2.2 SECTION B QUESTION 2 EXTRACT 2 Rejection byMariamaBa [The narrator feels betrayed.] 'Binetou, a child the same age as my daughter Daba, promoted to the rank of co- wife, whom I must face up to. Shy Binetou! The old man who brought her the new off-the-peg dresses to replace the old faded ones was none other than Modou. She had innocently confided her secrets to her rival's daughter because she thought that this dream, sprung from a brain growing old, would never become reality. She had told everything: the villa, the monthly allowance, the offer of a future trip to Mecca for her parents. She thought she was stronger than the man she was dealing with. She did not know Modou's stronger strong will, his tenacity before an obstacle, the pride he invests in winning, the resistance that inspires new attempts at each failure. Daba was furious, her pride wounded. She repeated all the nicknames Binetou had given her father: old man, pot-belly, sugar-daddy!- the person who gave her life had been daily ridiculed and he accepted it. An overwhelming anger raged inside Daba. She knew that her best friend was sincere in what she said. But what can a child do, faced with a furious mother shouting about her hunger and thirst to live? Binetou, like many others, was a lamb slaughtered on the altar of affluence. Daba's anger increased as she analysed the situation: 2.2.1 Complete the following sentences by filling in the missing words. Write only the answer next to the question numbers 2.2.1 (a) to 2.2.1(c). 5 10 15 Daughter age gold-digger lifestyle home Binetou's mother is a (a) her (c).... who uses her (b)......... to improve (3) (22.2 How does the narrator feel about Modou, in this extract? Substantiate your answer. 122 2.2.3 Refer to lines 2-3 (" Shy Binetou ... other than Modou." (a) What tone would the narrator use in these lines (1) (b) Why would she use this tone? (2) 2.2.4 Consider the story as a whole. Explain what will happen to Bitenou if she rejects this marriage. (2) 2.2.5 Refer to lines 16-17 ("Binetou, like many ... altar of influence". Identify the figure of speech used in this line. (1) 22.6 Why is the following statement FALSE? Binetou told Daba everything about her sugar-daddy relationship. (1) 2.7 One of the themes in this story is broken relationships. Discuss how this theme is reflected in this extract. (3)