in the fourth paragraph, shamengwas decision to place his awards on a triangle scrap of his shelf high in one of the corners in his house suggests that he

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In the fourth paragraph, Shamengwa’s decision to place his awards “on a triangular scrap of shelf high inone corner of his house” suggests that he

A.attaches little importance to external recognition

B.wishes to prevent the awards from being damaged

C.wants his neighbors to know of his accomplishments

D.does not want to be reminded about the competitions

E.does not want his grandchild to play with the awards without permission

The correct answer is option A.attaches little importance to external recognition .

Explanation:

Shamengwa did not attach much importance to his awards. Even when his grandchildren asked to see them, he didn't mind giving them to them. That is why the correct answer is option A.

On the other hand, what Shamengwa really cared about was his violin.

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