The "rift" in the passage above means:

Here are the answers to the literature questions: Section A: L.T. Asong: The Crown of Thorns Question 17: The person who influences the elders to change Fina Ndee's will is Ngobefuo. The correct option is [C] Ngobefuo. Question 18: Chief Nchindia goes to collect Anyi's bride price at Sowa. The correct option is [C] Sowa. Question 19: The novel The Crown of Thorns* opens with a flashback. The correct option is [A] a flashback. Question 20: Antony is not crowned chief mainly because he refuses to marry the bride chosen for him. The correct option is [B] refuses to marry the bride chosen for him. Question 21: Antony intercepts the letters between Nchinda and Ntongniong. The correct option is [A] Ntongniong. Question 22: The statement "My brothers and the chief, you know that before a dog impregnated its mother, it all began like a joke" is a proverb. The correct option is [C] proverb. Questions 23 and 24 are based on the quotation: "There had always existed between the natives of Small Monje on the one hand and the government and Roman Catholic Church on the other hand, a great rift." Question 23: The above statement suggests a situation of conflict. The correct option is [A] Conflict. Question 24: The word "rift" in the passage above means conflict. The correct option is [A] Conflict. Section C: Poetry Question 25: The statement "'This is spittle which we have spat above our heads. One day it will fall back.'" is made by Ngobefuo (from The Crown of Thorns*). The correct option is [C] Ngobefuo. Question 26: In the poem "When We Were Young," the poet Takwi is nostalgic. The correct option is [A] Nostalgic. Question 27: The lines "'If the ripest must fall first, as they say, how come the untimely fall of the green fruit.'" are taken from the poem "Transition". The correct option is [A] "Transition". Question 28: In "Animals," animals are admired by the poet for being calm, composed, and self-satisfied. The correct option is [B] calm, composed, self-satisfied. Questions 29 and 30 are based on this extract from the poem "Transition": "When trees shake off leaves from their foliage?" Question 29: The quotation above is an example of personification. The correct option is [B] Personification. Question 30: The author of the poem from which the excerpt is taken is Mathew Takwi. The correct option is [B] Mathew Takwi. Question 31: "Menchum Falls" is a poem written by Mathew Takwi. The correct option is [A] Mathew Takwi. Question 32: From the poem "If It Is True," the phrase "the world" refers to humans on earth. The correct option is [C] humans on earth. That's 4 down. 1 left today — send the next one.