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It said that other white men were on their way. They were locusts, it said, and that first man was their harbinger sent to explore the terrain. So they kill him.

What can you infer will happen after the arrival of the first white men?

A. Many more white men will come, like a swarm of locusts.

B. Very few white men will come since the villagers killed the first one.

C. The white men will bring precious metals and rich textiles with them to trade.

D. Missionaries will be the only white men to come to Umuofia.

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Tess Ochoa

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27 July, 13:07

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

It said that other white men were on their way. They were locusts, it said, and that first man was their harbinger sent to explore the terrain. So they kill him.

What can you infer will happen after the arrival of the first white men?

A. Many more white men will come, like a swarm of locusts.

B. Very few white men will come since the villagers killed the first one.

C. The white men will bring precious metals and rich textiles with them to trade.

D. Missionaries will be the only white men to come to Umuofia.

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Madeleine Russell · Answer 1

The correct answer is A.

The first man that arrived on the land was the first of many. The excerpt says that this first man was a sort of "harbinger" for the evils to come, and therefore, he was killed.

But the death of one man would not stop the arrival of the rest, who would invade the land as a swarm of locusts.