Writing a Persuasive E-mail — Unit test

Question 4 • PARTA - EVP: PGCPS ENGLISH 12 OC (FALL2026) 791113

Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe."Na tief-man and him people," came the cool reply. "Make you hopen de door."

Answer

“The thief and his people,” came the cool reply. “Open the door.”

“The thief’s man and his friends,” came the cool reply. “He opened the door.”

“The thief and his people,” came the cool reply. “They opened the door.”

“The thief’s friends,” came the cool reply. “We opened the door.”

Explanation

“Na tief-man and him people” means “the thief and his people,” and “Make you hopen de door” is a command to open the door. Choice A correctly translates both parts. The other choices change who is acting or turn the command into a statement about opening the door.

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