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TFA Part 2 - Assessment

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Excerpt - Things Fall Apart (157-158)

"It was one [of the converts] who in his zeal brought the church into serious conflict with the clan a year later by killing the sacred python, the emanation of the god of water.

The royal python was the most revered animal in Mbanta and all the surrounding clans. It was addressed as "Our Father," and was allowed to go wherever it chose, even into people's beds. It ate rats in the house and sometimes swallowed hens' eggs. If a clansman killed a royal python accidentally, he made sacrifices of atonement and performed an expensive burial ceremony such as was done for a great man. No punishment was prescribed for a man who killed the python knowingly. Nobody thought that such a thing could ever happen.

Perhaps it never did happen. That was the way the clan at first looked at it. No one had actually seen the man do it. The story had arisen among the Christians themselves."
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Question 21
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Directions: Construct a complete AEC paragraph in which you explore and analyze a stark contrast in Part 2 of Things Fall Apart.

Use at least 4 direct, cited pieces of evidence from the text to develop a paragraph exploring how Achebe uses contrast to illustrate a deeper meaning/purpose.

(8-10+ sentences, see rubric for scoring)

True/False: Okonkwo was banished with his family from his village.
True
False
True/False: Okonkwo embraces this "fresh start" and feels renewed and youthful in starting over in a new place.
True
False
The most common name in this tribe is "Nneka" which translates to "Mother is Supreme."

Why does Uchendu say "Mother is Supreme"?
women here are the head of the family and the husbands and children are obedient to her and belong to their "motherland" (matriarchal society)
mothers are respected as the beating heart of the village and life givers
mothers are most valued because in times of sorrow and crisis because they offer comfort and protection
women here possess the yams, cowries, and finances the men make farming
Obierika and Okonkwo discuss the presence of the white men in the area. Their perspective can be most closely summarized as...
cautiously curious
apathetically unconcerned
dismissively entertained
anxiously angry
As the missionaries arrive, all of the following EXCEPT ____ are barriers to the mission's work of evangelizing to Ibo people.
cultural barriers (misunderstandings between cultures/faith)
story telling/music (the style of music storytelling is too different)
gender-expectations (the missionaries are all dismissed because they are women)
language barriers (miscommunication of words/idioms)
In Part 2, Okonkwo and Nwoye's relationship has become...
strengthened by their time in exile
strained but recovering
uncertain, Okonkwo does not know anything about Nwoye after exile
snapped, Nwoye no longer considers Okonkwo his father, Okonkwo no longer considers Nwoye his son.
At the end of his time of exile, Okonkwo...
throws a massive feast in thanksgiving for his motherland and their support of him during this time
shaves his hair and beard to symbolically move on from his time of exile
slips away in the dead of night and sits under the moon alone in contemplation and prayer
tries (unsuccessfully) to reconcile with Nwoye by attending a church festival
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Butterfly

by Chinua Achebe


Speed is violence
Power is violence
Weight is violence

The butterfly seeks safety in lightness
In weightless, undulating flight

But at a crossroads where mottled light
From trees falls on a brash new highway
Our convergent territories meet

I come power-packed enough for two
And the gentle butterfly offers
Itself in bright yellow sacrifice
Upon my hard silicon shield.
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A convert to Christianity may have killed the sacred python for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...
it symbolically represents the Devil/Satan
it may not have even happened, but been a rumor or misunderstanding that originated from the Christians.
it symbolically represents the "pagan" gods of their previous faith
it is a threat to the village and they recognize its danger
The python is addressed as "Our Father" ...

This detail is an example of which two literary devices?
juxtaposition
verbal irony
allusion
satire
alliteration
This passage repeats (like a gyre) which similar motif from earlier in the story?
expensive burial ceremonies as punishment
punishments for accidental vs intentional killing
"snakes" in the home
sacred images being destroyed by outsiders
Achebe uses all of the following literary devices throughout the poem EXCEPT...
contrast
repetition
allusion
imagery
Speed... Power... Weight...

all refer literally to...
the speaker
the speaker's car
nature
the violent nature of mankind
What effect does the world "brash" have on the poem's meaning?
It illustrates the contrast of the butterfly's and the speaker's worlds.
It emphasizes that the butterfly is not safe, even in the natural world.
It demonstrates the self-assurance the butterfly has in its world.
It provides the reader with the sounds of the highway.
Which detail from the poem provides the best clue for the meaning of the word "convergent"?
"crossroads" (Line 6)
"mottled" (Line 6)
"new" (Line 7)
"meet" (Line 8)
In the context of the poem, the color yellow most closely symbolizes...
wealth/money
shining/light
cowardice/anxiety
happiness/joy
The "sacrifice" of the butterfly could most closely be described as...
laughable
spiritual
intentional
accidental
The author illustrates the conflict between man(made) and nature through which contrasts:

(check all that apply)
safety vs. sacrifice
the butterfly vs. the car
the crossroads vs flight
the trees vs. the new highway
the "two" of them vs. the "shield"
The author's tone in the poem could best be described as...
tranquil
introspective
sardonic
regretful
This poem grapples metaphorically with what happens when...
the natural and man-made worlds collide.
sacrifice is necessary for change
delicate things come in contact with things that are violently forceful
a force meets an equal and opposite force
Both A and C
Both B and D
What is the central theme of the poem?
The natural world stands to gain everything over the man-made world.
The natural world often causes chaos for the man-made world.
The natural world is not respected and there are violent consequences for the man-made world.
The natural world softly stands out of balance to the brutal excess of the man-made world.