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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. From whom does Obi borrow money to help out with Clara's abortion?
2. How does Clara embarrass Obi when he finally sees her in the hospital?
3. What does the process lead Obi to decide when he examines the "mainspring of his actions" for the first time in his life?
4. What brings a bad end to the occasion at the end of the evening after the two couples have enjoyed themselves?
5. How does the first doctor respond when Clara and Obi visit him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What mixed feelings does Obi have about resisting the temptation to accept Mr. Mark's bribe?
2. What mixed reactions does Obi display in response to his mother's death?
3. When Obi reveals his suspicion that Clara is pregnant, how does Christopher react?
4. At the beginning of Obi's visit to his parents, how does the author communicate Obi's feelings about his mother?
5. What changes about Obi's thoughts when Obi approaches Mr. Omo about a salary advance and learns that his financial situation is even worse than he imagines?
6. What is Christopher's reaction When Obi tells Christopher about Elsie Mark's visit ho his home and his decision to turn her down?
7. As Obi returns to office while Clara is hospitalized, how do the issues discussed at work contrast with the serious problems facing Obi?
8. When Obi goes to Clara's after his visit home, how does the relationship between them take a turn for the worse?
9. What incident involving Mr. Mark at Obi's office foreshadows Obi's eventual involvement with bribes over scholarships?
10. After Obi visits Clara in hospital and she turns her face to the wall, how do events escalate development towards Obi's downfall?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a character sketch of Clara and outline the role of her relationship with Obi in his downfall.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
To what extent do the experiences of Obi constitute a loss of innocence and idealism?
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