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Difficulty: MediumMinor Character Identification and Functions

In Khadija Abubakar Jalli's prescribed novel *The Life Changer*, which minor character in Lafayette is commonly referred to as 'the silent one' prior to his involvement in a kidnapping incident?

Answer: Talle / Mallam Talle

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Talle
Talle is explicitly introduced in *The Life Changer* as 'the silent one' in Lafayette because he became introverted and withdrawn after losing his family.

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Identify the character described by the sobriquet 'the silent one' in the Lafayette community context of the novel.
In the text, Talle earns the epithet 'the silent one' due to his reclusive and quiet disposition following the death of his parents.
This specific characterization sets up his vulnerability to being manipulated into harboring a kidnapped child in his house.

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Minor Character Identification
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