Read the excerpt from Iqbal.

It was a special morning. When foreign customers arrived, Hussain Khan couldn't bully us too badly in their presence. He had to convince them that we were treated well.

"These are my apprentices," he would say, distributing affectionate pats left and right. "Here they learn an honest profession that will assure them a better future, one without hunger and poverty. They're like my own family."

In this excerpt, the author uses words to characterize Hussain Khan as a man who

has more customers than he can manage.

treats the children well all the time.

is dishonest to foreign customers.

is providing a better future for the children.

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Kylan Pearson

16 January, 11:14

Read the excerpt from Iqbal.

It was a special morning. When foreign customers arrived, Hussain Khan couldn't bully us too badly in their presence. He had to convince them that we were treated well.

"These are my apprentices," he would say, distributing affectionate pats left and right. "Here they learn an honest profession that will assure them a better future, one without hunger and poverty. They're like my own family."

In this excerpt, the author uses words to characterize Hussain Khan as a man who

has more customers than he can manage.

treats the children well all the time.

is dishonest to foreign customers.

is providing a better future for the children.

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Beckett Anthony · Answer 1

In this excerpt from Iqbal, the author uses words to characterize Hussain Khan as a man who is dishonest to foreign customers. Because he created a facade in entertaining the foreigners

Alec Moon · Answer 2

In this excerpt, the author uses words to characterize Hussain Khan as a man who is dishonest to foreign customers.

He pretends to treat these children well when the customers are here, but when they are not, he reverts to his old bad manners.