Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follows. What a thunderclap these words were to me! Oh! the wretches; that was what they had put up at the town-hall !1. What does the word ‘thunderclap’ refer to? a) Something vague and doubtful b) Something exciting c) Something overpowering d) Something startling or unexpected2. The narrator mumbled- “Oh the wretches” – he said so because after the announcement he finds himself a) Inadequate b) Unfortunate c) Confident d) Courageous3. Which figure of speech from those given below is being used by the author, in the line, “What a thunderclap these words were to me!” a) Simile b) Personification c) Metaphor d) Hyperbole4. Pick out the option that correctly describes author’s feelings when he heard the news. 1. Shocked 2. Surprised 3. Guilty 4. Jealousy 5. Elated 6. Disapproval a) 2, 4, and 5 b) 1, 3, and 6 c) 1, 2, and 3 d) 4, 5, and 65. The expression “I imagined I would bob to the surface like a cork” implies that a) Douglas was afraid to die. b) Douglas accepted his failure and ultimately death. c) Though Douglas was frightened he was not out of his wits. d) Frightened, Douglas was not able to shout for help