. Listen to the piece being read out and answer the following questions.
1. Why had Okonkwo become famous?
2. Amalinze is compared to which animal?
3. Describe the fight between Okonkwo and Amalinze.
4. The writer highlights one quality in each wrestler. What is it?
5. Pick out the phrases that describe Okonkwo's
a. physical appearance.
b. manner of walking.
c. speech
Say whether these statements are true or false.
1. Okonkwo brought honour to his village by winning in athletics.
2. Amalinze, the Cat, is the pet animal of Okonkwo.
3. Okonkwo managed to win over his opponent by cheating.
4. He breathed so heavily that his wives and children could hear him even in
their out-houses.
Please answer this questions very urgent .
Answers
1.Okonkwo is famous because of how he is able to define his identity in conjunction with socially established norms of "success." Okonkwo makes himself in the Igbo image of success.
2.As a young man of eighteen he had brought honour to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years was unbeaten, from Umuofia to Mbaino. He was called the Cat because his back would never touch the earth.
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1.As a young man of eighteen he had brought honour to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. ... In the end Okonkwo threw the Cat. That was many years ago, twenty years or more, and during this time Okonkwo's fame had grown like a bush-fire in the harmattan.
2.His fame rested on solid personal achievements. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years was unbeaten, from Umuofia to Mbaino. He was called the Cat because his back would never touch the earth.
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