LITERATURE IN ENGLISH SS2 UNSEEN PROSE QUIZ 4

PASSAGE 1

Listen my son, you must not be like the caterpillar that holds fast to tree branches when small but loses its grip and falls to its death when much older. So far you have shown all signs of growing into a sensible Youngman. If at this critical stage you turn into a fool, it will be most unfortunate. I do not say there is anything wrong with Ihuoma. She is a good young woman, but nevertheless she is a wrong choice for you. She has three children. She is looking after her late husband’s compound. Her allegiance to you would take second place. Remember that a hen cannot scratch for food with her two legs simultaneously. Be sensible. Tomorrow I am going to start negations on Ahurole. I have informed her parents and relations.
Everything is ready. We can’t go back. I tell you it is almost an abomination to break off an engagement like this. This is unheard of. No one would ever side with you. Ekwueme’s heart jumped into his stomach a sickening sensation  assailed him. His father was right, of course.
Worse tradition was decidedly against it. It unverved him. It would been sensational news in the village. Then he thought of Ihuoma. Suddenly his father was no longer there. In his place Ihuoma stood smiling wistfully, a deep affection glowing in her eyes shone. His fathers voice recalled him to reality.
“Go now and prepare for tomorrow,” he said. “Dede, I have never disregarded your words. Can’t you dear with me this once?,” Ekwueme pleaded. “I am not together a fool. My eyes are open I have thought over this matter for a long time and I am sure Ihuoma will do.
“Do you mean you are still insisting?”
Wigue was getting worked up now, but he managed to control himself. He himself hates taking dictation from anyone and he knew that his son resembled him both physically and emotionally.

What figure of speech is involved in the expression “listen my son, you must …. Older

Listen my son, you must not be like the caterpillar that holds fast to tree branches when small but loses its grip and falls to its death when much older. So far you have shown all signs of growing into a sensible Youngman. If at this critical stage you turn into a fool, it will be most unfortunate. I do not say there is anything wrong with Ihuoma. She is a good young woman, but nevertheless she is a wrong choice for you. She has three children. She is looking after her late husband’s compound. Her allegiance to you would take second place. Remember that a hen cannot scratch for food with her two legs simultaneously. Be sensible. Tomorrow I am going to start negations on Ahurole. I have informed her parents and relations.
Everything is ready. We can’t go back. I tell you it is almost an abomination to break off an engagement like this. This is unheard of. No one would ever side with you. Ekwueme’s heart jumped into his stomach a sickening sensation  assailed him. His father was right, of course.
Worse tradition was decidedly against it. It unverved him. It would been sensational news in the village. Then he thought of Ihuoma. Suddenly his father was no longer there. In his place Ihuoma stood smiling wistfully, a deep affection glowing in her eyes shone. His fathers voice recalled him to reality.
“Go now and prepare for tomorrow,” he said. “Dede, I have never disregarded your words. Can’t you dear with me this once?,” Ekwueme pleaded. “I am not together a fool. My eyes are open I have thought over this matter for a long time and I am sure Ihuoma will do.
“Do you mean you are still insisting?”
Wigue was getting worked up now, but he managed to control himself. He himself hates taking dictation from anyone and he knew that his son resembled him both physically and emotionally.

The tone of the passage is generally

Listen my son, you must not be like the caterpillar that holds fast to tree branches when small but loses its grip and falls to its death when much older. So far you have shown all signs of growing into a sensible Youngman. If at this critical stage you turn into a fool, it will be most unfortunate. I do not say there is anything wrong with Ihuoma. She is a good young woman, but nevertheless she is a wrong choice for you. She has three children. She is looking after her late husband’s compound. Her allegiance to you would take second place. Remember that a hen cannot scratch for food with her two legs simultaneously. Be sensible. Tomorrow I am going to start negations on Ahurole. I have informed her parents and relations.
Everything is ready. We can’t go back. I tell you it is almost an abomination to break off an engagement like this. This is unheard of. No one would ever side with you. Ekwueme’s heart jumped into his stomach a sickening sensation  assailed him. His father was right, of course.
Worse tradition was decidedly against it. It unverved him. It would been sensational news in the village. Then he thought of Ihuoma. Suddenly his father was no longer there. In his place Ihuoma stood smiling wistfully, a deep affection glowing in her eyes shone. His fathers voice recalled him to reality.
“Go now and prepare for tomorrow,” he said. “Dede, I have never disregarded your words. Can’t you dear with me this once?,” Ekwueme pleaded. “I am not together a fool. My eyes are open I have thought over this matter for a long time and I am sure Ihuoma will do.
“Do you mean you are still insisting?”
Wigue was getting worked up now, but he managed to control himself. He himself hates taking dictation from anyone and he knew that his son resembled him both physically and emotionally.

