5. Ishmael Beah, the author of the award winning memoir A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, said: "...children have the resilience to outlive their
sufferings, if given a chance." First, explain what the quote means. Next, discuss
why Ishmael made sure to specifically say "children." What is the difference
between childhood resilience and adult resilience?

question: which statement best describes a similarity in purpose between the frames and excerpt?

answer: both inform the reader that faryad and liaqat were not given the chance to tell their version of events at the police station

explanation: so as you see they were told to leave before they could tell there story

question answered by

(jacemorris)

the positive connotations of the words "pretty," "quiet," and "silence" give the excerpt a tone of nervousness. i think its this