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Things Fall Apart Part 1 Flashcards

1
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Okonkwo has a slight

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Stammer

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2
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Unoka is Okonkwo’s … Who died ?

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Father 10 years ago

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Mournful look expect when

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Drinking or playing flute

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Okoye was whose neighbor?, what did he want from unoka , explain okoye , what did okoye use to explain

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Unokas
3 wives lots of yams , title of idemili which is third highest
Proverbs , ibo language is respected

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What did okoye want , how did he respond

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200 cowries
Sun will shine on those who stand before those who kneel
Pay big debts first

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6
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If a child washed his hands?

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He could eat with the Kings

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In the dark children didn’t whistle because?, animals more?, snake never?

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Evil spirits might come, sinister, called by name because it might hear

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Moonlit nights?

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Cripple becomes hungry for a walk

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9
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Who announced death in umuofia , what did he say in different directions, what happened

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Ogbuefi ezeugo
Umuofia kwenu
Mabaino murdered daughter of ?

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10
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Active principal in medicine is ?

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Agadi nwaye: old woman with one leg

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11
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Elders known as

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Ndichie

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12
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Who did the virgin go to ?

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Udo to replace wife

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13
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What fear was Okonkwo ruled by

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Fear of failure and weakness and of himself

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14
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Agbala means ? , hated everything his father lives which was

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Woman but also man who had taken no title

Gentleness and idleness

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15
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Unoka consulted oracle of the hills to see why he had miserable harvest , who was gods name and who was priestess, who was God of yams

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Agbala
Chika
Ifejioku

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16
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Unoka died of swelling which is an abomination to

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Earth goddess

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17
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Who was wealthy man with three barn , nine wives and thirty children , who is anasi , who was wine tapper who gave up trade

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Nwakibie
First wife who they waited for to drink wine
Obiako

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18
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What did obiako respond to oracle

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Ask my father if he ever had goat when he was alive

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19
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Who is igwelo

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Nwakibies son, drinks dregs because he has a job on hand, just married first wife

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20
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Nwaikibie: what does he say about bird ?

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Eneke because men have learned to shoot without missing he learned to fly without perching

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21
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What happened with the first year ?

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Rains were late, everything scolded (sissal leaves)
Some men waited to plant and were wise ones , these were own seeds
Then rain fell harder than ever
One man hung himself

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22
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Father told Okonkwo not to ?

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Despair , he has manly have art and general failure won’t prick pride

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23
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Who was man that Okonkwo killed the spirit of at meeting, what did leader say

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Osugo
Man who has had Palm kernels cracked by benevolent spirit should be humble
He cracked them himself

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24
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How long was Ike sick for

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3 weeks

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25
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Nwoye was close to Ike because why? What did Okonkwo sometimes do with Ike

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Knew everything

Took him to ancestor meetings like sun, carried stool and goatskin bag

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26
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Who did Okonkwo offend during week of peace ? What happened

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Ezeani earth goddess
Second wife went to friends house to plait hair and didn’t make dinner
Ojiugo tried lying for her

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27
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What was okonkwo’s punishment for not respecting week of peace , what did she compare him to

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Bring a she goat to ani a length of cloth and a hundred cowries
Nza bird who forgot himself after heavy meal and challenged chi

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28
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Who is Ezeudi

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Said that the punishment for disturbing week of peace wasn’t harsh enough

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29
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What is obodiani custom for if someone dies during week of peace

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Leave in evil forest, too many evil spirits ready to haunt

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30
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Nwoye laughed when Ike said the proper name for corn on the cob with few kernels was?, who is nwayieke

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Old woman’s teeth

Old woman near udula tree with three teeth smoking pipe

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31
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Who is nnadi

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The one who cooks and lives alone

Must live in Ike favorite story where ant rules court with splendor

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32
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Who is ani

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Played great part in life like judge of morality and conduct
Closer to elders buried in earth

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33
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What were tow primary meals of yam festival

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Yam foo foo and vegetable soup

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34
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Killed banana tree ?

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Just used leaves to wrap food and he beat her

Went to go hunting, never killed a rat with it, she says something about guns that never shot, shoots it at her

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35
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What surprised enzima about her mother when cooking, eyelid is twitching

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She could lift pot with bare hands

Cry, see something

36
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How did they answer calls from outside , what did nwoyes mom call ezinma

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Is that me?

Enzigma : the good one

37
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Who is obiajeli, when did she start to cry

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Nwoyes sister?

