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From this excerpt, what can we assume is the author’s purpose in writing this story?

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Makeba’s music is described as having a wider range of colors than just the two most singers use (lines 16–18). What does this statement reveal about her music?

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Gerry Ellis is a highly respected, well-established nature photographer who makes his living with his photographs. Based on this information and the information in this excerpt, what has Gerry Ellis been able to do with his life?

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In lines 23–25, the author states that Makeba "helped popularize ‘African jazz,’ a melding of jazz with traditional African folk music." What did Makeba do with the two different kinds of music?

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What is the effect of this conversation on Sam?

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Later in the story, a member of the audience says, “I made up my mind that if this man was not a liar he only missed it by the skin of his teeth.”

Judging from this information and the character of the narrator as revealed in this excerpt, which one of the following is probably the narrator’s greatest talent?

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What is Mr. Knightley indicating when he responds, "I do not absolutely know it, but I can guess" (lines 47–49)?

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What is the narrator’s attitude toward his cousin and aunt?

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Based on Granny’s character as revealed in this excerpt, how might Granny react if her children tried to put her in a retirement home?

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Grandmother warns not to “set yourself up a neat little / suburban row” (lines 3–4).

What is she warning against?