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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: To the little girl, Mini, he was a figure to be feared and avoided. Every morning before going to work he came into her room and gave her a casual kiss, to which she responded with “Goodbye, Father”. And oh, there was a glad sense of relief when she heard the noise of the carriage growing faint and faint and fainter and fainter down the long road. In the evening when he came home, Mini stood near the staircase and heard his loud voice in the hall. He was so big --- his hands and his neck, especially his mouth when he yawned. Thinking about him alone was like thinking about a giant. The little girl always found her father stretched out on the sofa, with his handkerchief on his face, his feet on one of the best cushions, sleeping soundly and snoring. Suddenly, one day, mother became ill, and she and grandmother went to hospital. The little girl was left alone in the house with Maya, the maid. She put Mini to bed. The little girl had a nightmare and she screamed “Grandma! Grandma!” and woke up shivering to see her father standing beside her bed. “What’s the matter?” he asked. The little girl was shivering and could only say “Oh, a Butcher – a knife, he will kill me!” Father laid down beside her and caught Mini in his arms. “Oh,” said the little girl,” my head is on your heart, I can hear it going. What a big and a loving heart you’ve got, Father dear.” a) Give the meanings of the following words as used in the passage: i. Faint ii. Loud iii. Nightmare iv. Loving b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words: i. Who was Mini scared of? Why? [2] ii. Why was the little girl left alone at home? [2] iii. What did the little girl say to her father? Why did she say so?​

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answer is=the kabuliwala offered Mini some raisins and apricots to befriend her.however,Mini was so afraid to the Afghan man that she didn't accept the treat from him.