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Answer these questions.
1. When did Christy's mother first notice that he was not like other children? What
was wrong with him?
2. What did the doctors tell the mother?
3. Why did the relatives and friends suggest Christy's family not to invest so much
effort in him?
4. What caught Christy's attention one December afternoon? What did he do next?
5. How did his family react when Christy drew the letter A?
6. The story is titled The Letter A. What is the significance of the letter 'A' here?
7. Give examples from the text to illustrate that Christy's mother was not ready to give
up on him so easily.
Answers
Answer:
1. When Christy was four months old, his mother observed he was unable to support his head. His head had habit of falling backwards According to Christy, Bridget concluded “there was something wrong with me” and several years later he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
2. The doctors told his parents that he was bad and that there was no hope for him to get better. Christy's mother did not believe the doctors. ... Christy understood his mother, but he could not answer her. Christy could use his toes to touch things, especially the toes on his left foot.
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4. One cold December afternoon, things changed for Christy. Accordingly, he was watching his brother and sister write upon a slate, when he suddenly felt compelled to act. Christy reached out with his left foot and used it to grab the yellow chalk from his sister's hand.
5. The reactions of Christy's mother and father when he had drawn the letter was tears rolled on his mother's cheeks and his father stooped and hoisted him on to his shoulder.
6. Here ,The significance of the letter 'A' was that the narrator's whole life was based on this letter 'A' .
7. As far as the relatives and doctors were concerned Christy was a case of no hope. But his mother refused to accept it. Notwithstanding the doctor's remarks, she simply believed that his mind was normal.
Explanation:
1. When Christy was four months old, his mother observed he was unable to support his head. His head had habit of falling backwards According to Christy, Bridget concluded “there was something wrong with me” and several years later he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.