
7. The white men assume the Umuofia people did
__________
themselves
order to
[MESSENGERS]
not have a religion or a[n] __________.
attain power.
[EDUCATE]
19. Okonkwo’s
greatest
flaw is __________.
[GOVERNMENT]
[PRIDE]
20. The name of the village Okonkwo flees to
because of the killing [MBANTA]
22. Chielo, the __________, takes Ezinma in the
middle of the night. [PRIESTESS]
23. Every man is believed to have a[n] __________
chi. [PERSONAL]
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9. Osu are village __________ who join the white
church. [OUTCASTS]
10. Nwoye is intrigued by the __________ because
of his discontent with his own religion.
[MISSIONARIES]
12. __________ considers Okonkwo a father figure.
[IKEMEFUNE]