Both Nene
and Nnaemeka find a narrative continuing even after Okeke's rejection. They live as a happily
married couple, which rejects the last answer. They do not acquiesce to the father's wishes and
any social pressure, as they remain together. They also end up living in Lagos, and do not flee
to another nation. As both of them have work in Lagos, it is consistent that they do not flee
or live in another nation. This leaves the first two options only. The couple do experience a
level of social pressure and prejudice, as Achebe notes that the rural world of Okeke is not the
only one in which people show some level of prejudice towards them. Yet, this is not the final
verdict rendered, as Nene shows herself to be a resilient wife, winning over those in Lagos that
previously viewed her and both of them as a couple with prejudice. She wins them over with both
determination and a quiet confidence in her own dignity:
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.
It is here where the
second answer would be incorrect, making the first answer the correct one to choose of the
four.
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