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

2. What old nickname of Obi's is revealed while Obi and Joseph are recalling old times?

3. Where in Lagos does Joseph live?

4. What shocks Joseph about Obi while they are at the restaurant?

5. How does Joseph interpret Obi's insistence on ignoring tradition and marrying Clara?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Joseph recall about Obi's school days while he and Obi are at dinner at the Pine Grove?

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

3. What spoils his homecoming when Obi arrives home in Umuofia?

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. How does Obi first disappoint the Umuofian progressive Union and the poor Umuofians who tax themselves heavily to send Obi to England to become a lawyer?

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

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

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

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

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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