Excerpt 17: Fathers of Nations Sample Excerpts with Answers
I expected to see an academic scarecrow dressed in jeans. Instead, I see a well- dressed man who might well be a business person...
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as a button and sharp as a needle, he thought. Her eyes were wide and white
like a pair of moons. She continued. "My natural parents were Gambian, but
I will never see them. are dead. Oh, well." She wriggled in her chair.
"Goodness me, what am I doing? Dictating my autobiography?" She waved
that idea away. "Let's talk business now, shall we?" She pulled out
of her handbag a small device then switched it on. "Mind if I start
recording?" "You're
a reporter?" He had not thought she was. "Yes,
for the Gambian News." "I
see. Now, how can I help you, Ms Mckenzie?" "I'd
like to ask you a few questions, if I may." "Yes,
you may. In fact, why don't I start you off? My name is Abiola Afolabi, which
you seem to know already. But you can just call me Abiola, my first name. Take
it from…
