Question

“Oh, a butcher — a knife — I want Grannie.” He blew out the candle, bent down and caught

up the child in his arms, carrying her along the passage to the big bedroom. A newspaper was on

the bed — a half smoked cigar was near his reading lamp. He put away the paper, threw the cigar

into the fireplace, then carefully tucked up the child. He lay down beside her.”


a) Who was shouting in dreams and why?

b) Who is ‘he’ in the extract?


c) Why did he lay down beside ‘her’?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer a) Kezia was shouting in dream because she was

a bad dream.

b) Kezia's father is he in the extract.

c) he laid down beside her because she felt lonely

ness and she was very frightened