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I had always thought that he was under a spell to be such a workaholic. Daily, after returning from school, he would promptly head for the bush. There, he would engage in fashioning out something that could fetch him some money. He would emerge sometimes with baskets and brooms made from palm fronds and at other times, two or three pestles beautifully crafted to please any housewife. Occasionally, he would work till late evening as a labourer on someone's farmland. Returning, he would bring home pepper, vegetables and firewood. Interestingly, he had a father, who spend more time working from cockcrow till dusk on large commercial farmlands. Interestingly, he had a father who had his own farm, but was too poor to finance his education. Once in a while, he would go to his father's farm to help the old man out.
However, towards the end of his first year in senior secondary school. he obtained a piece of farm land from his father. He worked on the land as if his life depended on it! Tat year. he planted maize and all sorts of vegetables. The harvest gave him enough money to pay his fees. procure some planks and several carpenter's tools. With his knowledge of woodwork. he started making simple kitchen stools, tables and chairs which attracted a lot of customers. Yet, his education did not suffer, indeed, he was always in the top position in class.
Once when I remarked in class that Adamu was like a person pursued by a demon pushing him to work so hard, every body laughed. Including him. when the laughter subsided. he looked at me intently and said, "Kola, you can't understand. I pray you'll never have that demon after you. I guess if you were in my shoes, without a mother since age three, you would have such a demon after you too. I only vaguely remember my mother because I was too young when she passed on. When my father remarried, the Woman excluded me from her care: I had to find a solution. I got myself enrolled in school at age eight. I had to take care of my feeding, pay my way through school, and buy uniforms and books. At first, an uncle introduced me to working on other people's farms. but when I discovered that I could take care of myself. I worked even harder. When there was no work anywhere. I took to the bush to make objects like brooms. baskets. pestles and hoe handles. Today, I have as many pairs of shoes. clothes and books as any of you. Now, i have graduated from making Simple home items to making doors. Nobody taught me these, nobody, except. perhaps the demon you referred to.
Complete silence followed. Since then. I have had the utmost respect for him.


(a) Why did the writer think Adamu was under a spell? (b) Give two reasons why Adamu had to take care of himself. (C) State two major types of jobs Adamu engaged in to support himself. (d) What does the reference to Adamu's academic performance tell us about him? (e) What is the writer's attitude towards Adamu? (f) What tells us that Adamu was determined to be educated? (g)... like a person pursued by a demon.. What figure of speech is used in this expression? (h).. that I could take care of myself: (i) What is the grammatical name given to this expression as it is used in the passage? (ii) What is its function? (i) For each of the following words, find another word or phrase which means the same and which can replace it as it is used in the passage: (i)a spell (ii) crafted (iii) procure (iv) attracted (V) vaguely (vi) simple.


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