2. “Here’s a clean hanky, darling. Blow your nose. Go to sleep, pet; you’ll forget all about it in the morning. I tried to explain to Father but he was too upset to listen tonight.”
(i) Who speaks these lines to whom and when?
(ii) Why does the speaker offer a clean hanky?
(iii) What did the speaker want the listener to forget? Why?
(iv) What did the speaker try to explain to Father?
Answers
Answer:
1. kezia s grandmother to kezia when father bets here with the belt.
2.Grandmother, the speaker, offers a clean hanky because Kezia had been crying after she was punished by her father for tearing his important papers. She needed a clean hanky to blow her nose.
3.Grandmother, the speaker, wanted Kezia, the listener to forget all about the beating that she had got from her Father. She wanted her to forget it because the punishment was not given to hurt her but to make her understand that things belonging to others must not be touched.
4. Grandmother, the speaker, tried to explain to Father that Kezia was a 'little girl and had not destroyed the papers intentionally. She was, in fact, trying to complete his surprise birthday gift.
Answer:
Q1.Who speaks these lines to whom and when?
A1. Kezia's grandmother to kezia when father bets here with the belt.
Q2Why does the speaker offer a clean hanky?
A2. Grandmother, the speaker, offers a clean hanky because Kezia had been crying after she was punished by her father for tearing his important papers. She needed a clean hanky to blow her nose.
Q3.What did the speaker want the listener to forget? Why?
A3. Grandmother, the speaker, wanted Kezia, the listener to forget all about the beating that she had got from her Father. She wanted her to forget it because the punishment was not given to hurt her but to make her understand that things belonging to others must not be touched.
Q4 What did the speaker try to explain to Father?
A4. Grandmother, the speaker, tried to explain to Father that Kezia was a 'little girl and had not destroyed the papers intentionally. She was, in fact, trying to complete his surprise birthday gift
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