Marriage is a Private Affair by Chinua Achebe

What two contrasting cultural settings are describe in the story?

• the village of Ibo and the city of Lagos

• the village of Lagos and city of Ibo

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In part 1, why does Nnaemeka insist that marriage is not simple with the Ibo, especially his father?

• Nnaemeka knows that his marriage should be arranged by his father.

• Nnaemeka knows that his father wouldn't mind his marriage with a girl from another village.

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In part 1, why did Nnaemeka say, "I wish I were sure it would be happiness to him?"

• Nnaemeka knows that his father will not be happy about the news of his engagement with a girl from another village.

• Nnaemeka knows that Nene's father will not be happy about her marriage with him.

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In part 1, what evidence from the story shows that Nene is not familiar of Nnaemeka's culture?

• “You don't really mean that he will object to your marrying me simply on that account?"

• I had always thought you Ibos were kindly disposed to other people.”

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In part 2, who does Okeke (Nnaemeka's father) arranged for his son to marry, and why?

• Ugoye Nweke, because she has a Christian upbringing and has receive training as a wife.

• Nene Atang, because she has good qualities as a wife, and she is a teacher in Lagos.

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In part 2, according to Nnaemeka, what is a requirement for marriage?

• proper Christian upbringing

• love

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In part 2, what is Nnaemeka's argument about marriage?

• Nnaemeka argues that he doesn't love Ugoye because she used to beat up all the boys including himself.

• Nnaemeka argues that marriage today is different and he is already engaged with another girl.

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In part 2, what is a requirement in a marriage, according to Nnaemeka's father's argument?

• beauty and education

• good character and Christian background

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In part 2, according to Nnaemeka's father, why does a woman not allowed to be a teacher?

• No Christian woman should teach; rather, she should keep silence.

• No Christian woman should teach, because she is not allowed to have education.

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In part 3, which evidence shows how the father feels about Nnaemeka's marrying a woman of a different culture?

• ". . . never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue. . ."

• "Nnaemeka, for his own part, was very deeply affected by his father's grief."

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