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
A
“The thief and his people,” came the cool reply. “Open the door.”
B
“The thief’s man and his friends,” came the cool reply. “He opened the door.”
C
“The thief and his people,” came the cool reply. “They opened the door.”
D
“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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