The Address Questions & Answers | Class 11 English | CBSE NCERT

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1. Q1. How far did the woman open the door when the narrator knocked? (a) Wide open (b) Just a chink (c) Not at all (d) Half way

This short story is a poignant account of a daughter who goes in search of her mother’s belongings after the War, in Holland. When she finds them, the objects evoke memories of her earlier life. However, she decides to leave them all behind and resolves to move on.

‘Do you still know me?’ I asked.

The woman looked at me searchingly. She had opened the door a chink. I came closer and stood on the step.

‘No, I don’t know you.’

‘I’m Mrs S’s daughter.’

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2. Q2. How does the narrator introduce herself to the woman? (a) As Mrs Dorling's friend (b) As Mrs S's daughter (c) As a war refugee (d) As a new neighbour

This short story is a poignant account of a daughter who goes in search of her mother’s belongings after the War, in Holland. When she finds them, the objects evoke memories of her earlier life. However, she decides to leave them all behind and resolves to move on.

‘Do you still know me?’ I asked.

The woman looked at me searchingly. She had opened the door a chink. I came closer and stood on the step.

‘No, I don’t know you.’

‘I’m Mrs S’s daughter.’

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3. Q3. The woman's reply "No, I don't know you," said while looking searchingly, suggests that (a) she truly failed to recognize the visitor (b) she is deliberately denying recognition to avoid the visit (c) she has become blind (d) she mistook the narrator for someone else

This short story is a poignant account of a daughter who goes in search of her mother’s belongings after the War, in Holland. When she finds them, the objects evoke memories of her earlier life. However, she decides to leave them all behind and resolves to move on.

‘Do you still know me?’ I asked.

The woman looked at me searchingly. She had opened the door a chink. I came closer and stood on the step.

‘No, I don’t know you.’

‘I’m Mrs S’s daughter.’

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4. Q4. According to the introductory note, where is the story set? (a) In Germany, during the War (b) In Holland, after the War (c) In England, before the War (d) In America, after the Liberation

This short story is a poignant account of a daughter who goes in search of her mother’s belongings after the War, in Holland. When she finds them, the objects evoke memories of her earlier life. However, she decides to leave them all behind and resolves to move on.

‘Do you still know me?’ I asked.

The woman looked at me searchingly. She had opened the door a chink. I came closer and stood on the step.

‘No, I don’t know you.’

‘I’m Mrs S’s daughter.’

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5. Q5. As the note tells us, the narrator finally decides to (a) recover all her mother's belongings (b) take Mrs Dorling to court (c) leave the objects behind and move on (d) stay on in her old home

This short story is a poignant account of a daughter who goes in search of her mother’s belongings after the War, in Holland. When she finds them, the objects evoke memories of her earlier life. However, she decides to leave them all behind and resolves to move on.

‘Do you still know me?’ I asked.

The woman looked at me searchingly. She had opened the door a chink. I came closer and stood on the step.

‘No, I don’t know you.’

‘I’m Mrs S’s daughter.’

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6. Q6. The tone of the opening dialogue between the narrator and the woman is (a) warm and friendly (b) tense and guarded (c) playful and light (d) formal and ceremonious

This short story is a poignant account of a daughter who goes in search of her mother’s belongings after the War, in Holland. When she finds them, the objects evoke memories of her earlier life. However, she decides to leave them all behind and resolves to move on.

‘Do you still know me?’ I asked.

The woman looked at me searchingly. She had opened the door a chink. I came closer and stood on the step.

‘No, I don’t know you.’

‘I’m Mrs S’s daughter.’

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7. Q1. What convinced the narrator that she had come to the right house despite the woman's denial? (a) The number 46 on the jamb (b) The green knitted cardigan the woman was wearing (c) The sound of the woman's voice (d) The musty smell from the passage

She held her hand on the door as though she wanted to prevent it opening any further. Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition. She kept staring at me in silence.

Perhaps I was mistaken, I thought, perhaps it isn’t her. I had seen her only once, fleetingly, and that was years ago. It was most probable that I had rung the wrong bell. The woman let go of the door and stepped to the side. She was wearing my mother’s green knitted cardigan. The wooden buttons were rather pale from washing. She saw that I was looking at the cardigan and half hid herself again behind the door. But I knew now that I was right.

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8. Q2. The narrator initially wondered whether she was mistaken because (a) she had seen the woman only once, fleetingly, years ago (b) the street had changed completely (c) her mother had given her the wrong address (d) the woman spoke a different language

She held her hand on the door as though she wanted to prevent it opening any further. Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition. She kept staring at me in silence.

Perhaps I was mistaken, I thought, perhaps it isn’t her. I had seen her only once, fleetingly, and that was years ago. It was most probable that I had rung the wrong bell. The woman let go of the door and stepped to the side. She was wearing my mother’s green knitted cardigan. The wooden buttons were rather pale from washing. She saw that I was looking at the cardigan and half hid herself again behind the door. But I knew now that I was right.

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9. Q3. When the woman "half hid herself again behind the door," it was because (a) she did not want to be seen in daylight (b) she realized the narrator had recognized the cardigan (c) she was calling someone inside (d) she was about to leave the house

She held her hand on the door as though she wanted to prevent it opening any further. Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition. She kept staring at me in silence.

Perhaps I was mistaken, I thought, perhaps it isn’t her. I had seen her only once, fleetingly, and that was years ago. It was most probable that I had rung the wrong bell. The woman let go of the door and stepped to the side. She was wearing my mother’s green knitted cardigan. The wooden buttons were rather pale from washing. She saw that I was looking at the cardigan and half hid herself again behind the door. But I knew now that I was right.

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10. Q4. The wooden buttons of the cardigan were "rather pale from washing." This detail shows that (a) the cardigan had been kept carefully packed away (b) the garment was being worn and washed regularly (c) the cardigan was newly bought (d) the mother had washed it herself

She held her hand on the door as though she wanted to prevent it opening any further. Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition. She kept staring at me in silence.

Perhaps I was mistaken, I thought, perhaps it isn’t her. I had seen her only once, fleetingly, and that was years ago. It was most probable that I had rung the wrong bell. The woman let go of the door and stepped to the side. She was wearing my mother’s green knitted cardigan. The wooden buttons were rather pale from washing. She saw that I was looking at the cardigan and half hid herself again behind the door. But I knew now that I was right.

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11. Q5. In this extract, the word "fleetingly" means (a) for a very short time (b) in a frightened manner (c) hurriedly and angrily (d) by candlelight

She held her hand on the door as though she wanted to prevent it opening any further. Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition. She kept staring at me in silence.

Perhaps I was mistaken, I thought, perhaps it isn’t her. I had seen her only once, fleetingly, and that was years ago. It was most probable that I had rung the wrong bell. The woman let go of the door and stepped to the side. She was wearing my mother’s green knitted cardigan. The wooden buttons were rather pale from washing. She saw that I was looking at the cardigan and half hid herself again behind the door. But I knew now that I was right.

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12. Q6. "Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition." The word "absolutely" strengthens the suggestion that the woman's blankness was (a) a natural result of old age (b) a studied, deliberate performance (c) caused by poor lighting (d) the effect of long illness

She held her hand on the door as though she wanted to prevent it opening any further. Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition. She kept staring at me in silence.

Perhaps I was mistaken, I thought, perhaps it isn’t her. I had seen her only once, fleetingly, and that was years ago. It was most probable that I had rung the wrong bell. The woman let go of the door and stepped to the side. She was wearing my mother’s green knitted cardigan. The wooden buttons were rather pale from washing. She saw that I was looking at the cardigan and half hid herself again behind the door. But I knew now that I was right.

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13. Q1. How did the narrator travel to see the woman? (a) By car (b) On foot (c) Specially, by train (d) By tram

‘Well, you knew my mother?’ I asked.

‘Have you come back?’ said the woman. ‘I thought that no one had come back.’

‘Only me.’

A door opened and closed in the passage behind her. A musty smell emerged.

‘I regret I cannot do anything for you.’

‘I’ve come here specially on the train. I wanted to talk to you for a moment.’

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14. Q2. The woman's words "I thought that no one had come back" hint at (a) the destruction of the narrator's family and community in the War (b) the woman's fear of visitors (c) the narrator's long stay abroad (d) a broken doorbell

‘Well, you knew my mother?’ I asked.

‘Have you come back?’ said the woman. ‘I thought that no one had come back.’

‘Only me.’

A door opened and closed in the passage behind her. A musty smell emerged.

‘I regret I cannot do anything for you.’

‘I’ve come here specially on the train. I wanted to talk to you for a moment.’

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15. Q3. The musty smell and the sound of a door opening and closing in the passage suggest that (a) the house was being cleaned (b) the house was shut-in and secretive, with other occupants hidden away (c) someone was cooking inside (d) the house was newly built

‘Well, you knew my mother?’ I asked.

