Marriage Is a Private Affair

Before telling Okeke about his engagement,

• Nnaemeka tells Okeke he doesn’t want to see him anymore.

• asks Okeke for money.

• asks Okeke for forgiveness.

• introduces Nene to Okeke.

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Compared with social attitudes in the village where Okeke lives, social attitudes in Lagos are

• modern.

• old-fashioned.

• the same.

• rural.

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Why does Okeke (the father) refuse to call in a native doctor?

• The native doctor will not understand the problem with marrying outside his tribe.

• The father is not superstitious like his friends.

• Okeke knows how dangerous it would be for Nnaemeka's future.

• The native doctor is known to charge too much money for simple solutions.

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What part does the weather play in the last scene as Okeke considers his grandsons and their desire to meet him?

• The thunder and lightning represent how Okeke feels inside about his son and family.

• The heavy rain symbolizes how the father is washing his hands of Nnaemeka and Nene.

• The first rain of the season marks a change or shift in the story.

• The rain, as the father says, will help grow new life for his family.

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Nnaemeka believes that Nene is unable to understand Nnaemeka's fears about his father's reactions to their marriage plans because Nene is

• more sophisticated than he is.

• more immature than he is.

• less knowledgeable about rural life than he is.

• less sensitive to what other people think than he is.

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How did the Ibo women living in Lagos show their displeasure with Nnaemeka and Nene's marriage?

• The Ibo women refused to acknowledge her presence.

• The Ibo women living in Lagos were more accepting of their relationship.

• The Ibo women did not allow Nene to attend meetings and celebrations.

• The Ibo women paid Nene extra attention, which made her feel different.

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The strongest objection Okeke has to his son’s marriage is that

• Nnaemeka hasn’t consulted him about it first.

• Nene is from another tribal group.

• Okeke has not yet been introduced to his son’s fiancée.

• Nnaemeka plans to leave his father out of all the arrangements.

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The people of the Ibo community in Lagos come to accept Nene when

• they get to know her.

• they realize she is lonely.

• they hear about Okeke's reaction.

• she and Nnaemeka have children.

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Okeke changes his mind at the end of the story because he realizes that

• Nene is a good wife to Nnaemeka.

• he does not want to reject his grandsons.

• the decision Nnaemeka has made is permanent.

• modern views of marriage are superior to traditional ones.

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A trait that Okeke and Nnaemeka have in common is

• frailty

• adventurousness

• selfishness

• stubbornness

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