Read the following selection from the Introduction
[paragraphs 1-5].
The book follows Okonkwo, a
renowned warrior from a fictional
Igbo village in early 20th-century
eastern Nigeria. In straightforward
and evocative prose, Achebe depicts
how a culturally rich and well-
governed society is destabilized by
the arrival of outsiders: Christian
missionaries and British colonialists
who are there to control the region
and the people.
Adding which of these sentences to the article
would help to explain the meaning of the word
"evocative" in context?
A
Achebe's Igbo characters bear little
resemblance to the missionaries and colonizers
in his novel.
B
Achebe's vivid descriptions provide a compelling
view of what life was like in colonized societies.
C
People from all over the world have enjoyed
reading translations of Things Fall Apart."
D
People most often praise "Things Fall Apart" for
its complex plot and setting in Nigeria.