‘Have you come back?’ said the woman. ‘I thought that no one had come back.’

‘Only me.’

A door opened and closed in the passage behind her. A musty smell emerged.

‘I regret I cannot do anything for you.’

‘I’ve come here specially on the train. I wanted to talk to you for a moment.’

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16. Q4. The woman's statement "I regret I cannot do anything for you" is best described as (a) an apology for having no money (b) a firm but polite refusal to help (c) an offer to help later (d) an expression of grief

‘Well, you knew my mother?’ I asked.

‘Have you come back?’ said the woman. ‘I thought that no one had come back.’

‘Only me.’

A door opened and closed in the passage behind her. A musty smell emerged.

‘I regret I cannot do anything for you.’

‘I’ve come here specially on the train. I wanted to talk to you for a moment.’

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17. Q5. In this extract, a "musty" smell is one that is (a) fresh and fragrant (b) stale and damp from lack of air (c) sharp and smoky (d) sweet like flowers

‘Well, you knew my mother?’ I asked.

‘Have you come back?’ said the woman. ‘I thought that no one had come back.’

‘Only me.’

A door opened and closed in the passage behind her. A musty smell emerged.

‘I regret I cannot do anything for you.’

‘I’ve come here specially on the train. I wanted to talk to you for a moment.’

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18. Q6. "Only me." This two-word reply tells us that the narrator (a) is the sole survivor of her family to return (b) has brought a friend along (c) does not wish to talk (d) is in a great hurry

‘Well, you knew my mother?’ I asked.

‘Have you come back?’ said the woman. ‘I thought that no one had come back.’

‘Only me.’

A door opened and closed in the passage behind her. A musty smell emerged.

‘I regret I cannot do anything for you.’

‘I’ve come here specially on the train. I wanted to talk to you for a moment.’

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19. Q1. The woman's excuse "It is not convenient for me now" is best described as (a) a genuine apology for a busy day (b) a polite evasion to avoid meeting the narrator (c) an invitation to come again later (d) a warning about the War

‘It is not convenient for me now,’ said the woman. ‘I can’t see you. Another time.’

She nodded and cautiously closed the door as though no one inside the house should be disturbed.

I stood where I was on the step. The curtain in front of the bay window moved. Someone stared at me and would then have asked what I wanted.

‘Oh, nothing,’ the woman would have said. ‘It was nothing.’

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20. Q2. The woman closed the door cautiously "as though no one inside the house should be disturbed." This suggests that (a) there were people inside she did not want to see the visitor (b) a baby was sleeping upstairs (c) the house was empty (d) she was afraid of draughts

‘It is not convenient for me now,’ said the woman. ‘I can’t see you. Another time.’

She nodded and cautiously closed the door as though no one inside the house should be disturbed.

I stood where I was on the step. The curtain in front of the bay window moved. Someone stared at me and would then have asked what I wanted.

‘Oh, nothing,’ the woman would have said. ‘It was nothing.’

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21. Q3. The narrator imagines the conversation inside the house — "Oh, nothing... It was nothing" — to show that (a) the visitor had come to the wrong address (b) her visit was treated as unwelcome and unimportant (c) the family spoke very little (d) the household was friendly and curious

‘It is not convenient for me now,’ said the woman. ‘I can’t see you. Another time.’

She nodded and cautiously closed the door as though no one inside the house should be disturbed.

I stood where I was on the step. The curtain in front of the bay window moved. Someone stared at me and would then have asked what I wanted.

‘Oh, nothing,’ the woman would have said. ‘It was nothing.’

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22. Q4. Who stared at the narrator from behind the bay-window curtain? (a) Mrs Dorling (b) Someone inside the house, unseen (c) A passer-by (d) The narrator's mother

‘It is not convenient for me now,’ said the woman. ‘I can’t see you. Another time.’

She nodded and cautiously closed the door as though no one inside the house should be disturbed.

I stood where I was on the step. The curtain in front of the bay window moved. Someone stared at me and would then have asked what I wanted.

‘Oh, nothing,’ the woman would have said. ‘It was nothing.’

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23. Q5. In this extract, the word "cautiously" means (a) angrily (b) carefully and warily (c) hurriedly (d) sleepily

‘It is not convenient for me now,’ said the woman. ‘I can’t see you. Another time.’

She nodded and cautiously closed the door as though no one inside the house should be disturbed.

I stood where I was on the step. The curtain in front of the bay window moved. Someone stared at me and would then have asked what I wanted.

‘Oh, nothing,’ the woman would have said. ‘It was nothing.’

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24. Q6. The narrator's reaction to being turned away is best described as (a) loud protest and argument (b) quiet, hurt observation of what happens around her (c) immediate departure in a rage (d) indifference and amusement

‘It is not convenient for me now,’ said the woman. ‘I can’t see you. Another time.’

She nodded and cautiously closed the door as though no one inside the house should be disturbed.

I stood where I was on the step. The curtain in front of the bay window moved. Someone stared at me and would then have asked what I wanted.

‘Oh, nothing,’ the woman would have said. ‘It was nothing.’

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25. Q1. What did the name-plate on the house say, and in what colours? (a) S, in gold on black (b) Dorling, in black letters on white enamel (c) Marconi, in white on blue (d) Dorling, in white letters on black

I looked at the name-plate again. Dorling it said, in black letters on white enamel. And on the jamb, a bit higher, the number. Number 46.

As I walked slowly back to the station I thought about my mother, who had given me the address years ago. It had been in the first half of the War. I was home for a few days and it struck me immediately that something or other about the rooms had changed. I missed various things. My mother was surprised I should have noticed so quickly. Then she told me about Mrs Dorling. I had never heard of her but apparently she was an old acquaintance of my mother, whom she hadn’t seen for years. She had suddenly turned up and renewed their contact. Since then she had come regularly.

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26. Q2. When had the narrator's mother given her this address? (a) After the War ended (b) In the first half of the War, years ago (c) On the narrator's birthday (d) Just before the Liberation

I looked at the name-plate again. Dorling it said, in black letters on white enamel. And on the jamb, a bit higher, the number. Number 46.

As I walked slowly back to the station I thought about my mother, who had given me the address years ago. It had been in the first half of the War. I was home for a few days and it struck me immediately that something or other about the rooms had changed. I missed various things. My mother was surprised I should have noticed so quickly. Then she told me about Mrs Dorling. I had never heard of her but apparently she was an old acquaintance of my mother, whom she hadn’t seen for years. She had suddenly turned up and renewed their contact. Since then she had come regularly.

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27. Q3. What first made the narrator aware that something had changed in her old home? (a) New curtains at the windows (b) Something about the rooms had changed; various things were missing (c) The smell of the kitchen (d) A new lock on the door

I looked at the name-plate again. Dorling it said, in black letters on white enamel. And on the jamb, a bit higher, the number. Number 46.

As I walked slowly back to the station I thought about my mother, who had given me the address years ago. It had been in the first half of the War. I was home for a few days and it struck me immediately that something or other about the rooms had changed. I missed various things. My mother was surprised I should have noticed so quickly. Then she told me about Mrs Dorling. I had never heard of her but apparently she was an old acquaintance of my mother, whom she hadn’t seen for years. She had suddenly turned up and renewed their contact. Since then she had come regularly.

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28. Q4. Mrs Dorling is described in this extract as (a) a relative the family visited often (b) an old acquaintance of the mother who suddenly turned up and renewed contact (c) a new tenant of the house (d) a shopkeeper from Marconi Street

I looked at the name-plate again. Dorling it said, in black letters on white enamel. And on the jamb, a bit higher, the number. Number 46.

As I walked slowly back to the station I thought about my mother, who had given me the address years ago. It had been in the first half of the War. I was home for a few days and it struck me immediately that something or other about the rooms had changed. I missed various things. My mother was surprised I should have noticed so quickly. Then she told me about Mrs Dorling. I had never heard of her but apparently she was an old acquaintance of my mother, whom she hadn’t seen for years. She had suddenly turned up and renewed their contact. Since then she had come regularly.

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29. Q5. The fact that Mrs Dorling "suddenly turned up" during the War and began visiting regularly leads the reader to suspect that (a) she missed her old friend (b) she was looking for opportunities to take the family's belongings (c) she wanted to help rebuild the house (d) she had lost her own home

I looked at the name-plate again. Dorling it said, in black letters on white enamel. And on the jamb, a bit higher, the number. Number 46.

As I walked slowly back to the station I thought about my mother, who had given me the address years ago. It had been in the first half of the War. I was home for a few days and it struck me immediately that something or other about the rooms had changed. I missed various things. My mother was surprised I should have noticed so quickly. Then she told me about Mrs Dorling. I had never heard of her but apparently she was an old acquaintance of my mother, whom she hadn’t seen for years. She had suddenly turned up and renewed their contact. Since then she had come regularly.

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30. Q6. In this extract, the word "apparently" means (a) certainly (b) as it seemed or was said to be (c) fortunately (d) unfortunately

I looked at the name-plate again. Dorling it said, in black letters on white enamel. And on the jamb, a bit higher, the number. Number 46.

As I walked slowly back to the station I thought about my mother, who had given me the address years ago. It had been in the first half of the War. I was home for a few days and it struck me immediately that something or other about the rooms had changed. I missed various things. My mother was surprised I should have noticed so quickly. Then she told me about Mrs Dorling. I had never heard of her but apparently she was an old acquaintance of my mother, whom she hadn’t seen for years. She had suddenly turned up and renewed their contact. Since then she had come regularly.

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31. Q1. According to the mother, what did Mrs Dorling take home "in one go"? (a) All the table silver (b) The woollen table-cloth (c) The Hanukkah candle-holder (d) The still-life painting

‘Every time she leaves here she takes something home with her,’ said my mother. ‘She took all the table silver in one go. And then the antique plates that hung there. She had trouble lugging those large vases, and I’m worried she got a crick in her back from the crockery.’ My mother shook her head pityingly. ‘I would never have dared ask her. She suggested it to me herself. She even insisted. She wanted to save all my nice things. If we have to leave here we shall lose everything, she says.’

‘Have you agreed with her that she should keep everything?’ I asked.

‘As if that’s necessary,’ my mother cried. ‘It would simply be an insult to talk like that. And think about the risk she’s running, each time she goes out of our door with a full suitcase or bag.’

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32. Q2. What reason did Mrs Dorling give for taking the family's things away? (a) She wanted to borrow them for a party (b) She wanted to save them in case the family had to leave and lose everything (c) She had bought them from the mother (d) She was asked to display them in an exhibition

‘Every time she leaves here she takes something home with her,’ said my mother. ‘She took all the table silver in one go. And then the antique plates that hung there. She had trouble lugging those large vases, and I’m worried she got a crick in her back from the crockery.’ My mother shook her head pityingly. ‘I would never have dared ask her. She suggested it to me herself. She even insisted. She wanted to save all my nice things. If we have to leave here we shall lose everything, she says.’

‘Have you agreed with her that she should keep everything?’ I asked.

‘As if that’s necessary,’ my mother cried. ‘It would simply be an insult to talk like that. And think about the risk she’s running, each time she goes out of our door with a full suitcase or bag.’

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33. Q3. The mother's reaction to her daughter's question about ownership — "It would simply be an insult to talk like that" — shows that she was (a) suspicious of Mrs Dorling's motives (b) too trusting to discuss ownership of her own belongings (c) planning to sell the things (d) angry with her daughter

‘Every time she leaves here she takes something home with her,’ said my mother. ‘She took all the table silver in one go. And then the antique plates that hung there. She had trouble lugging those large vases, and I’m worried she got a crick in her back from the crockery.’ My mother shook her head pityingly. ‘I would never have dared ask her. She suggested it to me herself. She even insisted. She wanted to save all my nice things. If we have to leave here we shall lose everything, she says.’

‘Have you agreed with her that she should keep everything?’ I asked.

‘As if that’s necessary,’ my mother cried. ‘It would simply be an insult to talk like that. And think about the risk she’s running, each time she goes out of our door with a full suitcase or bag.’

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34. Q4. The mother shook her head "pityingly" while speaking of Mrs Dorling lugging vases and the crockery because (a) she disapproved of Mrs Dorling's greed (b) she felt concerned for the trouble and strain Mrs Dorling was taking (c) she was mocking her daughter (d) she regretted losing the vases

‘Every time she leaves here she takes something home with her,’ said my mother. ‘She took all the table silver in one go. And then the antique plates that hung there. She had trouble lugging those large vases, and I’m worried she got a crick in her back from the crockery.’ My mother shook her head pityingly. ‘I would never have dared ask her. She suggested it to me herself. She even insisted. She wanted to save all my nice things. If we have to leave here we shall lose everything, she says.’

‘Have you agreed with her that she should keep everything?’ I asked.

‘As if that’s necessary,’ my mother cried. ‘It would simply be an insult to talk like that. And think about the risk she’s running, each time she goes out of our door with a full suitcase or bag.’

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35. Q5. In this extract, the word "lugging" means (a) admiring (b) carrying with great effort (c) polishing carefully (d) hiding away

‘Every time she leaves here she takes something home with her,’ said my mother. ‘She took all the table silver in one go. And then the antique plates that hung there. She had trouble lugging those large vases, and I’m worried she got a crick in her back from the crockery.’ My mother shook her head pityingly. ‘I would never have dared ask her. She suggested it to me herself. She even insisted. She wanted to save all my nice things. If we have to leave here we shall lose everything, she says.’

‘Have you agreed with her that she should keep everything?’ I asked.

‘As if that’s necessary,’ my mother cried. ‘It would simply be an insult to talk like that. And think about the risk she’s running, each time she goes out of our door with a full suitcase or bag.’

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36. Q6. The mother's worry about "the risk she's running, each time she goes out of our door with a full suitcase or bag" is ironic because (a) the real risk was to the mother, who was losing her possessions (b) the suitcases were empty (c) Mrs Dorling never carried anything (d) the War was already over

‘Every time she leaves here she takes something home with her,’ said my mother. ‘She took all the table silver in one go. And then the antique plates that hung there. She had trouble lugging those large vases, and I’m worried she got a crick in her back from the crockery.’ My mother shook her head pityingly. ‘I would never have dared ask her. She suggested it to me herself. She even insisted. She wanted to save all my nice things. If we have to leave here we shall lose everything, she says.’

‘Have you agreed with her that she should keep everything?’ I asked.

‘As if that’s necessary,’ my mother cried. ‘It would simply be an insult to talk like that. And think about the risk she’s running, each time she goes out of our door with a full suitcase or bag.’

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37. Q1. Where did the memory of Mrs Dorling come back to the narrator "in front of me again"? (a) At the doorway of the house (b) In the train back (c) At the station café (d) In her rented room

My mother seemed to notice that I was not entirely convinced. She looked at me reprovingly and after that we spoke no more about it.

Meanwhile I had arrived at the station without having paid much attention to things on the way. I was walking in familiar places again for the first time since the War, but I did not want to go further than was necessary. I didn’t want to upset myself with the sight of streets and houses full of memories from a precious time.

In the train back I saw Mrs Dorling in front of me again as I had the first time I met her. It was the morning after the day my mother had told me about her. I had got up late and, coming downstairs, I saw my mother about to see someone out. A woman with a broad back.

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38. Q2. Why did the narrator not look around on her walk to the station? (a) She was in a hurry (b) She did not want to upset herself with streets full of memories of a precious time (c) She had forgotten her spectacles (d) She was afraid of being followed

My mother seemed to notice that I was not entirely convinced. She looked at me reprovingly and after that we spoke no more about it.

Meanwhile I had arrived at the station without having paid much attention to things on the way. I was walking in familiar places again for the first time since the War, but I did not want to go further than was necessary. I didn’t want to upset myself with the sight of streets and houses full of memories from a precious time.

In the train back I saw Mrs Dorling in front of me again as I had the first time I met her. It was the morning after the day my mother had told me about her. I had got up late and, coming downstairs, I saw my mother about to see someone out. A woman with a broad back.

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39. Q3. The mother "looked at me reprovingly." The word "reprovingly" means (a) with pride (b) with gentle disapproval (c) with tears (d) with laughter

My mother seemed to notice that I was not entirely convinced. She looked at me reprovingly and after that we spoke no more about it.

Meanwhile I had arrived at the station without having paid much attention to things on the way. I was walking in familiar places again for the first time since the War, but I did not want to go further than was necessary. I didn’t want to upset myself with the sight of streets and houses full of memories from a precious time.

In the train back I saw Mrs Dorling in front of me again as I had the first time I met her. It was the morning after the day my mother had told me about her. I had got up late and, coming downstairs, I saw my mother about to see someone out. A woman with a broad back.

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40. Q4. When had the narrator first seen Mrs Dorling? (a) On her first visit to Marconi Street (b) The morning after her mother first told her about her (c) At the railway station (d) During the Liberation

My mother seemed to notice that I was not entirely convinced. She looked at me reprovingly and after that we spoke no more about it.

Meanwhile I had arrived at the station without having paid much attention to things on the way. I was walking in familiar places again for the first time since the War, but I did not want to go further than was necessary. I didn’t want to upset myself with the sight of streets and houses full of memories from a precious time.

