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No Longer At Ease
Chinua Achebe
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Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapters 13 and 14
Chapters 15 and 16
Chapters 17–19
Characters
Character List
Obi Okonkwo
Clara
William Green
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapters 13 and 14
Chapters 15 and 16
Chapters 17-19
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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Further Study
Chapters 15 and 16 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 15 and 16 Quiz
1
of 5
What happens to Obi when he drives back to Lagos from Umuofia?
He runs into Christopher
He crashes his car
He has a stroke
He has a premonition
2
of 5
What does Clara cryptically imply to Obi after they break off their engagement?
She has met someone else
She is pregnant
She will never marry
She still loves him
3
of 5
On what condition will the doctor perform Clara's abortion?
Clara's father's approval
Payment of a bribe
Promising to maintain anonymity
Payment in cash
4
of 5
What does the nurse tell Obi when he arrives at the hospital to visit Clara?
Clara is in critical condition
Clara does not want visitors
Visitors are not allowed
Clara is dead
5
of 5
What does Obi do when he finds the poem he wrote about Nigeria in England?
Reads the poem aloud
Cries
Crumples the page
Burns the page
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