Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. (25 marks)
"Mother thinks that's big-big enough. Are you ready for
tomorrow?"
"As ready as I ever will be, I guess, mother." He went
and sat beside her.
"And do you still think the summit will adopt Way
Omega?"
"Only twelve hours to go before we find out."
"Sorry. Is it just me or has it actually got colder over the
past two days? You don't sound so upbeat today as you did two days ago."
"Only twelve hours. We can wait."
"By the way, guess who I ran into downstairs? Someone by the
name of Longway. I was tracking down a man they call their guide and thought
this fellow might be him. Do you know him?"
Dr Abiola did not answer.
"Well, do you know Mr Longway or not?"
"Yes, Ms McKenzie, I do. You might as well know this now: I
am their guide."
What
"Promise you will keep that to yourself, okay?"
"I promise."
"Apart from Mr Longway, whom you know, there are four other
people I'm working with on the periphery. Instead of adopting Way Omega, this
group wants the summit to adopt Path Alpha.
"It wants the summit to adopt what instead?"
"Path Alpha - it's a rival to Way Omega. The trouble there is
that Path Alpha isn't even on the summit's agenda."
"So, Mr Longway and company want me to help them put it
there."
"Wait a minute. Only two days ago you said you were to help
heads of state adopt Way Omega. Now you ay other people want you to help them
adopt Path Alpha, a rival to Way Omega. What's going on here?"
"Here is what's going on. I came to advocate for Way Omega,
and I will.
"In doing that I'll draw on other alternatives, including
Path Alpha."
"You will? Then remind me: /AVfiy did I promise to keep your
identity to myself?"
"Because I'm hiding from Way Omega my links to Path Alpha.
Look. Some heads of state — not all, but some — believe I should be focusing
exclusively on Way Omega. If they heard about my links to Path Alpha, they
would demand my scalp.
Questions to Fathers of Nations Excerpt 4
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(b) Identify and illustrate two-character traits of Abiola and one character trait of Fiona McKenzie in the excerpt. (6 marks)
(c) Discuss two themes evident in the excerpt. (4 marks)
(d) (i) Instead of adopting Way Omega, the group wants the summit to adopt Path Alpha.(Replace "instead" with a complex preposition). (1 mark)
(ii) Wait a minute. (Add a suitable question tag)
iii) So, Mr Longway and company want me to help them put it there.(Report)
(e) Pick and illustrate two stylistic devices used by the author in the excerpt. (4 marks)
(f) Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases used in the excerpt. (4marks)