Marriage Is a Private Affair

Before telling his father about his engagement to Nene, Nnaemeka

• tells his father that he doesn’t want to see him anymore.

• asks father for money.

• asks his father for forgiveness.

• introduces Nene to his father.

Compared with social attitudes in the village where Okeke (the father) lives, social attitudes in the city of Lagos are

• modern.

• old-fashioned.

• the same.

• rural.

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 the anger 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 Okeke's thinking and feelings about his grandsons.

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

Nnaemeka believes that Nene is unable to understand his 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 tribal life than he is.

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

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 jealous 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.

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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