When the Author Began Researching Among the Betsileo in Madagascar

When the author began researching among the Betsileo in Madagascar, why did the villagers run away from him?

A) He was associated with the schoolteachers, whom no one trusted.
B) He was traveling with his wife, and no one would talk to a woman.
C) They were afraid that he was working for the national government to take away their land.
D) They were afraid that if he took pictures of them, it would capture their souls.
E) They thought he was a vampire.