Things Fall Apart
Across
- 1. both men's and women's work, but with a difference
- 7. not together
- 8. last name of the author of our book
- 9. village near Umuofia
- 10. altar or place to worship a god
- 14. sad-faced youth
- 15. man's farmed food
- 17. stubborn, angry, hardworking, Victorian-work-ethics type character
- 18. richness, well-to-do
- 20. traditionally male characteristics
- 21. a religious leader acting as a medium, or messenger, between people and the gods
- 22. a collection of stuff
- 25. "When he walked, his heels hardly touched the ground and he seemed to walk on springs, as if he was going to..."
- 26. the customs of a people
- 30. the murder compensation
- 32. evil desires
- 33. hut
- 34. tribal leaders
Down
- 2. something causing or worthy of disgust or hatred
- 3. final demand, statement of terms
- 4. "Okonkwo threw the cat"
- 5. a form of payment
- 6. gravity takes over
- 11. "each group there represents a ____ to someone, and each stroke is one hundred cowries"
- 12. night made visible by celestial orb
- 13. flute-player, Romantic character
- 16. old woman; potent war medicine (hyphenated)
- 19. a community drink for social enjoyment (hyphenated)
- 23. important heritage, spirituality, family connections
- 24. a family unit and peoples all living in the same compound
- 27. where the majority of the book takes place
- 28. special messenger; Okonkwo was one
- 29. a social group
- 31. feeling scared