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In a reference to this author, a relative of one of his characters is suggested as a second wife for a potentially impotent man in the story “The Headstrong Historian.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this author who wrote about Jonathan paying off an officer to return a commandeered bicycle in “A Civil Peace.” A novel by this author opens with the bribery trial of Obi, who tries to marry Clara.
ANSWER: Chinua Achebe [or Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe] (“The Headstrong Historian” is by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The novel is No Longer At Ease.)
[10e] The girl from “The Headstrong Historian” and Obi are both related to Okonkwo, whose downfall after killing his adopted son Ikemefuna is chronicled in this Achebe novel.
ANSWER: Things Fall Apart
[10h] The osu Chike remembers a song about being flogged in one of these places in a story by Achebe, who also wrote about Michael Obi’s attempts to close the title “Dead Men’s Path” because it cuts through one of these places.
ANSWER: schools [accept village schools or infant schools; accept “Chike’s School Days”]
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WashU DIndiana B1010020
MiamiPurdue A010010
Northwestern AWashU B010010
UChicago CNotre Dame1010020
Purdue CIndiana A0000
UChicago BPurdue D1010020
UIUC ASIUE A1010020
UChicago DUIUC C010010
UChicago AWashU C1010020