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Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Why was Kezia afraid of her father?

Kezia, the little girl was afraid of her father due to his authoritative and dominating nature. Moreover, his loud voice coupled with his massive physical appearance was what terrified Kezia. Every time Kezia had a face-to-face encounter with her father, she would get scared of his spectacle looks and would begin to stutter.


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1

Given below are some emotions that Kezia felt. Match the emotions in column-A with the items in Column B.







Column-A


(1) fear or terror


(2) glad sense of relief


(3) a “funny” feeling, perhaps of understanding



Column-B


(i) father comes into her room to give her a goodbye kiss


(ii) noise of the carriage grows fainter.


(iii) father comes home


(iv) speaking to father


(v) going to bed when alone at home


(vi) father comforts her and falls asleep


(vii) father stretched out on the sofa, snoring


 2

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Who were the people in Kezia’s family?

 2

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

What was Kezia’s father’s routine:


(i) before going to his office?


(ii) after coming back from his office?


(iii) on Sundays?

 2

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

In what ways did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to get to know her father better?