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True or false: The narrator knows where he is going when he hitches a ride in the shared taxi.
True or false: The narrator knows where he is going when he hitches a ride in the shared taxi.
False (B)
True or false: The couple who offers the narrator tea, dinner, and a place to sleep has a child with a severe physical disability.
True or false: The couple who offers the narrator tea, dinner, and a place to sleep has a child with a severe physical disability.
True (A)
True or false: The narrator is given a crutch by the elderly driver of the shared taxi.
True or false: The narrator is given a crutch by the elderly driver of the shared taxi.
False (B)
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Study Notes
- The narrator hitchhikes from Beirut to an unknown destination.
- He is picked up by a shared taxi driven by an elderly man and carrying two passengers.
- One of the passengers is a frail, one-legged man who invites the narrator to dinner at his home with his wife.
- The couple is kind and hospitable, offering the narrator tea, dinner, and a place to sleep.
- The narrator reflects on the gentleness and empathy of the couple, contrasting it with the violence of war.
- He eats dinner with the couple, consisting of flatbread and sea urchins, while the wife does not eat.
- The couple's child has a severe squint, and the narrator wonders what became of them.
- The narrator sleeps on the couple's bed while they sleep on the floor behind a curtain.
- In the morning, the narrator is given a bowl of water to wash and coffee to drink before leaving.
- The one-legged man gives the narrator a crutch before parting ways.
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