Question

Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe. "OK. Time de go. Make you open dis window and bring the twenty pound. We go manage am like dat." Which statement best summarizes the message conveyed in this dialect? "Time for you to leave. Make this window open up or give me the money. We will manage it after." "It’s time to go. Open up the window and throw the money out. We will spend it all later." "Time to go. Open this window and put the money outside. We will spend it all later." "It’s time to go. Open this window and bring the money or else. We’re done playing around."

Answer 1

D. “It’s time to go. Open this window and bring the money or else. We’re done playing around.”

Answer 2

"It’s time to go. Open up the window and throw the money out. We will spend it all later."

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the excerpt from "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe, the statement that best summarizes the message conveyed in the dialect "OK. Time de go. Make you open dis window and bring the twenty pound. We go manage am like dat." is option B.

P. S: I'm Nigerian and none of the options are correct, the best meaning of the dialect is "There's no time left, open this window and give us the twenty pounds, we'll make do with it" but for clarity and based on the options given, the CLOSEST answer would be option B.