The underlined word has the base word thought. Given your understanding of that base word and the meaning of the prefix fore-, choose the most likely meaning of forethought. The Maxwells put a great deal of forethought into their plans for the house.

A. thought that takes place ahead of time
B. thought that is dedicated toward a goal
C. thinking that concerns the front of something
D. thinking that uses the creative part of the brain

Time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences in circumstances. there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke, the language in both retellings is almost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the same proverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he them understand how this story can be applied to their own lives.