After world war ii, the boundaries of newly independent african countries were most often based on

a)existing ethnic settlement patternsb)divisions imposed under european imperialismc)mandates created under the united nationsd)locations of oil resources

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

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