| মাধ্যম | অসমীয়া (Assamese) |
|---|---|
| বিষয় | English |
| পাঠৰ নাম | The Little Girl |
| শ্ৰেণী | IX |
| অধ্যায় | অধ্যায় 1 (Chapter 1) |
| পাঠ্যক্ৰম | ছেবা (SEBA) |
The Little Girl
I. Match the emotions in Column A with the items in Column B.
(তলত কিছুমান অনুভৱ উল্লেখ কৰা আছে যিবোৰ কেজিয়াই অনুভৱ কৰিছিল। “A” অংশত থকা অনুভৱবোৰৰ সৈতে ‘B’ অংশৰ বস্তুখিনি মিলোৱা।)
| A | B |
|---|---|
| 1. Fear or terror (ভয় বা আতংক) | (iii) Father comes home (দেউতাক ঘৰ আহোতে) |
| 2. Glad sense of relief (সকাহ অনুভৱ কৰা) | (vi) Father comforts her and falls asleep (দেউতাকে মৰম কৰি টোপনি গ’ল) |
| 3. A “funny feeling, perhaps of understanding” (এটা অদ্ভুত অনুভৱ, হয়তো বুজাৰ) | (vii) Father stretched out on the sofa, snoring (দেউতাকে চোফাত বহি খঙ কৰোতে) |
II. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.
(তলৰ প্ৰশ্নসমূহৰ এটা বা দুটা বাক্যত উত্তৰ লিখা।)
1. Why was Kezia afraid of her father?
(কেজিয়াই দেউতাকলৈ কিয় ভয় কৰিছিল?)
Kezia was afraid of her father because he had a stern, commanding demeanor and often looked at her harshly over his spectacles.
(কেজিয়াই দেউতাকক ভয় কৰিছিল কাৰণ তেওঁৰ কঠোৰ আৰু আদেশমূলক স্বভাৱ আছিল আৰু প্ৰায়ে চশমাৰ ওপৰৰ পৰা তাইক কঠিন দৃষ্টিৰে চাইছিল।)
2. Who were the people in Kezia’s family?
(কেজিয়াৰ পৰিয়ালত কোন কোন আছিল?)
Kezia’s family included her father, mother, grandmother, and herself.
(কেজিয়াৰ পৰিয়ালত তাইৰ দেউতাক, মাক, আইতাক আৰু তাই নিজে আছিল।)
3. What was Kezia’s father’s routine?
(কেজিয়াৰ দেউতাকৰ দিনলিপি কেনেকুৱা আছিল?)
(i) Before going to his office?
(অফিচ যোৱাৰ পূৰ্বে তেওঁ কি কৰিছিল?)
Before going to the office, Kezia’s father would visit her room to give her a goodbye kiss.
(অফিচলৈ যোৱাৰ আগতে দেউতাকে কেজিয়াৰ কোঠালৈ গৈ তাইক বিদায়ৰ চুমা দিছিল।)
(ii) After coming back from his office?
(অফিচৰ পৰা ঘূৰি আহি কি কৰিছিল?)
After returning, he would order tea in the drawing room and ask for his papers and slippers.
(অফিচৰ পৰা ঘূৰি আহি তেওঁ ড্ৰয়িং ৰূমত চাহ মাতিছিল আৰু কাগজ আৰু চেণ্ডেল আনিবলৈ কৈছিল।)
(iii) On Sunday?
(দেওবাৰে কি কৰিছিল?)
On Sundays, he would rest, stretching out on the sofa and sleeping soundly.
(দেওবাৰে তেওঁ জিৰণি লৈছিল, চোফাত পৰি গভীৰ টোপনি গৈছিল।)
4. In what ways did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to get to know her father better?
(কেজিয়াৰ আইতাকে তাইক দেউতাকক ভালদৰে জানিবলৈ কিদৰে সহায় কৰিছিল?)
Kezia’s grandmother sent her to talk with her father in the drawing room and encouraged her to make a pin-cushion as a birthday gift for him.
(কেজিয়াৰ আইতাকে তাইক দেউতাকৰ সৈতে কথা পাতিবলৈ ড্ৰয়িং ৰূমলৈ পঠিয়াইছিল আৰু তেওঁৰ জন্মদিনত কুশন উপহাৰ দিবলৈ উৎসাহিত কৰিছিল।)
III. Discuss these questions in class with your teacher and then write down your answers in two or three paragraphs each.
(প্ৰশ্নসমূহ শিক্ষকৰ সৈতে আলোচনা কৰি উত্তৰবোৰ দুটা বা তিনিটা স্তৱকত লিখা।)
1. Kezia’s efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much. How did this happen?
(কেজিয়াই দেউতাকক মৰম লগাবলৈ যত্ন কৰোঁতে সকলো ওলোটা হ’ল। এইটো কেনেকৈ হ’ল?)
Kezia feared her father’s strict nature but wanted to please him. Her grandmother suggested making a pin-cushion for his birthday. She stitched it and, needing stuffing, unknowingly tore up his important Port Authority speech papers, stuffing them inside. This was her innocent attempt to create a gift.
(কেজিয়াই দেউতাকৰ কঠোৰ স্বভাৱক ভয় কৰিছিল কিন্তু তেওঁক সন্তুষ্ট কৰিব বিচাৰিছিল। আইতাকে তেওঁৰ জন্মদিনত কুশন বনাবলৈ কৈছিল। তাই কাপোৰ চিলাই ভৰোৱাৰ বাবে তেওঁৰ গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ প’ৰ্ট অথ’ৰিটিৰ বক্তৃতাৰ কাগজ ফালি ভৰাইছিল, নিৰ্দোষভাৱে উপহাৰ বনাবলৈ।)
When her father couldn’t find his papers and discovered Kezia’s act, he was furious. He punished her with a ruler, upset over the loss of his work. Her effort to show love backfired, deepening her fear instead of building a bond.
(যেতিয়া দেউতাকে কাগজ নাপালে আৰু কেজিয়াৰ কাৰ্য জানিলে, তেওঁ খঙত উঠি তাইক ৰুলেৰে পিটিছিল। তাইৰ মৰম দেখুৱাৰ চেষ্টা বিফল হৈ তেওঁৰ সৈতে সম্পৰ্ক গঢ়াৰ পৰিৱৰ্তে ভয় বাঢ়িল।)
2. Kezia decides that there are “different kinds of fathers”. What kind of father was Mr. Macdonald, and how was he different from Kezia’s father?
(কেজিয়াই সিদ্ধান্ত লৈছিল যে “বিভিন্ন ধৰণৰ দেউতাক থাকে”। মিষ্টাৰ মেকড’নাল্ড কেনে দেউতাক আছিল আৰু কেজিয়াৰ দেউতাকৰ পৰা কেনেকৈ পৃথক আছিল?)
Kezia saw her father as harsh and distant, rarely showing affection and often scolding her sternly. She avoided him due to his intimidating presence. In contrast, Mr. Macdonald, her neighbor, was warm and playful, engaging with his children lovingly.
(কেজিয়াই তাইৰ দেউতাকক কঠোৰ আৰু দূৰৱৰ্তী বুলি ভাবিছিল, যিয়ে কম মৰম দেখুৱাই কঠিনভাৱে তিৰস্কাৰ কৰিছিল। তাই তেওঁক ভয়ত আঁতৰি থাকিছিল। কিন্তু মেকড’নাল্ড, তাইৰ চুবুৰীয়া, মৰমিয়াল আৰু খেলুৱৈ আছিল, শিশুৰ সৈতে প্ৰেমেৰে মিলিছিল।)
One evening, Kezia watched Mr. Macdonald play tag with his kids, carrying a baby on his shoulders while others clung to him, all laughing together. This joyful interaction made her realize some fathers could be friendly, unlike her strict father.
(এটা আবেলি, কেজিয়াই মেকড’নাল্ডক ল’ৰা-ছোৱালীৰ সৈতে খেলা দেখিছিল, এটা কেঁচুৱা কান্ধত লৈ, আন কেইজনী তেওঁৰ কাপোৰত ওলমি হাঁহিছিল। এই আনন্দময় মুহূৰ্তত তাই বুজিছিল কিছুমান দেউতাক বন্ধুত্বপূৰ্ণ হ’ব পাৰে, তাইৰ কঠোৰ দেউতাকৰ বিপৰীতে।)
3. How does Kezia begin to see her father as a human being who needs her sympathy?
(কেনেকৈ কেজিয়াই দেউতাকক মানুহ বুলি জানিব ধৰিলে, যাক তাইৰ সহানুভূতিৰ প্ৰয়োজন?)
One night, a nightmare terrified Kezia, and she cried out. Her father, instead of scolding, came to her room with a candle, comforted her, and took her to his bed, tucking her in gently. This tenderness surprised her, showing his caring side.
