Q17 of 26 Page 117

..........My mind Ran at high speed, my body crept behind. Why was his body unable to keep pace with his thoughts?

The doctor was severely injured by the explosion. His right side, cheek and an artery at the neck were bleeding and he got scared that he will die soon. All these happened all of a sudden. His body was weak and could not move as fast as his mind.


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15

Why did the doctor suggest that his wife Yecko-San must go on ahead?

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(a) she had less injuries


(b) she had not much difficulty walking


(c) the doctor could not walk


(d) he wanted his wife saved


(e) the doctor thought more about her safety than about himself


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A dreadful loneliness came over me when she had gone.

(a) Who is the 'she' referred to here?


(b) Where did she go?


(c) What did the doctor feel when she had left? Do you think she should have left?


 18

Read lines 49-53 and list down the words used to describe the people around the narrator.

Shadowy forms ________________


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 19

Why were the people moving with their 'arms stretched straight-out'?