Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Literature In English Question 9

Read the following excerpt from an original short story: "The village market thrummed with the clatter of wooden carts and the chatter of women bargaining over millet. Yet, beyond the stalls, the ancient baobab stood, its roots tangled with the memory of generations. Kofi, who had just returned from the city with a degree in engineering, watched the elders perform the age‑old rite of the first harvest. He felt the weight of expectation – to bring progress, to build bridges, to replace the cracked mud road with concrete. But the elders whispered that the spirit of the baobab would not survive a road that cut through its heart. Kofi's heart swayed between the promise of modernity and the pull of tradition, as the wind carried both the scent of fresh paint and the earthy perfume of rain on old bark." Answer the following questions: