Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

A child's choice of career is a matter of

  • A glamorous desire
  • B passion
  • C public perception as to the success rate and earnings of a profession
  • D parental discretion
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The correct answer is B. passion

The novelist noted that the choice of career of a child shouldn't be based on parental discretion as what is sellable and commands respect in the society but as to their child's interest in the course, with a bit of parental guidance.

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