In the train back I saw Mrs Dorling in front of me again as I had the first time I met her. It was the morning after the day my mother had told me about her. I had got up late and, coming downstairs, I saw my mother about to see someone out. A woman with a broad back.

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41. Q5. What most clearly remained in the narrator's memory from that first sight of Mrs Dorling? (a) Her voice (b) Her broad back (c) Her shoes (d) Her face

My mother seemed to notice that I was not entirely convinced. She looked at me reprovingly and after that we spoke no more about it.

Meanwhile I had arrived at the station without having paid much attention to things on the way. I was walking in familiar places again for the first time since the War, but I did not want to go further than was necessary. I didn’t want to upset myself with the sight of streets and houses full of memories from a precious time.

In the train back I saw Mrs Dorling in front of me again as I had the first time I met her. It was the morning after the day my mother had told me about her. I had got up late and, coming downstairs, I saw my mother about to see someone out. A woman with a broad back.

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42. Q6. The narrator's phrase "a precious time" for the pre-War days conveys a feeling of (a) nostalgia for a lost, treasured past (b) bitterness about her childhood (c) indifference to the past (d) fear of the future

My mother seemed to notice that I was not entirely convinced. She looked at me reprovingly and after that we spoke no more about it.

Meanwhile I had arrived at the station without having paid much attention to things on the way. I was walking in familiar places again for the first time since the War, but I did not want to go further than was necessary. I didn’t want to upset myself with the sight of streets and houses full of memories from a precious time.

In the train back I saw Mrs Dorling in front of me again as I had the first time I met her. It was the morning after the day my mother had told me about her. I had got up late and, coming downstairs, I saw my mother about to see someone out. A woman with a broad back.

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43. Q1. At what address did Mrs Dorling live, according to the mother? (a) Number 46, Marconi Street (b) Number 64, Marconi Street (c) Number 46, Walnut Avenue (d) Dorling Lane, Number 10

‘There is my daughter,’ said my mother. She beckoned to me.

The woman nodded and picked up the suitcase under the coat-rack. She wore a brown coat and a shapeless hat.

‘Does she live far away?’ I asked, seeing the difficulty she had going out of the house with the heavy case.

‘In Marconi Street,’ said my mother. ‘Number 46. Remember that.’

I had remembered it. But I had waited a long time to go there. Initially after the Liberation I was absolutely not interested in all that stored stuff, and naturally I was also rather afraid of it. Afraid of being confronted with things that had belonged to a connection that no longer existed; which were hidden away in cupboards and boxes and waiting in vain until they were put back in their place again; which had endured all those years because they were ‘things.’

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44. Q2. What was Mrs Dorling wearing and carrying when the narrator first saw her? (a) A green cardigan and an umbrella (b) A brown coat, a shapeless hat and a suitcase (c) A black dress and a handbag (d) A fur coat and a parcel

‘There is my daughter,’ said my mother. She beckoned to me.

The woman nodded and picked up the suitcase under the coat-rack. She wore a brown coat and a shapeless hat.

‘Does she live far away?’ I asked, seeing the difficulty she had going out of the house with the heavy case.

‘In Marconi Street,’ said my mother. ‘Number 46. Remember that.’

I had remembered it. But I had waited a long time to go there. Initially after the Liberation I was absolutely not interested in all that stored stuff, and naturally I was also rather afraid of it. Afraid of being confronted with things that had belonged to a connection that no longer existed; which were hidden away in cupboards and boxes and waiting in vain until they were put back in their place again; which had endured all those years because they were ‘things.’

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45. Q3. After the Liberation, the narrator did not go to Marconi Street for a long time because she was (a) not interested in the stored things and afraid of confronting them (b) too ill to travel (c) forbidden by Mrs Dorling (d) short of money for the fare

‘There is my daughter,’ said my mother. She beckoned to me.

The woman nodded and picked up the suitcase under the coat-rack. She wore a brown coat and a shapeless hat.

‘Does she live far away?’ I asked, seeing the difficulty she had going out of the house with the heavy case.

‘In Marconi Street,’ said my mother. ‘Number 46. Remember that.’

I had remembered it. But I had waited a long time to go there. Initially after the Liberation I was absolutely not interested in all that stored stuff, and naturally I was also rather afraid of it. Afraid of being confronted with things that had belonged to a connection that no longer existed; which were hidden away in cupboards and boxes and waiting in vain until they were put back in their place again; which had endured all those years because they were ‘things.’

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46. Q4. In this extract, "a connection that no longer existed" refers to (a) the narrator's school friends (b) the mother's friendship with Mrs Dorling (c) the family life and people the things had belonged to (d) the railway line to Marconi Street

‘There is my daughter,’ said my mother. She beckoned to me.

The woman nodded and picked up the suitcase under the coat-rack. She wore a brown coat and a shapeless hat.

‘Does she live far away?’ I asked, seeing the difficulty she had going out of the house with the heavy case.

‘In Marconi Street,’ said my mother. ‘Number 46. Remember that.’

I had remembered it. But I had waited a long time to go there. Initially after the Liberation I was absolutely not interested in all that stored stuff, and naturally I was also rather afraid of it. Afraid of being confronted with things that had belonged to a connection that no longer existed; which were hidden away in cupboards and boxes and waiting in vain until they were put back in their place again; which had endured all those years because they were ‘things.’

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47. Q5. The things "endured all those years because they were 'things.'" The quotation marks around 'things' emphasize that (a) objects survive while people do not (b) things are expensive (c) the word is hard to translate (d) the narrator disliked the objects

‘There is my daughter,’ said my mother. She beckoned to me.

The woman nodded and picked up the suitcase under the coat-rack. She wore a brown coat and a shapeless hat.

‘Does she live far away?’ I asked, seeing the difficulty she had going out of the house with the heavy case.

‘In Marconi Street,’ said my mother. ‘Number 46. Remember that.’

I had remembered it. But I had waited a long time to go there. Initially after the Liberation I was absolutely not interested in all that stored stuff, and naturally I was also rather afraid of it. Afraid of being confronted with things that had belonged to a connection that no longer existed; which were hidden away in cupboards and boxes and waiting in vain until they were put back in their place again; which had endured all those years because they were ‘things.’

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48. Q6. The mother's instruction "Number 46. Remember that" shows that she (a) wanted the address kept as the key to the family's belongings (b) feared her daughter would forget her own house (c) distrusted Mrs Dorling completely (d) was planning to move away secretly

‘There is my daughter,’ said my mother. She beckoned to me.

The woman nodded and picked up the suitcase under the coat-rack. She wore a brown coat and a shapeless hat.

‘Does she live far away?’ I asked, seeing the difficulty she had going out of the house with the heavy case.

‘In Marconi Street,’ said my mother. ‘Number 46. Remember that.’

I had remembered it. But I had waited a long time to go there. Initially after the Liberation I was absolutely not interested in all that stored stuff, and naturally I was also rather afraid of it. Afraid of being confronted with things that had belonged to a connection that no longer existed; which were hidden away in cupboards and boxes and waiting in vain until they were put back in their place again; which had endured all those years because they were ‘things.’

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49. Q1. Who opened the door to the narrator on her second visit? (a) Mrs Dorling (b) Mrs Dorling's daughter, a girl of about fifteen (c) A servant girl (d) No one

But gradually everything became more normal again. Bread was getting to be a lighter colour, there was a bed you could sleep in unthreatened, a room with a view you were more used to glancing at each day. And one day I noticed I was curious about all the possessions that must still be at that address. I wanted to see them, touch, remember.

After my first visit in vain to Mrs Dorling’s house I decided to try a second time. Now a girl of about fifteen opened the door to me. I asked her if her mother was at home.

‘No’ she said, ‘my mother’s doing an errand.’

‘No matter,’ I said, ‘I’ll wait for her.’

I followed the girl along the passage. An old-fashioned iron Hanukkah candle-holder hung next to a mirror. We never used it because it was much more cumbersome than a single candlestick.

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50. Q2. Where was the girl's mother when the narrator called? (a) Upstairs in her room (b) Out doing an errand (c) In the garden (d) At the market

But gradually everything became more normal again. Bread was getting to be a lighter colour, there was a bed you could sleep in unthreatened, a room with a view you were more used to glancing at each day. And one day I noticed I was curious about all the possessions that must still be at that address. I wanted to see them, touch, remember.

After my first visit in vain to Mrs Dorling’s house I decided to try a second time. Now a girl of about fifteen opened the door to me. I asked her if her mother was at home.

‘No’ she said, ‘my mother’s doing an errand.’

‘No matter,’ I said, ‘I’ll wait for her.’

I followed the girl along the passage. An old-fashioned iron Hanukkah candle-holder hung next to a mirror. We never used it because it was much more cumbersome than a single candlestick.

