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What is Ginnie's age?

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  • 16
  • 12 (correct)
  • 14

What is the ethnicity of Ginnie's family?

  • Chinese
  • European
  • Indian (correct)
  • African

What is the name of the man who approaches Ginnie?

  • Ravi Kirjani (correct)
  • Amit Singh
  • Vikram Chatterjee
  • Sanjay Patel

What does Ravi offer to do for Ginnie?

<p>Give her a ride to chapel (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does Ravi take Ginnie instead of the chapel?

<p>To a sugar field (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Ginnie feel after the encounter with Ravi?

<p>Confused and traumatized (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the story highlight about the power dynamics between Ravi and Ginnie?

<p>The wealthy man's exploitation of a young girl from a less privileged background (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Kva gjorde mannen med sykkelen?

<p>Han demonterte den og la delane i ei pappeske ved søppeldunken (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Kva var grunnen til at mannen unngikk veikrysset ved hovedbygningen?

<p>Han ville ikkje sjå sykkelen sin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Kva var kona si reaksjon når mannen tok med seg pappesken med sykkeldelar inn i huset?

<p>Ho vart sint (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

A Young Girl's Encounter with a Wealthy Man in Trinidad

  • Ginnie Narine is a 12-year-old girl walking in the hot April sun in Trinidad.
  • Her family is of Indian descent and her father has had some success in coffee farming.
  • Ginnie is approached by Ravi Kirjani, a wealthy and well-known man in Rio Cristalino.
  • Ravi offers to give Ginnie a ride to chapel in his Mercedes.
  • Instead, he takes her to a sugar field and has sexual intercourse with her.
  • Ginnie is confused and barely understands what is happening to her.
  • She cries among the sugar canes after the encounter.
  • Ginnie's family and community value honor and respectability.
  • Ravi's family has a reputation for breeding and honor.
  • Ginnie's sisters had previously expressed interest in marrying Ravi.
  • Ginnie is left traumatized and alone in the aftermath of the encounter.
  • The story highlights the power dynamics at play between a wealthy man and a young girl from a less privileged background.

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