(এটা ৰাতি, কেজিয়াৰ দুঃস্বপ্নই তাইক ভয় খুৱাইছিল আৰু তাই কান্দিছিল। দেউতাকে তিৰস্কাৰৰ পৰিৱৰ্তে মম লৈ তাইৰ কোঠালৈ আহি, মৰম কৰি নিজৰ বিচনালৈ লৈ গৈ কম্বল ঢাকি দিছিল। এই মৰমে তাইক আচৰিত কৰি তেওঁৰ যত্নশীল দিশ দেখুৱাইছিল।)
As he lay beside her, exhausted, Kezia snuggled close, feeling safe. He asked her to warm her feet against his, revealing his vulnerability after a long day’s work. She realized he wasn’t just strict but a tired man needing her understanding.
(তেওঁ ক্লান্ত হৈ তাইৰ কাষত শুইছিল, কেজিয়াই নিৰাপদ অনুভৱ কৰি তেওঁৰ ওচৰ চাপিছিল। তেওঁ তাইক ভৰি গৰম কৰিবলৈ কৈছিল, দিনৰ কামৰ পিছত তেওঁৰ দুৰ্বলতা প্ৰকাশ কৰি। তাই বুজিছিল তেওঁ কেৱল কঠোৰ নহয়, তাইৰ সহানুভূতিৰ প্ৰয়োজন এজন ক্লান্ত মানুহ।)
Thinking about Language
I. Synonyms for “Glad”
Question 1. Use an appropriate word from the synonyms given above in the following sentences. Clues are given in brackets.
(তলৰ বাক্যবোৰত উপযুক্ত সমার্থক শব্দ ব্যৱহাৰ কৰা। বন্ধনীত সূত্ৰ দিয়া আছে।)
(i) She was thrilled by the news of her brother’s wedding. (very pleased)
(তাই ভাইৰ বিয়াৰ খবৰত থ্ৰিল্ড হৈছিল।)
(ii) I was delighted to be invited to the party. (extremely pleased and excited about)
(মই পাৰ্টিলৈ আমন্ত্ৰণ পাই ডিলাইটেড হৈছিলোঁ।)
(iii) She was overjoyed at the birth of her granddaughter. (extremely happy)
(তাই নাতিনীৰ জন্মত ওভাৰজয়েড হৈছিল।)
(iv) The coach was pleased with his performance. (satisfied about)
(কোচ তেওঁৰ প্ৰদৰ্শনত প্লিজড আছিল।)
(v) She was very happy with her results. (happy about something that has happened)
(তাই নিজৰ ফলাফলত বৰ হেপি আছিল।)
Question 2. Study the use of the word “big” in the following sentence. Consult a dictionary and find out the meaning of “big” in the following sentences.
(“বিগ” শব্দৰ ব্যৱহাৰ অধ্যয়ন কৰা আৰু অভিধানৰ পৰা তলৰ বাক্যবোৰত ইয়াৰ অৰ্থ বিচাৰা।)
(i) You are a big girl now. older
(তুমি এতিয়া এগৰাকী বিগ ছোৱালী। বয়সত ডাঙৰ)
(ii) Today you are going to take the biggest decision of your career. most crucial
(আজি তুমি কেৰিয়াৰৰ বিগেষ্ট সিদ্ধান্ত ল’বা। সবাতোকৈ গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ)
(iii) Their project is full of big ideas. amazing
(তেওঁলোকৰ প্ৰকল্প বিগ আইডিয়াৰে ভৰা। আশ্চৰ্যজনক)
(iv) Cricket is a big game in our country. popular
(ক্ৰিকেট আমাৰ দেশত এটা বিগ খেল। জনপ্ৰিয়)
(v) I am a big fan of Lata Mangeshkar. great
(মই লতা মংগেশকাৰৰ এজন বিগ ভক্ত। ডাঙৰ)
(vi) You have to cook a bit more as my friend is a big eater. glutton
(তুমি অলপ বেছি ৰান্ধিব লাগিব কাৰণ মোৰ বন্ধু এজন বিগ খাদক। পেটুক)
(vii) What a big heart you’ve got, Father dear. magnanimous
(তোমাৰ কি এটা বিগ হৃদয়, প্ৰিয় দেউতা। উদাৰ)
II. Verbs of Reporting
Question 1. Underline the verbs of reporting in the following sentences.
(তলৰ বাক্যবোৰত ৰিপ’ৰ্টিং ক্ৰিয়াবোৰৰ তলত ৰেখা টানা।)
(i) He says he will enjoy the ride.
(ii) Father mentioned that he was going on a holiday.
(iii) No one told us that the shop was closed.
(iv) He answered that the price would go up.
(v) I wondered why he was screaming.
(vi) Ben told her to wake him up.
(vii) Ratan apologised for coming late to the party.
Question 2. Choose the appropriate verbs from the box and fill in the blanks.
(বাকচত দিয়া ৰিপ’ৰ্টিং ক্ৰিয়াৰ পৰা উপযুক্ত শব্দ বাছি খালী ঠাই পূৰণ কৰা।)
were complaining, shouted, replied, remarked, ordered, suggested
(i) “I am not afraid,” replied the woman.
(তাই ক’লে, “মই ভয় নকৰোঁ,” উত্তৰ দিলে।)
(ii) “Leave me alone,” shouted my mother.
(“মোক অকলৈ এৰি দে,” মোৰ মাকে চিঞৰিলে।)
(iii) The children were complaining that the roads were crowded and noisy.
(শিশুসকলে অভিযোগ কৰি আছিল যে ৰাস্তাবোৰ ভিৰ আৰু কোলাহলপূৰ্ণ।)
(iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” remarked the master.
(“হয়তো তেওঁ শেষত বেয়া মানুহ নহয়,” মাষ্টৰে মন্তব্য কৰিলে।)
(v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” suggested the sports teacher.
(“চলা, স্কুলৰ মৈদান চাওঁ,” ক্ৰীড়া শিক্ষকে পৰামৰ্শ দিলে।)
(vi) The traffic police ordered all the passers-by to keep off the road.
(ট্ৰেফিক পুলিচে সকলো পথচাৰীক ৰাস্তাৰ পৰা আঁতৰি থাকিবলৈ আদেশ দিলে।)
Speaking
(দুজন বা গোটত আলোচনা কৰা।)
Question 1. This story is not an Indian story. But do you think there are fathers, mothers, and grandmothers like the ones portrayed in the story in our own country?
(এই কাহিনী ভাৰতীয় নহয়। কিন্তু আমাৰ দেশতো এনে দেউতাক, মাক, আৰু আইতাক আছে বুলি ভাবা নেকি?)
Yes, in India, we find parents like Kezia’s father—strict and disciplinarian—trying to shape their children, often missing the need for affection. Mothers and grandmothers, like in the story, balance discipline with care, encouraging understanding between generations.
(হয়, ভাৰতত কেজিয়াৰ দেউতাকৰ দৰে কঠোৰ আৰু শাসনকাৰী পিতৃ-মাতৃ আছে, যিসকলে শিশুক গঢ়িবলৈ মৰমৰ প্ৰয়োজনীয়তা পাহৰে। মাক আৰু আইতাকে শাসন আৰু যত্নৰ মাজত ভাৰসাম্য ৰাখি প্ৰজন্মৰ মাজত বুজাপৰা গঢ়ে।)
Question 2. Was Kezia’s father right to punish her? What kind of a person was he?
(কেজিয়াৰ দেউতাকে তাইক শাস্তি দিয়াটো ঠিক আছিল নেকি? তেওঁ কেনে মানুহ আছিল?)
Kezia’s father wasn’t right to punish her harshly; he could have explained her mistake gently, considering her age. He was strict, short-tempered, and disciplinarian, yet loving and caring, though his undemonstrative nature hid his affection.
(কেজিয়াৰ দেউতাকে তাইক কঠোৰ শাস্তি দিয়াটো ঠিক নাছিল; তেওঁ তাইৰ বয়স বিবেচনা কৰি ভুলটো মৰমেৰে বুজাইছিল পাৰিলেহেঁতেন। তেওঁ কঠোৰ, খিংকৰ আৰু শাসনপ্ৰিয় আছিল, তথাপি মৰমিয়াল আৰু যত্নশীল, যদিও তেওঁৰ অপ্ৰকাশিত স্বভাৱে মৰম লুকাই ৰাখিছিল।)
Writing
Has your life been different from or similar to that of Kezia when you were a child? Has your perception about your parents changed now? Do you find any change in your parents’ behaviour vis-à-vis yours? Who has become more understanding? What steps would you like to take to build a relationship based on understanding? Write three or four paragraphs (150–200 words) discussing these issues from your own experience.