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51. Q3. What reawakened the narrator's curiosity about the possessions at that address? (a) A letter from Mrs Dorling (b) The gradual return of a normal life — lighter bread, a safe bed, a familiar view (c) Her mother's last wish (d) A rise in the value of antiques

But gradually everything became more normal again. Bread was getting to be a lighter colour, there was a bed you could sleep in unthreatened, a room with a view you were more used to glancing at each day. And one day I noticed I was curious about all the possessions that must still be at that address. I wanted to see them, touch, remember.

After my first visit in vain to Mrs Dorling’s house I decided to try a second time. Now a girl of about fifteen opened the door to me. I asked her if her mother was at home.

‘No’ she said, ‘my mother’s doing an errand.’

‘No matter,’ I said, ‘I’ll wait for her.’

I followed the girl along the passage. An old-fashioned iron Hanukkah candle-holder hung next to a mirror. We never used it because it was much more cumbersome than a single candlestick.

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52. Q4. What hung next to the mirror in the passage? (a) A framed photograph (b) An old-fashioned iron Hanukkah candle-holder (c) A still-life painting (d) A green knitted cardigan

But gradually everything became more normal again. Bread was getting to be a lighter colour, there was a bed you could sleep in unthreatened, a room with a view you were more used to glancing at each day. And one day I noticed I was curious about all the possessions that must still be at that address. I wanted to see them, touch, remember.

After my first visit in vain to Mrs Dorling’s house I decided to try a second time. Now a girl of about fifteen opened the door to me. I asked her if her mother was at home.

‘No’ she said, ‘my mother’s doing an errand.’

‘No matter,’ I said, ‘I’ll wait for her.’

I followed the girl along the passage. An old-fashioned iron Hanukkah candle-holder hung next to a mirror. We never used it because it was much more cumbersome than a single candlestick.

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53. Q5. The narrator's family had never used the candle-holder because it was (a) too sacred to touch (b) more cumbersome than a single candlestick (c) broken during the War (d) kept in a locked box

But gradually everything became more normal again. Bread was getting to be a lighter colour, there was a bed you could sleep in unthreatened, a room with a view you were more used to glancing at each day. And one day I noticed I was curious about all the possessions that must still be at that address. I wanted to see them, touch, remember.

After my first visit in vain to Mrs Dorling’s house I decided to try a second time. Now a girl of about fifteen opened the door to me. I asked her if her mother was at home.

‘No’ she said, ‘my mother’s doing an errand.’

‘No matter,’ I said, ‘I’ll wait for her.’

I followed the girl along the passage. An old-fashioned iron Hanukkah candle-holder hung next to a mirror. We never used it because it was much more cumbersome than a single candlestick.

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54. Q6. Recognizing the candle-holder in the passage told the narrator that (a) the house belonged to a Jewish neighbour (b) this house contained her own family's belongings (c) the girl collected antiques (d) she had come to the wrong address

But gradually everything became more normal again. Bread was getting to be a lighter colour, there was a bed you could sleep in unthreatened, a room with a view you were more used to glancing at each day. And one day I noticed I was curious about all the possessions that must still be at that address. I wanted to see them, touch, remember.

After my first visit in vain to Mrs Dorling’s house I decided to try a second time. Now a girl of about fifteen opened the door to me. I asked her if her mother was at home.

‘No’ she said, ‘my mother’s doing an errand.’

‘No matter,’ I said, ‘I’ll wait for her.’

I followed the girl along the passage. An old-fashioned iron Hanukkah candle-holder hung next to a mirror. We never used it because it was much more cumbersome than a single candlestick.

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55. Q1. The narrator felt she was "in a room I knew and did not know" because (a) the room was too dark to see (b) her familiar things stood in a strange, tasteless arrangement in another house (c) she had never seen furniture before (d) she had forgotten her old home entirely

‘Won’t you sit down?’ asked the girl. She held open the door of the living-room and I went inside past her. I stopped, horrified. I was in a room I knew and did not know. I found myself in the midst of things I did want to see again but which oppressed me in the strange atmosphere. Or because of the tasteless way everything was arranged, because of the ugly furniture or the muggy smell that hung there, I don’t know; but I scarcely dared to look around me. The girl moved a chair. I sat down and stared at the woollen table-cloth. I rubbed it. My fingers grew warm from rubbing. I followed the lines of the pattern. Somewhere on the edge there should be a burn mark that had never been repaired.

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56. Q2. Which object did the narrator stare at and rub with her fingers? (a) The white teapot (b) The woollen table-cloth (c) The pewter plate (d) The Hanukkah candle-holder

‘Won’t you sit down?’ asked the girl. She held open the door of the living-room and I went inside past her. I stopped, horrified. I was in a room I knew and did not know. I found myself in the midst of things I did want to see again but which oppressed me in the strange atmosphere. Or because of the tasteless way everything was arranged, because of the ugly furniture or the muggy smell that hung there, I don’t know; but I scarcely dared to look around me. The girl moved a chair. I sat down and stared at the woollen table-cloth. I rubbed it. My fingers grew warm from rubbing. I followed the lines of the pattern. Somewhere on the edge there should be a burn mark that had never been repaired.

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57. Q3. Why does the narrator rub the table-cloth and follow the lines of its pattern? (a) To clean the dust off it (b) To search for the burn mark on the edge and reconnect with the past (c) To check whether it is really wool (d) To keep her hands warm

‘Won’t you sit down?’ asked the girl. She held open the door of the living-room and I went inside past her. I stopped, horrified. I was in a room I knew and did not know. I found myself in the midst of things I did want to see again but which oppressed me in the strange atmosphere. Or because of the tasteless way everything was arranged, because of the ugly furniture or the muggy smell that hung there, I don’t know; but I scarcely dared to look around me. The girl moved a chair. I sat down and stared at the woollen table-cloth. I rubbed it. My fingers grew warm from rubbing. I followed the lines of the pattern. Somewhere on the edge there should be a burn mark that had never been repaired.

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58. Q4. In this extract, a "muggy" smell is one that is (a) warm, damp and stuffy (b) fresh and clean (c) sharp like paint (d) sweet like perfume

‘Won’t you sit down?’ asked the girl. She held open the door of the living-room and I went inside past her. I stopped, horrified. I was in a room I knew and did not know. I found myself in the midst of things I did want to see again but which oppressed me in the strange atmosphere. Or because of the tasteless way everything was arranged, because of the ugly furniture or the muggy smell that hung there, I don’t know; but I scarcely dared to look around me. The girl moved a chair. I sat down and stared at the woollen table-cloth. I rubbed it. My fingers grew warm from rubbing. I followed the lines of the pattern. Somewhere on the edge there should be a burn mark that had never been repaired.

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59. Q5. The narrator's dominant feeling on entering the living-room is best described as (a) delight at finding her things (b) horror and oppression (c) anger at the girl (d) amusement at the furniture

‘Won’t you sit down?’ asked the girl. She held open the door of the living-room and I went inside past her. I stopped, horrified. I was in a room I knew and did not know. I found myself in the midst of things I did want to see again but which oppressed me in the strange atmosphere. Or because of the tasteless way everything was arranged, because of the ugly furniture or the muggy smell that hung there, I don’t know; but I scarcely dared to look around me. The girl moved a chair. I sat down and stared at the woollen table-cloth. I rubbed it. My fingers grew warm from rubbing. I followed the lines of the pattern. Somewhere on the edge there should be a burn mark that had never been repaired.

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60. Q6. The unrepaired burn mark on the edge of the table-cloth is significant because it (a) spoils the beauty of the cloth (b) proves to the narrator that this was her mother's table-cloth (c) shows the girl is careless (d) explains the muggy smell

‘Won’t you sit down?’ asked the girl. She held open the door of the living-room and I went inside past her. I stopped, horrified. I was in a room I knew and did not know. I found myself in the midst of things I did want to see again but which oppressed me in the strange atmosphere. Or because of the tasteless way everything was arranged, because of the ugly furniture or the muggy smell that hung there, I don’t know; but I scarcely dared to look around me. The girl moved a chair. I sat down and stared at the woollen table-cloth. I rubbed it. My fingers grew warm from rubbing. I followed the lines of the pattern. Somewhere on the edge there should be a burn mark that had never been repaired.

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61. Q1. When the narrator notes that the girl had "a broad back. Just like her mother," she means that (a) the girl resembles Mrs Dorling, whom she had once glimpsed (b) the girl is physically strong (c) the girl takes after the narrator's mother (d) the girl's posture is poor

‘My mother’ll be back soon,’ said the girl. ‘I’ve already made tea for her. Will you have a cup?’

‘Thank you.’

I looked up. The girl put cups ready on the tea-table. She had a broad back. Just like her mother. She poured tea from a white pot. All it had was a gold border on the lid, I remembered. She opened a box and took some spoons out.

