LANGUAGE
SETTING
INFERENCES
MOHAMMED NASEEHU ALI
COMPREHENSION
100
The shop is built of "WAWA"
What is cheap wood easily infested by termites?
100
It is situated right in the NAVEL of ZONGO STREET.
What is the tea shop?
100
The reader can infer that Mallam Sile is not well respected in the village because
What is he refuses to stand up for himself?
100
Mohammed Naseehu Ali was born in
What is Ghana, a country in western Africa?
100
In Mallam Sile's melancholy song, what is compared to a beautiful woman? (hint) it's not very romantic!
What is "an ELEPHANT'S meat?"
200
This meal consists of "KOKO DA MASA"
What is the traditional breakfast?
200
Three BENCHES were situated for paying customers, but were mostly used by
What are the idle gossips?
200
The reader can conclude from inferences regarding his appearance, Mallam Sile feels
What is comfortable with his looks and height?
200
He came to the United States in 1988 at the age of
What is sixteen?
200
Samadu, the neighborhood bully, is pugnacious. Define pugnacious.
What is belligerent and always ready for a fight?
300
Mallam Sile understood several languages. ONE PARTICULAR LANGUAGE CALLED "SISAALA" is of importance. Why?
What is his native tongue/language in which he was fluent in?
300
What are the shop's PEAK HOURS
What is from 8:00pm to around MIDNIGHT?
300
He made "meagre" wages and working as a "house servant," and sent money home to his ailing parents. Draw a conclusion about his relationship with his parents.
What is he was a DUTIFUL son? He loved his parents and later paid for his their burial.
300
He graduated from Bennington College in what state
What is VERMONT?
300
To EXTRICATE something is to
What is liberate or release it from constraint?
400
The traditional "djellabah" and its matching "wando"
What is the hooded robe and the traditional shirt and loose pair of slacks that are tied with strings at the waist?
400
Living conditions among the customers are described as "SHANTIES"; "BUG-RIDDEN GRASS MATTRESSES," What do these details mean in understanding the setting. (hint) Economy......
What is a very poor neighborhood?
400
Mallam Sile believes he deserves love and can find it among his own people in the north. He is being judged by the size of his "knife" rather than
What is the size of his "heart?"
400
The roots of his writing are in what country
What is Ghana?
400
Sile demolishes his shop and moves his "PARAPHERNALIA" into the chief's palace. Define paraphernalia.
What is necessary equipment or utensils?
500
They yelled "KALABILWALA! "
Who are the rascals of Zongo Street?
500
It had no windows and an uncemented floor, and dust rose in the air whenever a customer walked in.
What is Mallam Sile's original tea shop?
500
The "rascals" cheat him, and he is "never angered by their pranks." Based on his reactions, why is Mallam putting up with such pranks and teasing?
What is he wants to avoid conflict, so he takes the abuse? OR: What is he can't let a person go hungry, he believes it is "hunger-and not mischief?"
500
New York City is of what significance to the author?
What is it is now his home?
500
Mallam Sile's and Abeeba disagree on the policy of extending credit to their customers. What do they decide to do about this conflict?
What is they compromise?
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