(তোমাৰ জীৱন শৈশৱত কেজিয়াৰ দৰে একে বা বেলেগ আছিল নেকি? এতিয়া পিতৃ-মাতৃৰ বিষয়ে তোমাৰ ধাৰণা সলনি হৈছে নেকি? তেওঁলোকৰ ব্যৱহাৰত তোমাৰ প্ৰতি সলনি দেখিছা নেকি? কোনে বেছি বুজা হৈছে? বুজাপৰাৰ ওপৰত সম্পৰ্ক গঢ়িবলৈ কি পদক্ষেপ ল’ব বিচাৰা? তিনি-চাৰিটা পেৰা (১৫০-২০০ শব্দ)ত নিজৰ অভিজ্ঞতাৰ পৰা আলোচনা কৰা।)
Sample Answer:
As a child, my life was somewhat similar to Kezia’s. My father was strict and often scolded me for small mistakes, like spilling water or forgetting homework, which made me fear him. My mother, like Kezia’s grandmother, tried to bridge the gap by encouraging me to talk to him. I remember feeling nervous around him, much like Kezia did, thinking he didn’t understand me.
(শিশু অৱস্থাত মোৰ জীৱন কেজিয়াৰ দৰে কিছু একে আছিল। মোৰ দেউতাক কঠোৰ আছিল আৰু সৰু ভুলত, যেনে পানী ঢলা বা হোমৱৰ্ক পাহৰিলে, তিৰস্কাৰ কৰিছিল, যাৰ বাবে মই তেওঁক ভয় কৰিছিলোঁ। মোৰ মাকে, কেজিয়াৰ আইতাৰ দৰে, মোক তেওঁৰ সৈতে কথা পাতিবলৈ উৎসাহিত কৰি মধ্যস্থতা কৰিছিল। মই তেওঁৰ ওচৰত স্নায়ুতা অনুভৱ কৰিছিলোঁ, কেজিয়াৰ দৰেই, ভাবিছিলোঁ তেওঁ মোক নুবুজে।)
Now, as an adult, my perception has changed. I see my father’s strictness came from love and a desire to prepare me for life. He’s softened over time, asking about my day and sharing stories, showing a caring side I missed earlier. I’ve become more understanding, realizing his pressures as a parent.
(এতিয়া প্ৰাপ্তবয়স্ক হৈ, মোৰ ধাৰণা সলনি হৈছে। মই দেখিছোঁ দেউতাকৰ কঠোৰতা মৰম আৰু জীৱনৰ বাবে প্ৰস্তুত কৰাৰ ইচ্ছাৰ পৰা আহিছিল। তেওঁ সময়ৰ সৈতে নৰম হৈছে, মোৰ দিনৰ কথা সুধি গল্প ভাগ কৰে, যত্নশীল দিশ দেখুৱাই যিটো আগতে মই নুবুজিছিলোঁ। মই বেছি বুজা হৈছোঁ, তেওঁৰ পিতৃ হিচাপে চাপ বুজি।)
To build a relationship based on understanding, I’d spend more time with him, like watching TV together or helping with chores, and openly share my feelings. Encouraging him to express his thoughts would strengthen our bond.
(বুজাপৰাৰ ওপৰত সম্পৰ্ক গঢ়িবলৈ, মই তেওঁৰ সৈতে বেছি সময় কটাম, যেনে টিভি একেলগে চোৱা বা কামত সহায় কৰা, আৰু মোৰ অনুভৱ মুকলিকৈ ক’ম। তেওঁকো নিজৰ চিন্তা প্ৰকাশ কৰিবলৈ উৎসাহিত কৰিলে আমাৰ সম্পৰ্ক মজবুত হ’ব।)
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Why was Kezia afraid of her father?
A) He was always kind to her
B) He had a stern and commanding demeanor
C) He played with her often
D) He ignored her completely
Answer: B) He had a stern and commanding demeanor
Explanation: Kezia feared her father’s harsh looks and strict nature.
2. Who was NOT a member of Kezia’s family?
A) Father
B) Mother
C) Grandmother
D) Mr. Macdonald
Answer: D) Mr. Macdonald
Explanation: Mr. Macdonald was a neighbor, not a family member.
3. What did Kezia’s father do before going to the office?
A) Read the newspaper
B) Gave her a goodbye kiss
C) Ate breakfast alone
D) Scolded her
Answer: B) Gave her a goodbye kiss
Explanation: He visited her room to say goodbye with a kiss.
