How does this excerpt demonstrate that this culture is a
patriarchy?
It compares the ways of people in the city to the
ways of people in the remote country. I
It shows Okeke's belief that a father should choose
the person his child marries.
It convinces Nene that she should not marry |
Nnaemeka because his father will not approve,
It causes Nnaemeka unhappiness for not marrying
e woman his father chose.

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority