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- Fikile is so upset with her stay in Giyani due to the fact that she is unable to eat meat.
- Tikhomba are adolesent girls who've undergone initiation into the mysteries of womanhood, in preparation for marriage.
- Miriam and Fikile say they will never step foot in Giyani because their stay was so unplesant due to the food and their experiences there.
- " you should stop robbing cradles" is what mama says to uncle freddie for continuing to marry these young women when they should be in school.
- A man can acquire a wife so easily.
4 Questions
- Even at 13 your supposed your supposed to have kids when your married?
- if Christmas is the Day in which you celebrate the rebirth of christ why isnt it special if your a religious person such as Mamahulu?
- How old does a girl need to be in order to go throught with Tikhomba?
- what is utulating?
3 Vocabulary Words
- Destitute (pg. 151)-lacking food, clothing, and shelter.
- Subtly (pg.152)- So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe
- Singe (Pg. 156)-to burn superficially or slightly
2 Literary Techniques
- Simile (Pg 155)- " Burns like hell"
- Metaphor (Pg. 159) " she is the apple of my mind"
1 Summary Sentence
- Leaving off from this section, Miriam gets a chance to make up for her " insecurities" that get her picked on by people. The physical changes that she goes through is getting her hair strengthened from nappy.
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