Question

read the following passage from a long walk to water. in this excerpt, salva is remembering his life before civil war in sudan forced him to flee his home. at home, salva had never been hungry. his family owned many cattle, they were among the better - off families in their village of loun - ariik. they ate mostly porridge made from sorghum and milk. every so often, his father went to the marketplace by bicycle and brought home bags of beans and rice. these had been grown elsewhere, because few crops could be raised in the dry semi - desert region of loun - ariik. as a special treat, his father sometimes bought mangoes. a bag of mangoes was awkward to carry, especially when the bicycle was already loaded with other goods. so he wedged the mangoes into the spokes of his bicycle wheels. when salva ran to greet him, he could see the green - skinned mangoes spinning gaily in a blur as his father pedaled. salva would take a mango from the spokes almost before his father had dismounted. his mother would peel it for him, its juicy insides the same color as her headscarf. she would slice the flesh away from the big flat seed. salva loved the sweet slices, but his favorite part was the seed. there was always plenty of fruit that clung stubbornly to the seed. he would nibble and suck at it to get every last shred, making it last for hours. there were no mangoes among the humanitarians great stones, but sucking on his piece of sugar cane reminded salva of those happier times. he wondered if he would ever again see his father riding a bicycle with mangoes in its spokes. from linda sue park, a long walk to water. copyright 2010 by linda sue park. based on the passage, why does sucking sugar cane remind salva of his father? salva and his father used to eat sugar cane and mangoes as a special treat. the sugar cane is sweet like the mangoes salvas father used to buy. salvas father always brought home sugar cane from the market.

Explanation:

The passage mentions that mangoes were a special treat brought by Salva's father. Sucking sugar - cane reminds Salva of his father because the sugar - cane is sweet like the mangoes his father used to bring. There is no mention of Salva and his father eating sugar - cane together, and no indication that his father brought sugar - cane from the market.

Answer:

The sugar cane is sweet like the mangoes Salva's father used to bring.