Question

Therefore she kneaded another,

And still a smaller one;

But it looked, when she turned it over,

As large as the first had done.

Then she took a tiny scrap of dough,

And rolled and rolled it flat;

And baked it thin as a wafer —

But she couldn’t part with that.


1. Who had asked the little woman for a cake?


a. Saint Augustine
b. Saint Peter

c. Saint Christopher
d. Saint Christina


2. The meaning of the phrase ‘part with’ is :

a. to withhold
b. to keep

c. to retain
d. to give away


3. What qualities of the woman do her actions reveal?


a. She was miserly and selfish. b. She was kind and humble.

c. She was generous and selfless.
d. She was charitable and content.

4. The poetic device used in the line ‘And baked it thin as a wafer’ is :


a. Personification
b. Repetition

c. Metaphor
d. Simile​

Answer 1

Answer:

(1.) b (2.) d (3.)

a (4.) d