Question

1. Why did the speaker think that he may sound silly? How did he argue that he was not silly?
(para 3)
2. How did the speaker and his sisters react to the event of an operation inside their home?
(para 5)
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3. Who are the adults in this story? How did the speaker, as a child, feel towards them? Why do
you think he felt that way?
4. Dr Dunbar taught the speaker a lesson, but he also helped him. (paras 40–42)
How did he do that?​

Answer 1

a. The speaker thought that he might sound silly for thinking that as a nine- year old he could make a number of grown-ups believe that he had appendicitis when he did not and thus get sent home from school. ... The speakers and his sisters were very excited about the event of an operation inside their home.

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