Fathers of Nations Excerpt 18 Questions
Read the extract below then answer the questions that follows .
"Believe
me, officer," he told the youth. "Without this medicine, I couldn't
live a day."
"Is
that right?" The youth yawned, making even more obvious his indifference
to what he had just heard.
"I
wouldn't know, sir," he added, meaning he could not be any less
interested, his interest being zero already. Then, suddenly, he snapped to
alert. He had remembered something. "Hey! You could hurt other people with
that."
"With
this needle?"
"Yes,
with that needle."
"And
what would I use for my next shot?" "Just as I thought. What next
shot?"
"Officer,
let me ask you something. How old do you think I am? seventy?"
"Yes,
plus or minus five."
"That's
correct. Now, out of every one hundred people in that age range, thirty of us
are diabetic. We are unable to regulate the sugar level in our blood, and that
kills most of us. This medicine is what keeps those of us who survive
alive." He brandished his cellophane pouch again. "We shoot it into
our veins with needles like that one."
"That
may be so, sir. But you cannot take that stuff in. Leave it here with me."
"I'll
do no such thing if I have to wait here until the cows come home."
"What
cows? Sir, you are holding up the line." "This needle is my life,
officer."
Excerpt 19 Fathers of Nations questions
a)
Place
the excerpt in its immediate 4mks
b)
Discuss
three major issues in this excerpt 6mks
c)
Discuss
two-character traits of Comrade Melusi in this excerpt. (4 marks)
d)
"I
wouldn't know, sir." Add a question tag. (1 mark)
e)
Discuss
any three aspects of style in this excerpt. (6 marks)
f)
Explain
the meaning of the following expressions from the excerpt. (4 marks)
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ii) Brandished
iii) Holding up
iv) Indifference