Question

The house withdrew into silence, snakes moved
among books, I was then too young
to read and my blood turned cold like the moon. (see lesson 6)
(i)
Why did the house become a silent place?
(ii)
Whose blood turned cold like the moon?

Answer 1

Answers to the questions are given below.

Explanation:

1. In this question, the narrator is talking about his grandmother's house. The house became a silent place because it was abandoned by the residents of the house. It withdrew into silence as the people left it and moved elsewhere.
2. The author's blood turned cold like the moon when he saw the house was surrounded by darkness and snakes were crawling around the house.