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62. Q2. From what did the girl pour the tea? (a) A silver teapot (b) A white pot with a gold border on the lid (c) A blue china pot (d) A pewter jug

‘My mother’ll be back soon,’ said the girl. ‘I’ve already made tea for her. Will you have a cup?’

‘Thank you.’

I looked up. The girl put cups ready on the tea-table. She had a broad back. Just like her mother. She poured tea from a white pot. All it had was a gold border on the lid, I remembered. She opened a box and took some spoons out.

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63. Q3. What had the girl already done before offering the narrator tea? (a) Set the room in order (b) Made tea for her mother (c) Called the neighbours (d) Polished the silver

‘My mother’ll be back soon,’ said the girl. ‘I’ve already made tea for her. Will you have a cup?’

‘Thank you.’

I looked up. The girl put cups ready on the tea-table. She had a broad back. Just like her mother. She poured tea from a white pot. All it had was a gold border on the lid, I remembered. She opened a box and took some spoons out.

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64. Q4. The narrator's "I remembered," after describing the pot's gold border, tells us that (a) she had seen such pots in shops (b) the pot was one of her own mother's things (c) the girl had described it to her earlier (d) she had read about it in a book

‘My mother’ll be back soon,’ said the girl. ‘I’ve already made tea for her. Will you have a cup?’

‘Thank you.’

I looked up. The girl put cups ready on the tea-table. She had a broad back. Just like her mother. She poured tea from a white pot. All it had was a gold border on the lid, I remembered. She opened a box and took some spoons out.

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65. Q5. What did the girl take out of a box after serving the tea? (a) Some spoons (b) Some cakes (c) Some letters (d) Some photographs

‘My mother’ll be back soon,’ said the girl. ‘I’ve already made tea for her. Will you have a cup?’

‘Thank you.’

I looked up. The girl put cups ready on the tea-table. She had a broad back. Just like her mother. She poured tea from a white pot. All it had was a gold border on the lid, I remembered. She opened a box and took some spoons out.

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66. Q6. The girl's simple offer, "Will you have a cup?" against the narrator's inner turmoil creates an effect of (a) dramatic irony (b) loud comedy (c) pure horror (d) romantic suspense

‘My mother’ll be back soon,’ said the girl. ‘I’ve already made tea for her. Will you have a cup?’

‘Thank you.’

I looked up. The girl put cups ready on the tea-table. She had a broad back. Just like her mother. She poured tea from a white pot. All it had was a gold border on the lid, I remembered. She opened a box and took some spoons out.

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67. Q1. The narrator hears "my own voice. It was a strange voice" because (a) she had a sore throat (b) in that room, among her own things used by strangers, everything felt unreal (c) the room echoed strangely (d) she was whispering on purpose

‘That’s a nice box.’ I heard my own voice. It was a strange voice. As though each sound was different in this room.

‘Oh, you know about them?’ She had turned round and brought me my tea. She laughed. ‘My mother says it is antique. We’ve got lots more.’ She pointed round the room. ‘See for yourself.’

I had no need to follow her hand. I knew which things she meant. I just looked at the still life over the tea-table. As a child I had always fancied the apple on the pewter plate.

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68. Q2. "I had no need to follow her hand" because (a) the girl was not pointing at anything (b) the narrator already knew every object in the room (c) the room was too small (d) she was too frightened to move

‘That’s a nice box.’ I heard my own voice. It was a strange voice. As though each sound was different in this room.

‘Oh, you know about them?’ She had turned round and brought me my tea. She laughed. ‘My mother says it is antique. We’ve got lots more.’ She pointed round the room. ‘See for yourself.’

I had no need to follow her hand. I knew which things she meant. I just looked at the still life over the tea-table. As a child I had always fancied the apple on the pewter plate.

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69. Q3. The girl's proud statement "My mother says it is antique. We've got lots more" shows that the family (a) treasured the objects as precious heirlooms (b) treated the things as ordinary, plentiful property (c) planned to sell the antiques (d) knew the objects' true owners

‘That’s a nice box.’ I heard my own voice. It was a strange voice. As though each sound was different in this room.

‘Oh, you know about them?’ She had turned round and brought me my tea. She laughed. ‘My mother says it is antique. We’ve got lots more.’ She pointed round the room. ‘See for yourself.’

I had no need to follow her hand. I knew which things she meant. I just looked at the still life over the tea-table. As a child I had always fancied the apple on the pewter plate.

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70. Q4. What had the narrator always fancied as a child? (a) The gold-bordered teapot (b) The apple on the pewter plate in the still life (c) The heavy vases (d) The shapeless hats

‘That’s a nice box.’ I heard my own voice. It was a strange voice. As though each sound was different in this room.

‘Oh, you know about them?’ She had turned round and brought me my tea. She laughed. ‘My mother says it is antique. We’ve got lots more.’ She pointed round the room. ‘See for yourself.’

I had no need to follow her hand. I knew which things she meant. I just looked at the still life over the tea-table. As a child I had always fancied the apple on the pewter plate.

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71. Q5. Where did the still life hang? (a) In the passage by the mirror (b) Over the tea-table (c) Above the fireplace (d) In the girl's bedroom

‘That’s a nice box.’ I heard my own voice. It was a strange voice. As though each sound was different in this room.

‘Oh, you know about them?’ She had turned round and brought me my tea. She laughed. ‘My mother says it is antique. We’ve got lots more.’ She pointed round the room. ‘See for yourself.’

I had no need to follow her hand. I knew which things she meant. I just looked at the still life over the tea-table. As a child I had always fancied the apple on the pewter plate.

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72. Q6. The girl's laugh as she says "Oh, you know about them?" suggests she is (a) embarrassed and apologetic (b) innocent and unaware of any wrong (c) mocking the visitor (d) hiding a secret from her mother

‘That’s a nice box.’ I heard my own voice. It was a strange voice. As though each sound was different in this room.

‘Oh, you know about them?’ She had turned round and brought me my tea. She laughed. ‘My mother says it is antique. We’ve got lots more.’ She pointed round the room. ‘See for yourself.’

I had no need to follow her hand. I knew which things she meant. I just looked at the still life over the tea-table. As a child I had always fancied the apple on the pewter plate.

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73. Q1. The girl's remark that they "even ate off the plates hanging there on the wall" reveals that (a) the family honoured the antiques on special occasions (b) the precious plates were being used carelessly as everyday crockery (c) the plates were newly bought imitations (d) the girl disliked the plates

‘We use it for everything,’ she said. ‘Once we even ate off the plates hanging there on the wall. I wanted to so much. But it wasn’t anything special.’

I had found the burn mark on the table-cloth. The girl looked questioningly at me.

‘Yes,’ I said, ‘you get so used to touching all these lovely things in the house, you hardly look at them any more. You only notice when something is missing, because it has to be repaired or because you have lent it, for example.’

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74. Q2. What did the narrator find on the table-cloth during this conversation? (a) A tear in the middle (b) The burn mark on the edge (c) A wine stain (d) An embroidered name

‘We use it for everything,’ she said. ‘Once we even ate off the plates hanging there on the wall. I wanted to so much. But it wasn’t anything special.’

I had found the burn mark on the table-cloth. The girl looked questioningly at me.

‘Yes,’ I said, ‘you get so used to touching all these lovely things in the house, you hardly look at them any more. You only notice when something is missing, because it has to be repaired or because you have lent it, for example.’

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75. Q3. The narrator's remark that people "hardly look at" lovely things "any more" is (a) her tactful way of explaining how she knows the household's things so well (b) an insult to the girl's housekeeping (c) a complaint about the War (d) a quote from her mother

‘We use it for everything,’ she said. ‘Once we even ate off the plates hanging there on the wall. I wanted to so much. But it wasn’t anything special.’

I had found the burn mark on the table-cloth. The girl looked questioningly at me.

‘Yes,’ I said, ‘you get so used to touching all these lovely things in the house, you hardly look at them any more. You only notice when something is missing, because it has to be repaired or because you have lent it, for example.’

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76. Q4. Why did the girl "look questioningly" at the narrator? (a) She was puzzled by the visitor's interest in and knowledge of the things (b) She suspected the narrator of theft (c) She wanted the narrator to leave (d) She did not hear the question

‘We use it for everything,’ she said. ‘Once we even ate off the plates hanging there on the wall. I wanted to so much. But it wasn’t anything special.’

I had found the burn mark on the table-cloth. The girl looked questioningly at me.

‘Yes,’ I said, ‘you get so used to touching all these lovely things in the house, you hardly look at them any more. You only notice when something is missing, because it has to be repaired or because you have lent it, for example.’

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77. Q5. According to the narrator, people notice a lovely thing only when (a) it is new (b) it is missing — because it must be repaired or has been lent (c) guests praise it (d) it is cleaned

‘We use it for everything,’ she said. ‘Once we even ate off the plates hanging there on the wall. I wanted to so much. But it wasn’t anything special.’

