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1. In An African Story, why does the old farmer become angry with his servant?

The farmer in an African story gets angry with his servant because the servant beat his dog until his back broke. That caused the farmer to kill his dog to put it out of his misery.

2. How does the woman in Only This die?

In Only This, the woman hears the fighter pilots flying overhead and says a prayer for her son who is flying one of them. She imagines herself being in the cockpit of a plane as it is shot down, and she dies from the fear she feels from this experience.

3. Why does Katina not do what is asked of her by the medics?

Katina would not stay where the medics told her to because she had an uncontrollable urge to yell and scream at the German fighter pilots that had ruined her life.

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