SparkNotes: No Longer At Ease: Quiz

From where is Obi Okonkwo originally?

(A) England

(B) Lagos

(C) South Africa

(D) Umuofia

What religion is Obi's family?

(A) Ibo

(B) Jewish

(C) Christian

(D) Yoruba

What did Obi obtain a scholarship to study?

(A) Law

(B) Literature

(C) Medicine

(D) Religion

To what did Obi change his course of study?

(A) Law

(B) English

(C) Political Science

(D) Education

Where does Obi go to college?

(A) In Umuofia

(B) In Lagos

(C) At the Progressive Union

(D) In England

For what offense is Obi being tried?

(A) Injuring his wife

(B) Theft

(C) Taking a bribe

(D) Committing adultery

How do we know Obi was nostalgic for Nigeria while in England?

(A) He calls home often

(B) He almost decides to leave his studies because of homesickness

(C) He writes poems about Nigeria

(D) He continuously tells Clara how much he misses home

Where did Clara and Obi meet?

(A) In Lagos

(B) At the hospital where she was a nurse

(C) At his office, she was his secretary

(D) In London

What is Clara's occupation?

(A) She is a nurse

(B) She is a writer

(C) She works for the Public Service Commission

(D) She is a dancer

What kind of work does Obi obtain once back in Nigeria?

(A) He becomes a teacher

(B) He works for Radio

(C) He becomes a writer

(D) He becomes Secretary to the Scholarship Board

Who is Mr. Green?

(A) An "old African" like Mr. Omo

(B) Obi's good friend

(C) Obi's boss, whom he does not like

(D) Obi's secretary at the civil service

Why does Clara say she cannot marry Obi?

(A) Because she is Ibo

(B) Because she is already married

(C) Because she is an osu—an outcast

(D) Because she wanted to dedicate her life to her work

What does Obi's mother say she will do if Obi marries Clara?

(A) Kill herself

(B) Take their first-born daughter

(C) Never speak to Obi again

(D) Divorce Obi's father

What does Clara have to tell Obi when they break up for the last time?

(A) That she loves him

(B) That she is not an osu

(C) That she is pregnant

(D) That she is in love with Christopher

What are the terms of the scholarship given to Obi?

(A) That he must pay back the money

(B) That he must study in Nigeria

(C) That he must study medicine

(D) That he must study English

How much extra time does Obi get to begin to pay back the scholarship loan?

(A) Four months

(B) Until he gets married

(C) He does not, ultimately, receive any extra time because he is too proud

(D) Six months

How does Obi feel about bribery when he is first given his position?

(A) He finds it terrible and corrupt

(B) He thinks it is okay to do because everybody else does it

(C) He thinks it is okay as long as it is done in the right place

(D) He thinks it is good because it helps him pay his debt

When does Obi get caught taking bribes?

(A) When he arrives at his new post in Nigeria

(B) After he quits his job

(C) After already having taken several bribes

(D) After the first and only bribe he ever took

How is Obi's financial situation?

(A) He is very rich, given that he works for the government

(B) He finances are poor, and he is in debt

(C) He has just enough money

(D) He is okay because the Scholarship board gave him four months to begin paying his debt

What does it mean to be an "Old African" to Obi?

(A) To be submissive to the colonial rulers

(B) To fight against the oppressors

(C) A man like Mr. Kurtz in Heart of Darkness, is an "Old African."

(D) Ironically, it means to be an old Englishman

Who is Mrs. Marie Tomlinson?

(A) Obi's lover

(B) Clara's friend

(C) Mr. Green's Secretary

(D) Christopher's girlfriend

For whom does Mr. Green pay for schooling?

(A) For Obi

(B) For Marie

(C) For his steward's children

(D) Only for his own children

How old is Obi?

(A) Twenty-six

(B) Fifty-five

(C) His age is never mentioned

(D) He is very old, looking back on his life

How does everything end with Clara?

(A) Clara and Obi get back together

(B) Clara had said final goodbye and moved to another city

(C) Clara leaves Obi's life

(D) Clara forgives him, but said she still cannot marry him because she is an osu.

Who was Miss Mark?

(A) The first girl who offered Obi her body as a bribe

(B) Clara's older sister

(C) Obi's sister

(D) A classmate of Obi's from college