Question

OLD MAN AT THE BRIDGE 1) Identify two phrases which convey that the old man had travelled for a long distance and a

long time. 2 marks

2) Identify two phrases from the first paragraph which describe the movement at the pontoon

bridge. 2 marks

3) How do we know that the narrator was a caring man? 2 marks

4) What do the following in the lesson ‘Old Man at the Bridge’ symbolise? 4 marks

a) Bridge

b) Cat

c) Pigeons

d) Goat​

Answer 1

Answer:

The old man's actually sitting by the side of the road in the dust. What's unusual about this is that he's not showing any sense of urgency. The fascists are about to arrive at any moment, and thousands of people are already making their way to safety across the hastily-constructed pontoon bridge.