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class 8 English chapter - A visit to Cambridge

III. Reference to Context:

A. “An hour later, we were ready to leave. I didn’t know what to do. I could not kiss him or cry. I touched his shoulder and wheeled out into the summer evening. I looked back, and I knew he was waving, though he wasn’t. Watching him, an embodiment of my bravest self, the one I was moving towards, the one I believed in for so many years, alone, I knew my journey was over. For now.”

a. What did the writer wish to do when he was leaving Hawking’s residence?

b. How long did the meeting last?

c. Was Hawking waving when the writer left?

d. What does the writer mean by “an embodiment of my bravest self”?

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

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1. The writer wishes to say kind of words to Hawking and kiss him.

2. Less than an hour.

3. Yes, he was.

4. It is said because, Prof. Hawking was an inspiration for Firdaus Kanga.