Question

Which quotation from "the return" most clearly supports the answer to part a? a. [kamau] remembered that, even before the mau mau emergency, the overtilled gikuyu holdings wore haggard looks in contrast to the sprawling green fields in the settled area.

b. [the women] stared at [kamau] with cold, hard looks; like everything eise, they seemed to be deliberately refusing to know or own him.
c. [kamau] had stayed with [his wife] for a mere two weeks; then he had been swept away by the colonial forces. like many others, he had been hurriedly screened and then taken to detention without trial.
d. kamaul had suffered many humiliations, and he had not resisted. was there any need?

Answer 1

The quote that best supports the historical context is when Kamau is taken away by colonial forces without trial, reflecting the reality of the Mau Mau uprising's suppression.

Step-by-step explanation:

The quotation from "The Return" that most clearly supports the answer to Part A, regarding the historical context of the Mau Mau uprising and its effects on individuals, is: c. [Kamau] had stayed with [his wife] for a mere two weeks; then he had been swept away by the colonial forces. Like many others, he had been hurriedly screened and then taken to detention without trial. This passage directly reflects the historical reality of the time when Kenyans, particularly those from the Kikuyu community, were rounded up by British colonial forces and placed in detention camps without due process, as part of the brutal suppression of the Mau Mau uprising.