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Read the following stanza. While you were out a cup went and broke itself, a crack appeared in the blue vase your great-great granddad brought back from China. Somehow, without me even turning on the tap the sink mysteriously overflowed. Now answer the following questions. a) Who does ‘you’ refer to? b) What happened to the cup? c) Who brought the blue vase? d) Where was it brought back from? e) Who do you think did all’ those mysterious things?Additional Questions: a) Who is the speaker? b) What happened to the things at home? c) How old could be the poet? d) How did the poet support himself? |
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Answer» a) Mother of the boy b) The cup broke. c) The child’s great-great granddad d) It was brought back from China. e) I think the boy himself did all those mysterious things. Additional Answer a) The little boy b) The things at home were all disordered and at a mess. c) The poet could be 8 to 10 years old. d) The poet supported himself that he was not at home when the mess happened. |
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