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He played a game where if he said the words successfully and they ended at the right spot, it guaranteed that his mother was still alive. He succeeds the first time and does this a second time and fails, but he assures himself that it is only the first time that ever counts.

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In the book "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe, Ikemefuna played the game of throwing light pebbles or leaves into the air and then waited for them to fall back down. This game helped to distract him and alleviate his fears while waiting for news about his mother.

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Q: What typical child's game did ikemefuna play with himself when he feared that his mother was dead in the book things fall apart?
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