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Short Story: "Marriage Is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe

Question 10 • Common Core ELA 10-CR

What conflict develops for the engaged couple in the story “Marriage Is a Private Affair”?

Answer
A
Nene’s father objects to their marriage.
B
Nnaemeka’s father objects to their marriage.
C
Nnaemeka has fallen in love with another woman.
D
Nene does not want to move to Ibo.

Explanation

Nnaemeka and Nene love each other and become engaged, but Nnaemeka’s father, Okeke, objects because he expects his son to marry a woman chosen by the family. The conflict is therefore Nnaemeka’s father’s opposition to their marriage, not Nene’s father’s objection or a lack of love between the couple.

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