I sit inside, doors open to the veranda writing long letters in which I scarcely mention the departure of the forest from the house. The night is fresh, the whole moon shines in a sky still open… i. The poet talks about the house as a) a safe sanctuary from predators. b) a place of confinement. c) a representation of family. d) a concrete alternative to a natural on ii. The poet uses the indefinite article for ‘sky’ instead of the definite one. This is so because the poet is referring to a) the ceiling of the verandah as ‘a sky’ versus the door kept open, being ‘the sky’. b) some part of the sky still left open for women to explore, away from limitations set by patriarchal norms. c) the opportunities symbolized by an open sky outside can be utilized by a single woman. d) The portion of the sky bathed in moonlight versus the part that is still dark. iii. The extract uses ‘open’ twice, suggesting different meanings. Pick the option that lists the correct meanings, respectively. a) entry point-vastness b) sharing a common space-great view c) allowing access and vision-expanse of space d) advantage-obstacles ahead. iv. Choose the option that DOES NOT state the meaning of the underlined word. ‘I scarcely mention…’ a) tactfully b) hardly c) barely d) only justv. Choose the option that correctly depicts the imagery in the last two lines of the extract.a) Option (1) b) Option (2) c) Option (3) d) Option (4)