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Friday, January 29th

 Write for ¼ page on the topic of your choice

 Warm up  Finish Things Fall Apart  Exam review

 What do the men of the village expect will be the result of destroying the church?  How has Okonkwo been changed by his experience in jail?  What do you think Okonkwo expected would happen after he killed the head messenger? Why did this expectation not happen?  What is the significance of the book that the District commissioner will write? How will it portray Umuofia? What will it leave out?

The test will include:  Matching  Fill in the blank/short answer  Multiple choice  Essay questions

 Characters: Okonkwo, Ezinma, Nwoye, Obierika, Ikemefuna, Ekwefi, Unoka, Uchendu  Literary terms (define and give examples of: Exposition, Inciting Force, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution, Proverbs

Essay topics include:  Okonkwo’s/character and conflict in the novel  Manliness  Ikemefuna  Nwoye  Achebe’s purpose (missionaries and proverbs)

For the essay portion of the exam only, you will be able to use your active reading notes.