Near iroko tree

38
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Who is Maduka

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Son of obierka

39
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Who fought last fight , why was it hard

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Okafo and ikezue
Both had same style and knew each toners moves beforehand
Okafo won

40
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Who is ezeudu and what did he tell Okonkwo

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Oldest man of village

He should, not have a hand in death of Ike

41
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How did Ike decide if mother was dad it alive

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Eze Elina Elina if on right foot alive if left then dead

42
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Okonkwo at age 18 threw , he was a great… Undefeated for ?,

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Amalinze cat

Wrestler 7 years

43
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In regard to Nwoye …. A chick that will turn into a cock can be spotted

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The first day it hatches

44
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Why did obierka not come with to see ikemenefuna

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He had better things to do
Oracle didn’t ask him to carry it out
Kind of action doesn’t please the earth
Wipe out whole family

45
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Who are ndulue and ozoemena , it was said that the had one?

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The husband and wife
He died and the drum didn't best
Ozoemena went to say goodbye then died too 
Said name three times 
Mind
46
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Obierka wishes he doesn’t have ozo title why? What does he compare it to

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Hates to see them tap trees

Like dimargana , refuses to cut dog with knife because taboo but uses teeth

47
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What did mother tell akuekue, who is?,

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To take off jigida , doesn’t mix well with fire

Madukas half sister of 16

48
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Ide is who?

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Suitor to akuekue

Okonkwo compliments him on good wine tapping

49
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Abame/Anita bride price ritual, umunso bride price ritual and strange thing

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Haggle
Bring bags until in law says to stop
Children belong to woman

50
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The leper they compare to white men like chalk

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Amadi

51
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What sickness does ezinma have ?

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Iba

52
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What did ezinma call her mom instead of Nna

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By her name

53
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Names for children: onwumbiko, ozoemena, onwuma

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Death I implore you
May it not happen again
May death please himself

54
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What is Obanje , what did man from Afa oracle tell her

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Wicked children who re enter mothers womb

Go sleep in someone else’s house to have baby

55
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Who is Uyanwa and what did he say?

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Great medicine man to see ezinma

That she should sleep with you in your Obi

56
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What is an iyi-uwa

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The mark of an Obanje child that they leave on earth that allows them to keep coming back

57
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The leaves become smaller after cooking

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The snake gave 7 baskets only got three back story

58
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Who is mgbafo

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Woman with the trial against husband

59
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Who is the husband of mgbafo

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Uzowulu

60
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What did the egwugu address humans as

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Body

61
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How do they show submission to egwugu

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Touch right hand to earth

62
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What is the law for taking his wife

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Return bride price

63
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What are their complaint to egwugu

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Sister lived with for nine years
Beat her every day
Beat her until she miscarried

64
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Nwayieke

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Cooked late at night everyone knew sound of pestle and mortar

65
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Okeke?

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Snuff has to much salpetre in it and too damp

66
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Indigo?

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Made good snuff but I’ll

67
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What is the omen the ewkefi said is ill when she is following chielo

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Hitting foot on out cropped root

68
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Ogbu-agali-odu

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Evil essences loose upon the world intended to harm enemies during war and they forgot to control

69
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What is farthest village in town

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Umuachi

70
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When the moon rose late in the night what was it compared to

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Refusing food , like when husband refuses food due to quarrel with wife

71
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What were the names chielo addressed agbala in

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Messenger of the earth, owner of the future, God who cut down man when life was sweetest to him

72
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Who did ekwefi first marry

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Anene

73
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What was daughter celebrating

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Uri

74
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What is ummuna

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Kinsman

75
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Who is ojiugo

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Youngest wife

76
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Where did they send relative to to get goat the size of a cow

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Umuike

77
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Who were the two people that failed to come out and why

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Mgbogo: had Ibo (sick)
Udenkwo: had baby

78
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Who is ezelagbo

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Wife of man who let out cow

79
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What starts the ritual of proclaiming one dead

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Umuofia

Iguedo

80
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Who died

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Ezeudu

81
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Who is the evil spirit

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Ekwensu

82
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What are the three things noticeable about Ekwensu

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Shaped like coffin
Odour
Flies with him

83
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What did the egwugu say to ezeudu

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Come again the way you came before

84
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Where did Okonkwo flee to ?

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Mbanta mother home

85
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What had happened to obierka that he remembers after Okonkwo flees and what is the saying

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The twins
Offense to earth
If one finger brings oil it would the others

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