Question

His father and mother had come around calling to him shrilly, upbraiding him,

threatening to let him starve on his ledge unless he flew away. But for the life of

him he could not move. That was twenty four hours ago. Since then nobody had

come near him, The day before, all day long, he had watched his parents flying

about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching

them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. He had, in fact, seen his

older brother catch his first herring and devour it, standing on a rock, while his

parents circled around raising a proud cackle. And all the morning the whole

family had walked about on the big plateau midway down the opposite cliff

taunting him with his cowardice.

a) Why were his parents scolding him?

1. To threaten him

2. To starve him

3. As he was not ready to fly

4. To teach him how to skim the waves

b) The whole family was taunting the young seagull because:

1. Of his cowardice.

2. He did not move from his ledge.

3. He was not perfect in the art of flight.

4. He didn’t know how to skim the waves.



c) What did the parents do in pride?

1. They raised a proud cackle.

2. They threatened to let him starve.

3. They taught the seagull the art of flight

4. They caught a herring and devour it.
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Answer 1

Answer: “They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly.” Why did the seagull's father and mother threaten him and cajole him to fly? The young seagulls parents threatened and cajoled him to fly because they wanted him to become self dependent. They knew that he would never be able to do anything if didn't learn to fly.

Explanation:

and the answer is Seagull

Answer 2

Answer:

a.1,b=,c.1

Explanation:

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