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Grade 11 Civil Peace Chinua Achebe Vocabularies hazy - foggy (filled with fog/mist) inestimable - beyond calculation / measure commandeer - take arbitrarily / by force amenable - disposed / willing rummage - search haphazardly accumulate - get / gather together monumental - of outstanding significance edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls destitue - poor enough to need help from others blunt - not sharp rusty - covered with / consisting of an oxide coating miner - laborer scuffle - fight / struggle in a confused way at close ruffian - a cruel and a brutal fellow imperious - having / showing arrogant superiority parched - extremely thirsty sob - weak aftermath - the consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event ...

Grade 11 Civil Peace Chinua Achebe Understanding the text Answer the following questions Why did Jonathan think of himself as 'extraordinary lucky' ? - Jonathan thought of himself as 'extraordinary lucky' because after the Nigerian civil war, which continued for three years from 1967 to 1970, he himself survived, along with his wife and children. Not only this miraculously he found his old bicycle safe and even his house was not destroyed due to war. What are the 'five blessings' for which Jonathan is grateful? - The 'five blessings' for which Jonathan is grateful are his head, his wife Maria's head and the heads of three out of their four children. All of them are able to survive in the civil war. Why did Jonathan mistrust the officer who wanted to take his bicycle? What does this tell you about the situation is Nigeria...