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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 causes Obi to storm out of the December UPU meeting in anger, intending not to return?

2. How do Obi and Joseph plan to make a special entrance that will show off Obi's new car at the December meeting of the UPU?

3. According to a flashback, where does Obi first meet Clara?

4. Which two people arrive as Obi and Joseph sit in the lounge at the restaurant in Chapter 4?

5. What reason does Clara offer for saying she cannot marry Obi?

Short Essay Questions

1. How welcoming is Mr. Green when Obi is introduced on his first day at work in the civil service?

2. What are the main events involving Obi at the December meeting of the UPU attended by Joseph and Obi?

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

4. What comments does Mr. Green make to suggest that he expected no better from Obi at the tennis club on the morning of the verdict?

5. What theory has he developed about ending corruption in Nigeria Before Obi begins to work? How has it evolved and why is it ironic?

6. What complaints does Obi make about an encounter with the police after buying the ring and returning home to Joseph?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Giving specific examples, discuss the author's use of literary, biblical and historical allusions in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What are the major techniques used by Achebe to create an authentic Nigerian setting for the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Using specific examples, describe how the author introduces and develops family relationships as a major theme in the novel.

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