Read this excerpt below from chapter 7 and answer the question. nwoye knew that ikemefuna had been killed, and something seemed to give way inside him, like the snapping of a tightened bow. what is the probable connotation of the underlined words in this excerpt? nwoye feels like he is going to faint. nwoye is deeply saddened by ikemefuna’s death, and he rejects the custom of the clan that decreed his murder. nwoye is depressed at the news of ikemefuna’s death, but he accepts all the custom of his clan. nwoye is upset that his father took part in the killing.

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. at about the same time, wash got a job, too. six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to deliver milk. by the time he got to school each day, he'd already put in almost half a day's work. how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story? by connecting readers to his mother’s medical training by connecting readers to the milk-delivery business by connecting readers to wash’s academic success by connecting readers to wash’s daily work routine