CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: During the Nigerian Civil War, Jonathan hid his bike by burying it-after having almost lost it to an army officer. He buried it in the same place where his son and other people had been buried.

Detailed explanation-2: -For example, during the civil war, he was forced to give up two pounds in order to save his bike from a man impersonating a soldier. A more pessimistic character might have been bitter at having to lose money to a dishonest person; instead, Jonathan was overjoyed that he could save his bike.

Detailed explanation-3: -"My students can’t get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof.”-Graham S. Later, Jonathan receives twenty Nigerian pounds in ex-gratia (or as he and others pronounce it “egg-rasher”), for turning in any Biafran money they hold to the Nigerian Treasury.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jonathan gets an “egg rasher” (a butchered pronunciation of the Latin ex gratia, which translates into “as a favor") for turning in rebel currency to the Treasury, and in exchange they gave him 20 pounds legitimate currency. The next night, a large group of robbers show up at his house demanding 100 pounds.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Achebe’s “Civil Peace", Jonathan Iwegbu’s family carries on as if nothing happened the morning after the robbery-he prepares his bicycle, his wife cooks, and his son rinses out bottles for their bar.