Read the excerpt below from Chapter 8 and answer the question.
"When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth.
What does Achebe mean by this proverb?
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Children take after their parents.
Calves are very attentive to their mothers.
Calves would rather eat grass then drink milk.
Children imitate their parents' table manners.
The answer is A. Children take after their parents' behaviour and imitate them in different situations, not only in table manners. Proverbs refer to universal ideas.
