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THE LITTLE GIRL
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Mad the following passages and answer the given
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7. In the evening when he came home she stood
near the staircase and heard his loud voice in the
kall. "Bring my tea into the drawing-room...
Hasn't the paper come yet? Mother, go and see if
paper's out there - and bring me my slippers.
Has
Oh yes, she said, I tome
What!" screamed Moth
to the dining room this
And she was dragged do
pacing to and fro, hand
"Well?" he said share
He stopped and stored
"Did you do that?"
N-n-no" she wisher
Mother, go up to no
danned thing - see
this instant.
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Questions:
(a) Who are 'he' and 'she' in the first sentence?
(b) What type of a mood does the man have when
he comes home?
(c) in the story, 'she' is much afraid of him. Why?
(d) Does she change her opinion later? If yes, when?
Questions:
(a) Explain : "I tore
(b) Why is the father
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Answers
Answer:
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these answers are from the story
'The Little Girl' by Katherine Mansfield.
Explanation:
(a) 'He' in the above lines is Kezia's father
'she' refers to Kezia
(b) Standing near the staircase he would speak in a loud voice to get his tea in the drawing room. He would ask for his slippers and newspaper. He never spoke to Kezia lovingly. He always tried to find faults in her.
(c) the little girl was very afraid of her father because he never spoke to her lovingly. he always tried to find faults in her. she remained fearful of her father. when she tried to speak to him, she became nervous and failed to say her words properly.
(d) Yes, she changed her opinion later because she suddenly realized that her father had to work very hard. He would be too tired in the evening to play with her like Mr. MacDonald. She also felt that he was inwardly caring and affectionative.