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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 is Obi's initial response when his father forbids him to marry Clara?

2. How does Obi eventually feel about his mother's death?

3. What is Christopher's view about bribery?

4. From whom does Obi borrow money to help out with Clara's abortion?

5. What are Obi's early responses to the death of his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Obi goes to Clara's after his visit home, how does the relationship between them take a turn for the worse?

2. Describe briefly the incidents that occur between Obi and Clara on the night before Obi leaves for his visit to his home.

3. When Obi reaches home, how does the author use descriptions of the rooms of Obi's parents to portray their characters?

4. As Obi returns to office while Clara is hospitalized, how do the issues discussed at work contrast with the serious problems facing Obi?

5. When Obi visits home, how does the issue of Clara being osu affect Obi's discussions with his father?

6. After Clara and Obi quarrel about his failure to ask her for money to help his situation, how does Obi demonstrate his reliance on reading to find solace?

7. What is Christopher's reaction When Obi tells Christopher about Elsie Mark's visit ho his home and his decision to turn her down?

8. What happens When Obi and Clara visit the first doctor about her pregnancy?

9. When Obi reveals his suspicion that Clara is pregnant, how does Christopher react?

10. When Obi leaves Clara to go off with the doctor who is going to perform the abortion, how does the author reveal the extent of Obi's distress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Obi's father in presenting the perspective of a traditional African converted to Christianity. How does Isaac's embracing of Christianity put him at odds with some of his villagers and establish the theme of contending religious beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How does the story of Obi suggest that his father erred in his decision to give him a name meaning, "the mind at last is at rest?"

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