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Here are the answers to the questions based on the provided extracts: KEN SARO WIWA: Home Sweet Home c) The provided extract states, "On this particular day, I had reason to be more excited than usual about returning home." However, the reason for her excitement is not specified in this short extract. d) The provided extract does not contain any information about the narrator's best friend or her condition. PETER PAUL ADOLINAMA: Ripples e) The provided extract states that Abi was troubled by Mr. Ambrose Yakubu's inability to rescue her as he promised. However, the specific situation she expected him to save her from is not detailed in this short extract. f) The provided extract does not mention anything Abi inherited from her matrilineal family. ROBERT FROST: A Minor Bird g) The persona tried to get the bird away because its presence or sound was bothering them, making them feel as if they "could bear no more." h) The rhyme scheme of the extract is AABB. ATA AIDOO: The Dilemma of a Ghost i) The tone of the speaker in the extract is one of bitterness, humiliation, and resignation or despair. j) Esi Kom had to kneel before the rich due to her impoverished state and subservient position, likely out of necessity or to seek assistance, as indicated by her being "poorer than ever before."