QUESTION 4
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow
My family was not rich.We just managed to make both ends meet. We economised on everything.
We bought food on subsidised rates and our meals had no variety. My sisters made their dresses
at home and I used to go through terrible scenes on account of Lost buttons and trousers .Uncle
Jules, my father's brother was the only hope of the family. I had heard about him since childhood
so I knew details of his life up to the day of his departure for America. Uncle Jules had visibly
diminished my father's share of the inheritance after he had swallowed his own.
Once he wrote to us saying that he would soon makeup for the damage done by him. After two
years another letter arrived informing us that he was undertaking a long sea voyage on account of
his business and he hoped to see us once he would return. Uncle Jules who up to that time had
not been worth is salt suddenly became a good man. For ten years. nothing was heard from him
but as time went on my father's hope grew.
His letter became the Gospel of the family. It was a read on the slightest pretext and it was shown
to everybody. Thousands of schemes were planned on the strength of his expected return. One
day, following the wedding of one of the sisters all of us took a trip to America. At a distance on the
deck, an old ragged
sailor was opening oysters with his knife and passing them to some gentleman. He was dirty
wrinkled and did not lift his eyes from his work. Both my sisters and my brother in law gathered
around the old man to buy some oysters. My father suddenly appeared to be worried and said in a
low voice. ‘it is strange that the man opening the oysters looks like jules.’
My father enquired from the captain who confirmed that it was indeed jules ,my uncle Jules .My
father murmured; ‘ what a catastrophe’ My parents were visibly upset and it was decided that in
my brother in law's presence none of us would acknowledge uncle Jules as our family member. It
would be such a shame if we did. I was given five Francs to pay for the oysters my sisters had
bought .As Jules returned the change, I give him a generous tip carefully observing him all the
time.
As we approached the harbour a violent Desire seized me to see my legendary uncle who had
fallen from Grace I wanted to say something consoling to him something tender but by then no
one was eating any more oysters and he had disappeared.
(a) give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage one word answers or
short phrases will be accepted.
1.subsided 2. swallowed 3. seized 3
(b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
(1)What kind of life did the narrator's family lead? 2
(2)What damage did uncle Jules did to the family? 2
(3)How did the family react to the expected return of uncle Jules? 2
(4)State the circumstances that led to the recognition of uncle Jules on the ship? 2
(5)How did the narrator's parents react after recognizing Jules? 2
(6)What scheme was planned by the family to catch hold of uncle Jules? 2
(c)In not more than 60 words,narrate how the great hopes of the family were shattered at
the end.
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A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences. All communication (and data processing) is achieved through the use of symbols. Symbols take the form of words, sounds, gestures, ideas, or visual images and are used to convey other ideas and beliefs. For example, a red octagon is a common symbol for "STOP"; on maps, blue lines often represent rivers; and a red rose often symbolizes love and compassion. Numerals are symbols for numbers; letters of an alphabet may be symbols for certain phonemes; and personal names are symbols representing individuals. The variable 'x', in a mathematical equation, may symbolize the position of a particle in space.
Silhouette of a red octagon
A red octagon symbolizes "stop" even without the word.
Wearing variously colored ribbons is a symbolic action that shows support for certain campaigns.
The academic study of symbols is semiotics. In cartography, an organized collection of symbols forms a legend for a map.
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