Which of the following are true about Chinua Achebe?

1. A. He wrote Arrow of God and Things Fall Apart.
2. B. 'The Novelist as Teacher' is a seminal essay on African literature.
3. C. The people depicted in Things Fall Apart are the Igbo.
4. D. He was a Kenyan-born American writer.
5. E. He wrote 'On the Abolition of the English Department'.

1. AA, C and D only
2. BA, B and E only
3. CA, B and C only
4. DB, C and D only

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Correct answer: C. A, B and C only

Explanation

Achebe was Nigerian. 'On the Abolition of the English Department' (1968) is by Ngũgĩ with Owuor Anyumba and Taban Lo Liyong.