Question

"Will you have a ride on the horse?" he gently asked as he approached the
ring. The child's throat tore into a thousand shrill sobs and he only shouted,
"I want my mother. I want my father!"
QUESTIONS
1. Who is "he" in the first line of the extract? Whom is "he offering a ride
on the horse?"
2. Why does 'he' ask for a ride??
3. Why did the child's throat 'tore into a thousand shrill sobs'?
4. Why did the child shouted, "I want my mother, I want my father!"?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. 'He' refers to the stranger that found the child amidst the crowd.

2. To console the crying child

3. He is upset because he has been separated form his parents.

4. He is trying to make the man understand that he does not want any material items and all he wants is his parents.

Explanation:

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