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Question
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What did Judewin tell the narrator? What was the effect?
Solution
Judewin told Zitkala-Sa, the narrator, that she overheard a white woman suggesting that Zitkala's long hair will be cut. The narrator, Zitkala-Sa, became scared and apprehensive about her fate as a result of Judewin's warning. She was especially concerned about having her hair chopped, which was an important part of her identity.
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