I had found the burn mark on the table-cloth. The girl looked questioningly at me.

‘Yes,’ I said, ‘you get so used to touching all these lovely things in the house, you hardly look at them any more. You only notice when something is missing, because it has to be repaired or because you have lent it, for example.’

1 marks · mcq

78. Q6. The girl's confession "I wanted to so much" about eating off the wall plates shows that to her the meal was (a) a solemn ceremony (b) an ordinary, everyday treat (c) a frightening experience (d) an unwelcome chore

‘We use it for everything,’ she said. ‘Once we even ate off the plates hanging there on the wall. I wanted to so much. But it wasn’t anything special.’

I had found the burn mark on the table-cloth. The girl looked questioningly at me.

‘Yes,’ I said, ‘you get so used to touching all these lovely things in the house, you hardly look at them any more. You only notice when something is missing, because it has to be repaired or because you have lent it, for example.’

1 marks · mcq

79. Q1. What had the narrator's mother once asked her to do? (a) Buy new cutlery (b) Help her polish the silver (c) Count the antique plates (d) Pack the vases for safety

Again I heard the unnatural sound of my voice and I went on: ‘I remember my mother once asked me if I would help her polish the silver. It was a very long time ago and I was probably bored that day or perhaps I had to stay at home because I was ill, as she had never asked me before. I asked her which silver she meant and she replied, surprised, that it was the spoons, forks and knives, of course. And that was the strange thing, I didn’t know the cutlery we ate off every day was silver.’

The girl laughed again.

‘I bet you don’t know it is either.’ I looked intently at her.

1 marks · mcq

80. Q2. The anecdote about polishing the silver shows that the narrator's family (a) was so wealthy that even everyday cutlery was silver (b) disliked housework (c) kept its silver locked away unused (d) had only recently become rich

Again I heard the unnatural sound of my voice and I went on: ‘I remember my mother once asked me if I would help her polish the silver. It was a very long time ago and I was probably bored that day or perhaps I had to stay at home because I was ill, as she had never asked me before. I asked her which silver she meant and she replied, surprised, that it was the spoons, forks and knives, of course. And that was the strange thing, I didn’t know the cutlery we ate off every day was silver.’

The girl laughed again.

‘I bet you don’t know it is either.’ I looked intently at her.

1 marks · mcq

81. Q3. Why does the narrator tell the girl this childhood memory? (a) To pass the time politely (b) To hint indirectly that the cutlery in this house is her own family's (c) To teach the girl about antiques (d) To complain about her mother

Again I heard the unnatural sound of my voice and I went on: ‘I remember my mother once asked me if I would help her polish the silver. It was a very long time ago and I was probably bored that day or perhaps I had to stay at home because I was ill, as she had never asked me before. I asked her which silver she meant and she replied, surprised, that it was the spoons, forks and knives, of course. And that was the strange thing, I didn’t know the cutlery we ate off every day was silver.’

The girl laughed again.

‘I bet you don’t know it is either.’ I looked intently at her.

1 marks · mcq

82. Q4. The girl's reply "I bet you don't know it is either" reveals that she (a) realizes the visitor's family owned the cutlery (b) believes the visitor's household also uses ordinary, everyday cutlery (c) is an expert in silver (d) doubts her own mother's words

Again I heard the unnatural sound of my voice and I went on: ‘I remember my mother once asked me if I would help her polish the silver. It was a very long time ago and I was probably bored that day or perhaps I had to stay at home because I was ill, as she had never asked me before. I asked her which silver she meant and she replied, surprised, that it was the spoons, forks and knives, of course. And that was the strange thing, I didn’t know the cutlery we ate off every day was silver.’

The girl laughed again.

‘I bet you don’t know it is either.’ I looked intently at her.

1 marks · mcq

83. Q5. In this extract, "cutlery" means (a) knives, forks and spoons (b) cups and saucers (c) vases and plates (d) curtains and linen

Again I heard the unnatural sound of my voice and I went on: ‘I remember my mother once asked me if I would help her polish the silver. It was a very long time ago and I was probably bored that day or perhaps I had to stay at home because I was ill, as she had never asked me before. I asked her which silver she meant and she replied, surprised, that it was the spoons, forks and knives, of course. And that was the strange thing, I didn’t know the cutlery we ate off every day was silver.’

The girl laughed again.

‘I bet you don’t know it is either.’ I looked intently at her.

1 marks · mcq

84. Q6. "I looked intently at her." The adverb "intently" tells us that the narrator watched the girl (a) with careful, searching attention (b) with open anger (c) with bored indifference (d) with fear and trembling

Again I heard the unnatural sound of my voice and I went on: ‘I remember my mother once asked me if I would help her polish the silver. It was a very long time ago and I was probably bored that day or perhaps I had to stay at home because I was ill, as she had never asked me before. I asked her which silver she meant and she replied, surprised, that it was the spoons, forks and knives, of course. And that was the strange thing, I didn’t know the cutlery we ate off every day was silver.’

The girl laughed again.

‘I bet you don’t know it is either.’ I looked intently at her.

1 marks · mcq

85. Q1. What reason does the narrator give for leaving the house abruptly? (a) She feels unwell (b) She must catch her train (c) The girl has insulted her (d) Her mother is waiting outside

‘What we eat with?’ she asked.

‘Well, do you know?’

She hesitated. She walked to the sideboard and wanted to open a drawer. ‘I’ll look. It’s in here.’

I jumped up. ‘I was forgetting the time. I must catch my train.’

She had her hand on the drawer. ‘Don’t you want to wait for my mother?’

‘No, I must go.’ I walked to the door. The girl pulled the drawer open. ‘I can find my own way.’

1 marks · mcq

86. Q2. What did the girl want to show from the drawer of the sideboard? (a) Her mother's jewellery (b) The cutlery they ate with (c) Old photographs (d) The box of spoons

‘What we eat with?’ she asked.

‘Well, do you know?’

She hesitated. She walked to the sideboard and wanted to open a drawer. ‘I’ll look. It’s in here.’

I jumped up. ‘I was forgetting the time. I must catch my train.’

She had her hand on the drawer. ‘Don’t you want to wait for my mother?’

‘No, I must go.’ I walked to the door. The girl pulled the drawer open. ‘I can find my own way.’

1 marks · mcq

87. Q3. When the girl asks, "Don't you want to wait for my mother?", the narrator's firm refusal shows that she (a) has decided she does not wish to meet Mrs Dorling again (b) is angry with the girl (c) has missed her train already (d) is frightened of dogs

‘What we eat with?’ she asked.

‘Well, do you know?’

She hesitated. She walked to the sideboard and wanted to open a drawer. ‘I’ll look. It’s in here.’

I jumped up. ‘I was forgetting the time. I must catch my train.’

She had her hand on the drawer. ‘Don’t you want to wait for my mother?’

‘No, I must go.’ I walked to the door. The girl pulled the drawer open. ‘I can find my own way.’

1 marks · mcq

88. Q4. In this extract, the word "hesitated" means (a) refused outright (b) paused in uncertainty before answering (c) answered at once (d) laughed aloud

‘What we eat with?’ she asked.

‘Well, do you know?’

She hesitated. She walked to the sideboard and wanted to open a drawer. ‘I’ll look. It’s in here.’

I jumped up. ‘I was forgetting the time. I must catch my train.’

She had her hand on the drawer. ‘Don’t you want to wait for my mother?’

‘No, I must go.’ I walked to the door. The girl pulled the drawer open. ‘I can find my own way.’

1 marks · mcq

89. Q5. The narrator's "I can find my own way" is delivered in a tone that is (a) apologetic and hesitant (b) firm, final and self-possessed (c) cheerful and grateful (d) frightened and hurried

‘What we eat with?’ she asked.

‘Well, do you know?’

She hesitated. She walked to the sideboard and wanted to open a drawer. ‘I’ll look. It’s in here.’

I jumped up. ‘I was forgetting the time. I must catch my train.’

She had her hand on the drawer. ‘Don’t you want to wait for my mother?’

‘No, I must go.’ I walked to the door. The girl pulled the drawer open. ‘I can find my own way.’

1 marks · mcq

90. Q6. The narrator's sudden hurry when the girl touches the drawer suggests that (a) the train was actually leaving early (b) she could not bear the moment of seeing her own silver handled as proof (c) she wanted to buy a gift first (d) she had promised to return soon

‘What we eat with?’ she asked.

‘Well, do you know?’

She hesitated. She walked to the sideboard and wanted to open a drawer. ‘I’ll look. It’s in here.’

I jumped up. ‘I was forgetting the time. I must catch my train.’

She had her hand on the drawer. ‘Don’t you want to wait for my mother?’

