Question

read the passage and answer the question that follows.
\have you written to your dad yet?\ asked nene one afternoon....

o. ... i think its better to tell him when i get home on leave!\
\but why? ... he should be let into our happiness now.\
... \i wish i were sure it would be happiness to him.\
\of course it must,\ replied nene, a little surprised. \why shouldnt it?\
\you have lived in lagos all your life, and you know very little about people in remote parts of the country. ...
\they are most unhappy if the engagement is not arranged by them. in our case its worse—you are not even an ibo.\
--\marriage is a private affair,\
how does this passage reflect the author’s cultural environment?
○ it shows the reliance that children have on their parents.
○ it shows that marriage is not important to the ibo people.
○ it shows that the ibo people do not rely on their parents.
○ it shows the clash between traditional village and modern city life.

Explanation:

The passage is from Marriage Is a Private Affair, centered on an Ibo character hesitant to tell his father about his non-Ibo fiancée. Nene, raised in modern Lagos, does not understand the traditional Ibo expectation of arranged marriages, while the character is aware his father (from a remote, traditional village) will oppose the unarranged, intercultural match. This highlights the tension between traditional rural Ibo norms and modern urban perspectives. The other options are incorrect: the text does not focus on child reliance on parents, and it explicitly notes marriage (arranged ones) matters to Ibo people.

Answer:

D. It shows the clash between traditional village and modern city life.