Ekwueme’s reply “ I can’t tell” is literally speaking NOT

Listen my son, you must not be like the caterpillar that holds fast to tree branches when small but loses its grip and falls to its death when much older. So far you have shown all signs of growing into a sensible Youngman. If at this critical stage you turn into a fool, it will be most unfortunate. I do not say there is anything wrong with Ihuoma. She is a good young woman, but nevertheless she is a wrong choice for you. She has three children. She is looking after her late husband’s compound. Her allegiance to you would take second place. Remember that a hen cannot scratch for food with her two legs simultaneously. Be sensible. Tomorrow I am going to start negations on Ahurole. I have informed her parents and relations.
Everything is ready. We can’t go back. I tell you it is almost an abomination to break off an engagement like this. This is unheard of. No one would ever side with you. Ekwueme’s heart jumped into his stomach a sickening sensation  assailed him. His father was right, of course.
Worse tradition was decidedly against it. It unverved him. It would been sensational news in the village. Then he thought of Ihuoma. Suddenly his father was no longer there. In his place Ihuoma stood smiling wistfully, a deep affection glowing in her eyes shone. His fathers voice recalled him to reality.
“Go now and prepare for tomorrow,” he said. “Dede, I have never disregarded your words. Can’t you dear with me this once?,” Ekwueme pleaded. “I am not together a fool. My eyes are open I have thought over this matter for a long time and I am sure Ihuoma will do.
“Do you mean you are still insisting?”
Wigue was getting worked up now, but he managed to control himself. He himself hates taking dictation from anyone and he knew that his son resembled him both physically and emotionally.

“Suddenly his father was no longer there” The expression refers to

Listen my son, you must not be like the caterpillar that holds fast to tree branches when small but loses its grip and falls to its death when much older. So far you have shown all signs of growing into a sensible Youngman. If at this critical stage you turn into a fool, it will be most unfortunate. I do not say there is anything wrong with Ihuoma. She is a good young woman, but nevertheless she is a wrong choice for you. She has three children. She is looking after her late husband’s compound. Her allegiance to you would take second place. Remember that a hen cannot scratch for food with her two legs simultaneously. Be sensible. Tomorrow I am going to start negations on Ahurole. I have informed her parents and relations.
Everything is ready. We can’t go back. I tell you it is almost an abomination to break off an engagement like this. This is unheard of. No one would ever side with you. Ekwueme’s heart jumped into his stomach a sickening sensation  assailed him. His father was right, of course.
Worse tradition was decidedly against it. It unverved him. It would been sensational news in the village. Then he thought of Ihuoma. Suddenly his father was no longer there. In his place Ihuoma stood smiling wistfully, a deep affection glowing in her eyes shone. His fathers voice recalled him to reality.
“Go now and prepare for tomorrow,” he said. “Dede, I have never disregarded your words. Can’t you dear with me this once?,” Ekwueme pleaded. “I am not together a fool. My eyes are open I have thought over this matter for a long time and I am sure Ihuoma will do.
“Do you mean you are still insisting?”
Wigue was getting worked up now, but he managed to control himself. He himself hates taking dictation from anyone and he knew that his son resembled him both physically and emotionally.

Which of the following is NOT true of the passage?

Last of all appeared Mr. Sleary; a stout man as already mentioned, with one fixed eye and one loosed eye, a voice (if it can be called so) like the efforts of a broken old pairs of bellows, a flabby surface, and muddled head which was never sober and never drunk.

The above passage is ____

Last of all appeared Mr. Sleary; a stout man as already mentioned, with one fixed eye and one loosed eye, a voice (if it can be called so) like the efforts of a broken old pairs of bellows, a flabby surface, and muddled head which was never sober and never drunk.

The major literary device used in describing the appearance of Mr. Sleary is

Last of all appeared Mr. Sleary; a stout man as already mentioned, with one fixed eye and one loosed eye, a voice (if it can be called so) like the efforts of a broken old pairs of bellows, a flabby surface, and muddled head which was never sober and never drunk.

The expression “Muddled head” as used in the passage measn that Mr. Sleary

Last of all appeared Mr. Sleary; a stout man as already mentioned, with one fixed eye and one loosed eye, a voice (if it can be called so) like the efforts of a broken old pairs of bellows, a flabby surface, and muddled head which was never sober and never drunk.

The expressions underlined in the passage are examples of