‘No, I must go.’ I walked to the door. The girl pulled the drawer open. ‘I can find my own way.’

1 marks · mcq

91. Q1. What did the narrator hear as she walked down the passage on leaving? (a) The jingling of spoons and forks (b) The girl calling after her (c) A dog barking (d) The clock striking

As I walked down the passage I heard the jingling of spoons and forks.

At the corner of the road I looked up at the name-plate. Marconi Street, it said. I had been at Number 46. The address was correct. But now I didn’t want to remember it any more. I wouldn’t go back there because the objects that are linked in your memory with the familiar life of former times instantly lose their value when, severed from them, you see them again in strange surroundings. And what should I have done with them in a small rented room where the shreds of black-out paper still hung along the windows and no more than a handful of cutlery fitted in the narrow table drawer?

I resolved to forget the address. Of all the things I had to forget, that would be the easiest.

1 marks · mcq

92. Q2. Why did the narrator resolve never to go back to the address? (a) Mrs Dorling had moved away (b) The objects, seen in strange surroundings, had lost their value, and she had no place for them (c) The girl had been rude to her (d) The house had been sold

As I walked down the passage I heard the jingling of spoons and forks.

At the corner of the road I looked up at the name-plate. Marconi Street, it said. I had been at Number 46. The address was correct. But now I didn’t want to remember it any more. I wouldn’t go back there because the objects that are linked in your memory with the familiar life of former times instantly lose their value when, severed from them, you see them again in strange surroundings. And what should I have done with them in a small rented room where the shreds of black-out paper still hung along the windows and no more than a handful of cutlery fitted in the narrow table drawer?

I resolved to forget the address. Of all the things I had to forget, that would be the easiest.

1 marks · mcq

93. Q3. What still hung along the windows of the narrator's rented room? (a) Clean curtains (b) The shreds of black-out paper (c) Old photographs (d) Woollen blankets

As I walked down the passage I heard the jingling of spoons and forks.

At the corner of the road I looked up at the name-plate. Marconi Street, it said. I had been at Number 46. The address was correct. But now I didn’t want to remember it any more. I wouldn’t go back there because the objects that are linked in your memory with the familiar life of former times instantly lose their value when, severed from them, you see them again in strange surroundings. And what should I have done with them in a small rented room where the shreds of black-out paper still hung along the windows and no more than a handful of cutlery fitted in the narrow table drawer?

I resolved to forget the address. Of all the things I had to forget, that would be the easiest.

1 marks · mcq

94. Q4. "Of all the things I had to forget, that would be the easiest." This closing line conveys that (a) forgetting came easily to the narrator (b) she had already suffered far greater losses, such as her family and former life (c) the address meant nothing to her at all (d) she had a poor memory

As I walked down the passage I heard the jingling of spoons and forks.

At the corner of the road I looked up at the name-plate. Marconi Street, it said. I had been at Number 46. The address was correct. But now I didn’t want to remember it any more. I wouldn’t go back there because the objects that are linked in your memory with the familiar life of former times instantly lose their value when, severed from them, you see them again in strange surroundings. And what should I have done with them in a small rented room where the shreds of black-out paper still hung along the windows and no more than a handful of cutlery fitted in the narrow table drawer?

I resolved to forget the address. Of all the things I had to forget, that would be the easiest.

1 marks · mcq

95. Q5. In this extract, the word "severed" means (a) carefully packed (b) cut off or separated from (c) brightly polished (d) counted and listed

As I walked down the passage I heard the jingling of spoons and forks.

At the corner of the road I looked up at the name-plate. Marconi Street, it said. I had been at Number 46. The address was correct. But now I didn’t want to remember it any more. I wouldn’t go back there because the objects that are linked in your memory with the familiar life of former times instantly lose their value when, severed from them, you see them again in strange surroundings. And what should I have done with them in a small rented room where the shreds of black-out paper still hung along the windows and no more than a handful of cutlery fitted in the narrow table drawer?

I resolved to forget the address. Of all the things I had to forget, that would be the easiest.

1 marks · mcq

96. Q6. The central idea of this extract is that (a) antiques should be insured against theft (b) the value of cherished objects lies in the life and people they are linked with (c) war makes people rich (d) rented rooms are better than old houses

As I walked down the passage I heard the jingling of spoons and forks.

At the corner of the road I looked up at the name-plate. Marconi Street, it said. I had been at Number 46. The address was correct. But now I didn’t want to remember it any more. I wouldn’t go back there because the objects that are linked in your memory with the familiar life of former times instantly lose their value when, severed from them, you see them again in strange surroundings. And what should I have done with them in a small rented room where the shreds of black-out paper still hung along the windows and no more than a handful of cutlery fitted in the narrow table drawer?

I resolved to forget the address. Of all the things I had to forget, that would be the easiest.

2 marks · short

97. Q1. Who was Mrs Dorling?

2 marks · short

98. Q2. Why did the narrator go to Number 46, Marconi Street?

2 marks · short

99. Q3. How did the narrator know she had rung the correct bell even though Mrs Dorling denied knowing her?

2 marks · short

100. Q4. What did Mrs Dorling say when the narrator introduced herself as Mrs S's daughter?

2 marks · short

101. Q5. How did Mrs Dorling behave when the narrator asked to talk to her for a moment?

2 marks · short

102. Q6. What did the narrator's mother tell her about Mrs Dorling?

2 marks · short

103. Q7. What things did Mrs Dorling take away from the narrator's home?

2 marks · short

104. Q8. Why did the narrator's mother allow Mrs Dorling to take the things away?

2 marks · short

105. Q9. Why had the narrator waited so long after the War before going to Marconi Street?

2 marks · short

106. Q10. Who opened the door on the narrator's second visit, and what did the narrator do?

2 marks · short

107. Q11. What did the narrator remember on seeing the Hanukkah candle-holder?

2 marks · short

108. Q12. Why did the narrator scarcely dare to look around her in the living-room?

2 marks · short

109. Q13. What resemblance did the narrator notice between the girl and her mother?

2 marks · short

110. Q14. What did the narrator find on the table-cloth, and why was it important?

2 marks · short

111. Q15. What childhood memory did the narrator share with the girl about the silver?

2 marks · short

112. Q16. Why did the narrator leave in a hurry without waiting for Mrs Dorling?

2 marks · short

113. Q17. What did the narrator resolve as she walked away from Marconi Street?

2 marks · short

114. Q18. What does the mention of bread "getting to be a lighter colour" tell us about the times after the War?

2 marks · short

115. Q19. What was the narrator's own living accommodation like at that time?

2 marks · short

116. Q20. What did the narrator hear as she walked down the passage, and why is it significant?

3 marks · short

117. Q1. Describe Mrs Dorling's behaviour during the narrator's first visit to her house.

3 marks · short

118. Q2. How did Mrs Dorling exploit the mother's trust during the War?

3 marks · short

119. Q3. Describe the narrator's feelings on her first visit to Marconi Street.

3 marks · short

120. Q4. Why did the narrator go a second time, and how did the visit turn out?

3 marks · short

121. Q5. Explain the significance of the statement: "Have you come back? I thought that no one had come back."

3 marks · short

122. Q6. Contrast the mother's trust in Mrs Dorling with the daughter's suspicion of her.

3 marks · short

123. Q7. How does the author convey the hardships of war and its aftermath through everyday details?

3 marks · short

124. Q8. Explain the narrator's reflection that objects "instantly lose their value when, severed from them, you see them again in strange surroundings."

3 marks · short

125. Q9. How does the girl's casual treatment of the belongings affect the narrator and deepen the story's irony?

3 marks · short

126. Q10. What role do flashbacks play in the development of the story?

3 marks · short

127. Q11. What made the narrator's voice sound "unnatural" in the living-room, and what does it show?

3 marks · short

128. Q12. Why did the narrator resolve to forget the address, and what does it reveal about her?

3 marks · short

129. Q13. What dilemma did the narrator face after seeing her mother's belongings in a strange house?

3 marks · short

130. Q14. Draw a brief character sketch of Mrs Dorling.

3 marks · short

131. Q15. Why do you think Mrs Dorling refused to meet the narrator even after recognising her?

5 marks · broad

132. Q1. Justify the title "The Address."

5 marks · broad

133. Q2. Draw a character sketch of the narrator.

5 marks · broad

134. Q3. "The Address is a story of human predicament that follows war." Comment.

5 marks · broad

135. Q4. Why did the narrator resolve to forget the address? Was she right in doing so?

5 marks · broad

136. Q5. How does the story bring out the relationship between material possessions and memory?

5 marks · broad

137. Q6. How does Mrs Dorling's conduct illustrate how war can corrupt human values?

5 marks · broad

138. Q7. Compare and contrast the narrator and her mother as two different responses to trust and loss.