Question

the prejudice against nnaemeka’s marriage was not confined to his little village. in lagos, especially among his people who worked there, it showed itself in a different way. their women, when they met at their village meeting, were not hostile to nene. rather, they paid her such excessive deference as to make her feel she was not one of them. but as time went on, nene gradually broke through some of this prejudice and even began to make friends among them. slowly and grudgingly they began to admit that she kept her home much better than most of them.

—\marriage is a private affair,\ chinua achebe

what traditional values shape the women’s attitudes toward nene? check all that apply.

• the women befriend nene because they value nnaemeka.
• nigerian fathers encourage their children to challenge tradition.
• nene’s value to them soars because of her homemaking skills.
• the women of nnaemeka’s tribe are indifferent toward nene.
• the women of nnaemeka’s tribe treat nene differently because she is an outsider.

Explanation:

1. The text states the women initially gave Nene "excessive deference as to make her feel she was not one of them" because she was an outsider, matching the last option.
2. Over time, they accepted her partially because "she kept her home much better than most of them," which reflects a traditional value placed on homemaking skills, matching the third option.
3. The first option is wrong because they did not befriend her initially due to valuing Nnaemeka; the second is incorrect as the text focuses on prejudice against breaking tradition, not fathers encouraging it; the fourth is wrong because they were not indifferent, they showed prejudice and later partial acceptance.

Answer:

• Nene's value to them soars because of her homemaking skills.
• The women of Nnaemeka's tribe treat Nene differently because she is an outsider.