Question

Ch-4 ( literature) keeping it from harold
1) ''It jarred upon him , this habit of his mother's of referring to herself in the third person, as if she were addressing a baby, instead of a young man of ten who had taken the spelling and dictation prize last term on his head''.
a) what do 'it' and 'this' refer to?
b) How old is the guy mentioned in the extract ?
c) pick out the word from the extract that means the same as 'to have a harsh effect'.

Answer 1

b 10years old
a her mother
c jarred

Answer 2

a) it refers to the sentence of his mother _______& this refer to the the habit of his mother calling him.

b)10 years old
c)it jarred upon