JAMB - Literature In English (1990 - No. 21)

From the novel; Arrow of God
From the novel; Arrow of God
From the novel; Arrow of God
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
'''It is good for a misfortune like this to happen once in a while,'he said, 'so that we can know the thoughts of our friends and neighbours. Unless the wind blows we do not see the fowl's rump.''
The 'misfortune' referred to in this extract was the
misunderstanding between Akueke and her husand
outrage which Oduche committed against the sacred python
sending away of Ezeulu's sons to worship the whiteman's God
ominous vist of Ezeulu's in-laws to his compound

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