Read the following extract and choose the most appropriate option for each question.I saw my mother, beside me, doze, open mouthed, her face ashen like that of a corpse and realised with pain that she was as old as she looked but soon put that thought away, and looked out at Young Trees sprinting,1. Kamala Das turned her attention from her mother, because a) She was feeling guilty. b) She was shirking her responsibility c) She was trying to escape from pain filled emotions. d) She didn‘t like the idea of her mother growing old.2. The Poetic Device used in the above lines is also found in a) Leena is the Latha Mangeshkar of Hyderabad. b) Ayra is as cool as a cucumber to receive the heavy news. c) The elephant is heavier than many other animals. d) He is a tiger3. The words doze‘ and ashen‘ reflect that the mother was a) Tired and sleepy b) Sick and unhealthy c) Lost strength and vigour as she had grown old d) Hale and healthy4. What did the poet realize seeing her mother beside her in the car? a) That her mother may not survive for long b) That her mother was suffering c) That her mother wanted her to be with her. d) That she wanted to go with her daughter.5. Thought Away‘ means a) Divertedb) Escaped c) Drifted d) Avoided6. Trees sprinting‘ contains a) Metaphor b) Personification c) Simile d) Alliteration7. The Literary Devices used in the above extract are a) Simile and Refrain b) Simile and personification c) Simile and Alliteration d) Only simile