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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. What makes Obi go to a slum in Lagos when he returns from England?

2. Why do Christopher and Obi eat with their fingers while at Obi's house?

3. What moves Obi even though he has little religion left while on the boat looking out to sea?

4. What happens to Obi when he meets Clara for the first time?

5. What happens when Clara and Obi return and MacMillan leaves them after going ashore to Funchal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mixed feelings do members of the Umuofian Progressive Union have about Obi's situation at the beginning of the novel?

2. Before going to England, Obi spends time in Lagos with Joseph Okeke. Who is Joseph and how is he connected with Obi?

3. What event foreshadows Obi's experiences with bribery when the boat bringing Clara and Obi back from England docks at Lagos?

4. How is Joseph proven wrong about his assumption that the owner of the Palm Grove is a Syrian?

5. When Joseph reacts to hearing that Clara is an osu, how does Obi demonstrate his strong feelings about the matter?

6. What turn does the relationship between Obi and Clara take shortly after getting his new job?

7. What sights does Obi observe and how does he respond When Obi returns to Lagos from England and visits a Lagos slum?

8. What causes Obi to storm out of the December UPU meeting in a rage?

9. What views about the "bride-price" do Obi and Joseph discuss after speaking about Obi's job interview?

10. Why does Obi accuse Joseph of having a colonial mentality When Obi and Joseph discuss Obi's job interview with the Public service Commission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Giving specific examples from the text, discuss the dominant aspects of post-colonial literature that are evident in "Things Fall Apart."

Essay Topic 2

What is the role played in the novel by the minor European characters in Obi's environment?

Essay Topic 3

Referring to Obi's relationship with Christopher, Clara and his parents, discuss the role of conflict in the novel.

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