Question

This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then

answer Part B.
Part A
How do the villagers respond after Tata criticizes
Numukeba?
1. They become doubtful of Numukeba and
speak unkindly of him.
2. They stop sending their children to Numukeba
with tools to mend.
3. They defend Numukeba because their
children love and respect him.
4. They worry that Numukeba will be unable to
finish his work for the chibow.

Part B
Which evidence from the passage best supports the
correct answer from Part A?
1. "worked day and night, sharpening the tools
slowly and surely" (Paragraph 11)
2. "shouldn't have even been allowed to be a
blacksmith" (Paragraph 14)
3. "tradition is not good for everyone"
(Paragraph 18)
4. "one must not struggle to do something that
is not worth struggling for" (Paragraph 24)

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Part A: 3. They defend Numukeba because their children love and respect him.

Part B: "worked day and night, sharpening the tools slowly and surely" (Paragraph 11) - This shows that Numukeba is dedicated and hardworking, which would make the villagers defend him because of their children's admiration for him.