Question

2. But as the man was opening the door, the daughter said, "I think he ought to star
with us today I don't want him to go." And with that she went and closed the door.
"What in the world are you doing?" said the father, the daughter stood there quite
embarrassed and hardly knew what to answer.
(1X4=4 marks)
(i) Who is the man mentioned in the above lines?
(ii) Who is 'us' here?
(iii) 'I don't want him to go. Who said this and why?
(IV) Why was the daughter embarrassed?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. father
2. father and daughter
3. the daughter said,"I don't want him to go". Because she think that he ought to star with them.
4. because she hardly knew what to answer.

Answer 2

The above extract is from the lesson the The Rat Trap by Selma Lagerof that conveys the message that the emotions of acceptance and love can reform others, and how such love and emotionas shown by the iron man's daugher reformed the rat trap seller  (a thief and who stole the money of the old crofter who gave hm shelter)

Explanation:

i) Who is the man mentioned in the above lines?

The man in the mentioned in the above line is the Rat trap seller

(ii) Who is 'us' here?

Us refers to the iron man and his daughter

(iii) 'I don't want him to go. Who said this and why?

The iron master’s daughter said these words as she stopped the rat trap seller. She wanted to help the poor man. Since morning, she was planning in what way she could make the rat trap seller’s day happy on the occasion of Christmas. Hence, she goes against her father’s will and stops the rat trap seller from closing the door.

(iv) Why was the daughter embarrassed?​

That  daughter was so very happy since morning that on occassion of Chritsmas she was going to make things for the poor hungry peddlar (the rat trap seller). However, though she wanted to do it she was feeling embarrassed as she could not get away from the idea that she had interceded (stopped/intervened) for the stopped.