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No Longer At Ease

Chinua Achebe

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Summary
- Plot Overview
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Key Facts
Quotes
- Important Quotes Explained
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Further Study Plot Overview Quiz

1 of 5
How does Obi spend four years in England?

Attending university
Serving a prison sentence
Searching for his parents
Serving in the army

2 of 5
What is the subject of Obi's nostalgic poetry?

Childhood
Nigeria
Clara
Pre-industrial life

3 of 5
Why do Obi's parents forbid his marriage to Clara?

She is too young
She is Muslim
She is English
She is an osu

4 of 5
Whose funeral does Obi choose not to attend?

Clara's
His mother's
His father's
His son's

5 of 5
For what crime is Obi being tried?

Accepting a bribe
Political dissent
Theft
Murder

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