4. What did Kezia’s father ask for after returning from the office?
A) His slippers and papers
B) A book to read
C) A toy for Kezia
D) A new suit
Answer: A) His slippers and papers
Explanation: He ordered tea and requested his papers and slippers.
5. What was Kezia’s father’s routine on Sundays?
A) He went to work
B) He rested on the sofa and slept
C) He played with Kezia
D) He visited friends
Answer: B) He rested on the sofa and slept
Explanation: He stretched out on the sofa and slept soundly.
6. How did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to bond with her father?
A) By telling her to avoid him
B) By sending her to talk to him and make a gift
C) By taking her away from home
D) By scolding her father
Answer: B) By sending her to talk to him and make a gift
Explanation: She suggested talking in the drawing room and making a pin-cushion.
7. What emotion did Kezia feel when her father came home?
A) Joy
B) Fear or terror
C) Excitement
D) Indifference
Answer: B) Fear or terror
Explanation: His arrival caused her to feel scared, as matched in the table.
8. What did Kezia use to stuff the pin-cushion?
A) Cotton
B) Her father’s speech papers
C) Feathers
D) Cloth scraps
Answer: B) Her father’s speech papers
Explanation: She unknowingly tore up his important Port Authority speech.
9. How did Kezia’s father react when he found out about the torn papers?
A) He laughed it off
B) He punished her with a ruler
C) He thanked her
D) He ignored it
Answer: B) He punished her with a ruler
Explanation: He was furious and hit her hand as punishment.
10. What was Kezia trying to do by making the pin-cushion?
A) Annoy her father
B) Please her father
C) Hide from him
D) Sell it
Answer: B) Please her father
Explanation: It was a birthday gift to show her love, per her grandmother’s advice.
11. Who was Mr. Macdonald in the story?
A) Kezia’s father
B) Kezia’s teacher
C) Kezia’s neighbor
D) Kezia’s uncle
Answer: C) Kezia’s neighbor
Explanation: He was the neighbor whose fatherly behavior Kezia observed.
12. How did Mr. Macdonald behave with his children?
A) Stern and distant
B) Warm and playful
C) Angry and strict
D) Quiet and shy
Answer: B) Warm and playful
Explanation: He played tag and laughed with his kids, unlike Kezia’s father.
13. What did Kezia see Mr. Macdonald doing with his children?
A) Scolding them
B) Playing tag and carrying a baby
C) Reading to them
D) Ignoring them
Answer: B) Playing tag and carrying a baby
Explanation: She saw him joyfully interacting with his kids.
14. What made Kezia realize there are “different kinds of fathers”?
A) Her father’s kindness
B) Comparing her father to Mr. Macdonald
C) Her grandmother’s stories
D) A book she read
Answer: B) Comparing her father to Mr. Macdonald
Explanation: The contrast between the two fathers led to this realization.
15. What caused Kezia to have a nightmare?
A) Her father’s punishment
B) Being alone at night
C) A loud noise
D) A scary story
Answer: B) Being alone at night
Explanation: She cried out from a nightmare when alone.
16. How did Kezia’s father comfort her after her nightmare?
A) He gave her a toy
B) He took her to his bed
C) He sang a lullaby
D) He left her alone
Answer: B) He took her to his bed
Explanation: He brought her to his room and tucked her in.
17. What did Kezia feel when her father comforted her?
A) Fear
B) A glad sense of relief
C) Anger
D) Confusion
Answer: B) A glad sense of relief
Explanation: His comfort eased her fear, as matched in the table.
18. What did Kezia notice about her father while he slept beside her?
A) He looked angry
B) He seemed tired and vulnerable
C) He was smiling
D) He was restless
Answer: B) He seemed tired and vulnerable
Explanation: His exhaustion showed his human side, needing sympathy.
19. What did Kezia’s father ask her to do while they lay together?
A) Tell a story
B) Rub her feet against his to warm them
C) Sing a song
D) Get up and leave
Answer: B) Rub her feet against his to warm them
Explanation: This small request revealed his need for comfort.
20. How did Kezia’s view of her father change by the end of the story?
A) She feared him more
B) She saw him as a human needing sympathy
C) She disliked him
D) She ignored him
Answer: B) She saw him as a human needing sympathy
Explanation: His tenderness and tiredness shifted her perception.
