JAMB Literature in English 1978 Question 39

Question 39

Other Set Texts: African Prose

In the fiction No Longer at Ease, by Chinua Achebe, Obiajulu Okonkwo's fall can be traced to the fact that

  1. A.the Nigerian society is often wicked to the individual
  2. B.he is at bottom a very bad man
  3. C.he believes in using bribes to get to the top
  4. D.the weaknesses within him and the society unite to pull him down
  5. E.he fancies women too much.
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Answer: D (the weaknesses within him and the society unite to pull him down)

Explanation

Obi falls because his own weakness meets the pressures of his society: money demands, the Union, and his family.