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What did Ekwefi do after Ezinma went to see Agbala?
Ekwefi decided to follow the priestess who was taking Ezinma to see Agbala.
In the book Things Fall Apart what did Chielo want with Ezinma?
Chielo wanted to take Ezinma to be seen by Agbala. In honesty, Chielo may have just been lonely, as she was a widow who only had 2 children of her own, not a great family. She had taken a particular fondness with Ezinma, calling her 'my daughter'.
What announcement does Chielo make and where does she take Ezinma?
Chielo says that she must take Ezinma to see Agbala. She takes Ezinma around the 9 villages and then to the shrine cave for the Oracle of the Hills and Caves.
How did Chielo carry Ezinma to Agbala?
Chielo takes Ezinma to see Agbala. She goes around the 9 villages, into the cave of the shrine of the Oracle of Hills and Caves, and then back to Ezinma's bed to sleep.
Why did Chielo take Ezinma to the cave?
The priestess crawled out of her cave with her belly to the ground like a snake. With Ezinma on her back, the priestess travelled back to Ezinma's home and placed Ezinma in her own bed to sleep.
What child is carried away by Chielo?
Ezinma is carried on Chielo's back out of Okonkwo's compound. They take a journey to see Agbala.
Who comes to okonkwo's compound for ezimnain thinks fall apart?
*Okonkwo *Ezinma *Things Also, Chielo comes for Ezinma. Chielo is constantly being "possesed," and she says Agbala wants to see Ezinma.
Why does Agbala want to see Eznima?
This is not explicitly mentioned, but Chielo and Ezinma do go around all 9 villages of the Igbo and then back to Chielo's cave.
What message does Chielo deliver to Ekwefi?
Chielo delivers the message that Ezinma must accompany her to see the Oracle of the Hills and Caves. The message indicates that Chielo is acting as the priestess of the Oracle and is taking Ezinma to fulfill a spiritual duty rather than for any harmful intention.
Why did Unoka go to visit the Oracle of Agbala?
Unoka consulted Agbala to see why he was having such poor harvests. The oracle told him it was the fault of his laziness, not any offense to the gods or ancestors.
In chapter 11 what example from the story do you see of Ezinma being spoiled as a child?
There is not really much evidence in chapter 11 to support the conclusion that Ezinma is spoiled as a child. Ezinma is told a story by her mother, and given a piece of fish before her journey with with Chielo, but there is nothing greatly out of the ordinary. Chielo carries Ezinma.
Why is Ezinma's illness so upsetting to Ekwefi?
Ezinma is the only child of Ekwefi who survives past the age of 5. Ekwefi does not wish to lose her oldest surviving child to illness, like many of Ezinma's sisters and brothers. When Ezinma gets sick, part of Ekwefi is resigned that her daughter will die, (like her brothers and sisters) and she begins to grieve.
