Marriage is a Private Affair Vocab/Comprehension Flashcard

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Cosmopolitan atmosphere of the city seemed a joke that a person’s tribe could determine whom he married.

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Worldly or sophisticated.

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This was his pet subject, and he condemned those church leaders who encouraged women to teach in their schools. What does 'vehemently' mean?

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forcefully

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What is dissuasion?

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advising against something

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What is deference?

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regard for another's want

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Nnaemeka wants to wait until he is home on leave to tell his father of his engagement to Nene because he knows this news should be given face-to-face.

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Nnaemeka knows this is the kind of news he should give face-to-face.

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Nnaemeka rejects his father's choice of wife because:

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He loves Nene and is engaged to her.

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Impact on point of view in the story:

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Rhyme

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Trait shared by Okeke and Nnaemeka:

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stubbornness

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Nnaemeka’s father with the wedding picture:

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Cuts Nene out of it.

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Ibo community in Lagos accepts Nene when

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they get to know her.