July 17, 2019

Group Three

1.  What is the meaning of the proverb “The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did”? (p. 16)

2. Why is sharecropping a slow way to build up a barn?

3. Give two examples of how Okonkwo tries to save his yams during the drought.

4. Why is the poor harvest like a sad funeral for the Igbo people?

5. What does Okonkwo learn through the drought and poor harvest?

Group Two

1.  What is the meaning of the proverb “The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did”? (p. 16)

2. Why is sharecropping a slow way to build up a barn?

3. Give two examples of how Okonkwo tries to save his yams during the drought.

4. Why is the poor harvest like a sad funeral for the Igbo people?

Group One

1.  What is the meaning of the proverb “The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did”? (p. 16)

2. Why is sharecropping a slow way to build up a barn?

3. Give two examples of how Okonkwo tries to save his yams during the drought

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