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No Longer At Ease
Chinua Achebe
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 Quotations 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
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
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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