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“from Revolution 2.0” by Wael Ghonim Read the selection from the memoir Revolution 2.0 by Wael Ghonim. Then, reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing text evidence. 1. Lines 6–16: What steps does the author take to achieve his stated goals? 2. Lines 17–29: Which part of the text here shows the focus of the article? Using evidence from the text, explain how the focus of this section of the article can be determined. 3. Lines 30–39: How does the author use the subheading to focus readers? What reasons does the author give for joining the protest? 4. Lines 40–62: What is a fact the author includes as evidence to support his claim? What is one statistic the author includes as evidence? How does this evidence help to clarify the reasons stated in lines 30–39? 5. Lines 74–99: How does the author organize the people’s list of demands? Summarize the demands. 6. Lines 118–146: Look back at the first four subheadings and describe their structure. Examine the remaining three subheadings and describe their structure. Why does the author change the structure of the subheadings? How does this relate to the author’s purpose for writing? 7. Lines 118–146: Why does the author use a numbered list here? How do items 1 and 4 help the cause succeed? How will items 2 and 3 help the protests function smoothly? 8. Lines 152–158: Paraphrase item 6. Why does the author provide details about who the Central Security people are? 9. Lines 169–194: Examine the section titled “Unified Chants” and explain why the author uses bullets to separate the items in this list. What two themes do all of the chants listed include? Why did organizers choose these two themes? Why will protestors chant these words in unison? 10. Lines 174–194: In the second chant in line 175, what does the word bread stand for? Why is it important to Egyptians? In the chant on lines 184–185, explain what it means by “rock the universe.” In the chant on lines 189–190, what is the meaning of the phrases “wake your spirit” and “The gates of liberty are open”? What effect is this chant meant to have?...