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Chapter 11

Chapter 11. Pick out the phrases which emphasise how dark it is that night before Chielo arrives. ‘impenetrably dark’. nights were ‘black as charcoal’. “darkness of that night” “solid massiveness of night”. What do you think is the moral behind the tale of the tortoise and the birds?.

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Chapter 11

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  1. Chapter 11

  2. Pick out the phrases which emphasise how dark it is that night before Chielo arrives. • ‘impenetrably dark’. • nights were ‘black as charcoal’. • “darkness of that night” • “solid massiveness of night”

  3. What do you think is the moral behind the tale of the tortoise and the birds? • It does not pay to be untruthful. • ‘A man who makes trouble for others is also making it for himself’.

  4. Describe Ekwefi’s emotions at each stage of the night.

  5. Describe Ekwefi’s emotions at each stage of the night.

  6. What evidence is there of Okonkwo’s protectiveness over Ezinma? • He tries to get Chielo to return in the morning, telling her Ezinma was asleep. • He pleads with Chielo, telling her Ezinma had been ill and was asleep. • He goes to Agbala’s cave to wait with Ekwefi.

  7. What doubts did Ekwefi have about her decision to follow Chielo? • She would have to wait alone outside the cave. • She was afraid of the Ogbu-agali-odu • She wasn’t sure she would go into the cave if she heard anything • She wasn’t sure if she could stop anything that happened in the cave

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