What often happened to african residents of regions that became rich due to exports of local natural resources?
a. many lost basic civil rights and fell into poverty.
b. many were able to grow wealthy along with the region.
c. many began to experience the same rights as local european settlers.
d. many were able to use the region's sudden wealth to gain power and rights for other native africans.

i beleive its 1)aids

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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