Characters
Place
The main event
Key ideas
Vocabulary
100

What did the woman see that happened to the man and what did the soldier do?

Answer: the man's glasses slipped off and fell. She saw the soldier's boot squash the black frames.

100

What does the word beggars mean?

  Answer: a person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food.

200

What was the soldier doing to the man?

Answer: the soldier was hitting a man with a whip.

200

What is A naira?

Answer: the official residence or offices of an ambassador.

300

How old was the lady's son?


Hewas only four years old.

300

What does Embassies mean? 

Answer: the official residence or offices of an ambassador.

400

Who was the person that tapped her?

 Answer: The man that was behind.

400

Where was the palm oil?

Answer: the kitchen

400

What does persistent mean?

  Answer: continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

500

What was the name of the lady's son?

 Answer: Ugonna

500

  Where was the lady going in to?

Answer: To the American Embassy

500

Why were people lining up for?

Answer: The American embassy

500

When was the American Embassy not open?

Answer: Wednesdays

500

What does pleading mean?

Answer:

the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone.