Question

Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

‘I suppressed that ever recurring envious ache’.

1. What had caused the ‘ache’ in the speaker?
2. Why was it an envious one?
3. Bring out the speaker’s attitude.

Answer 1

1. The ache was caused by seeing Freda’s golden hair, blue eyes, clear voice and easy confidence.
2. Anne envied the qualities Freda possessed the very qualities she had once imagined her own daughter would have.
3. Her attitude is a mixture of admiration and envy, together with sadness about Marian’s difficulties and deep love for her.