Question

Read the following extract and answer the questions:

Did you finish your homework, Amanda? Did you tidy your room, Amanda? I thought I told you to clean your shoes, Amanda! (I am an orphan, roaming the street. I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet. The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.) (Amanda!)

1. Complete the sentence appropriately: 1
   Amanda wants to be an orphan because ______.
2. What does the image of Amanda “roaming barefoot in the dusty street” signify? 2
3. Amanda’s tone while imagining herself as an orphan is ______. 1
   1. excited
   2. fearful
   3. angry
   4. peaceful
4. What does the speaker do on the dust? 1

Answer 1

1. Amanda wants to be an orphan because she desires freedom and escape from the constant instructions and haggling of her parents.
2. The image signifies a longing for uninhibited freedom and a life without rules or restrictions.
3. Amanda’s tone while imagining herself as an orphan is peaceful.
4. Draw patterns