Question 21
Other Set Texts: African Prose'The doctors looked at Chris and Johannes. They were both dead. 'They kept the place up with their bodies so that we could get out!' a mine boy cried and began to sob (Mine Boy). The death of Chris and Johannes is symbolic because
- A.it shows how black and white can and ought to make sacrifices for mutual benefit
- B.it leads to the arrest of the miners by the police
- C.it shows the bad conditions of the mines
- D.it is the result of panic
- E.it keeps Xuma out of trouble.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: A (it shows how black and white can and ought to make sacrifices for mutual benefit)
Explanation
Chris is white and Johannes black; they die together saving the miners, showing what the races can do together.