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Chinua Achebe: Refugee Trauma in African Literature

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What is the consequence of one person starving in the refugee camp?

The mothers in the camp become more heroic

The refugee camp is closed down

Only that person suffers

All the people in the camp suffer (correct)

What does the phrase 'Washed-out' convey about the children in the refugee camp?

Their ability to play

Their clean state

Their happiness and joy

Their physical condition due to lack of nourishment (correct)

What is the impact of the description of the unhealthy and suffering children in the poem?

It shows the children's resilience

It intensifies the picture of unpleasantness (correct)

It creates a pleasant atmosphere

It highlights the mothers' carelessness

What is the attitude of the other mothers in the refugee camp towards their sick children?

They are indifferent and seem to have given up Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the word 'Ghost' in the poem?

It has obvious connotations of death Signup and view all the answers

Why is the mother's smile significant in the poem?

It is a desperate attempt to convince herself that her child is not close to death Signup and view all the answers

What is the poet's tone towards the mother in the poem?

Admiring and heroic Signup and view all the answers

What does the poem highlight about the refugee camp?

The harsh realities and hardships faced by the people Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of the mother's forced smile on the reader?

It adds to the sense of desperation and tragedy Signup and view all the answers

What is the overall atmosphere created by the poem?

A sense of despair and desperation Signup and view all the answers