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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After his discussion with Clara and then with Joseph, how does Obi express his defiance of opposition to his marrying Clara?
2. How is the veteran civil servant characterized when Obi first meets him and the boss comes in demanding a specific file?
3. Where does Obi take Clara to celebrate his new car?
4. What are the villagers particularly happy about?
5. What two big mistakes does Obi make at the big reception that the UPU holds for Obi on Saturday?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the incident with the police and the lorry driver on the way to Umuofia affect Obi's views about getting rid of bribery?
2. Why does Obi feel tears in his eyes at the judge's lecture even though he is prepared for the sentence at the beginning of the novel?
3. What warning does the Rev. Samuel Ikedi give to Obi On the occasion of the banquet that Obi's father Isaac hold for him before he goes to study in England,?
4. What complaints does Obi make about an encounter with the police after buying the ring and returning home to Joseph?
5. What immediate effect does Obi's new job have on his financial status and on Clara?
6. What views about the "bride-price" do Obi and Joseph discuss after speaking about Obi's job interview?
7. What are the main events involving Obi at the December meeting of the UPU attended by Joseph and Obi?
8. What story does Joseph recall about Obi's school days while he and Obi are at dinner at the Pine Grove?
9. How is Joseph proven wrong about his assumption that the owner of the Palm Grove is a Syrian?
10. What happens at Obi's job interview with the Public Service Commission?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The disclosure at the beginning of the novel that Obi is on trial for accepting bribes necessitates extensive use of flashbacks to describe the evolution of events that bring him to this. Discuss the author's handling of flashbacks as a means of exposition in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
To what extent do the experiences of Obi constitute a loss of innocence and idealism?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the title of the novel "No Longer at ease" as the author's comment on the result of Obi returning to a Nigeria--a society with which he is no longer comfortable.
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