7. at the end of the story, mallam sile questions the changes in his
neighbors'attitude toward him as he lies in bed next to his wife. how much does he
understand about her role in forcing these changes? explain your response.

It would appear that Sile understands nothing about his wife's role in forcing the changes of his neighbours' attitudes. At the end of the story, Sile lays in bed thinking on the changes as prays to Allah for making his neighbours change their attitude and pay him on time and payback their debts to him. He thanks Allah for making the people accept Sile as he was made, a kind and forgiving man. But the last two sentences suggest he may instinctively know his way had something to do with it. The author writes that Sile moves closer to his sleeping wife and curls his small body into her massive and protective frame where he falls into a deep and dream-less sleep.