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UNIT-1 A HERO
III. Read following extracts and answer the questions that follow:
1. “It is disgraceful sleeping beside his granny or mother”.
a. Who is the speaker? Ans: Swami’s father
b. Who slept beside his granny or mother? Ans: Swami
c. Why did Swami sleep beside his granny or mother? Ans: He was afraid to sleep alone.
d. What is ‘it’ referred to? Ans:’ It ‘refers to sleeping beside granny or mother
e. Why did the speaker think that it is disgraceful to sleep beside his granny or mother?
Ans: Because Swami was in the second form
2. “Leave alone strength. Can you prove you have courage”?
a. Who is the speaker? Ans: Swami’s father
b. Who does ‘you’ refer to? Ans: Swami
c. When did the speaker say so?
Ans: When Swami told his father that a boy cannot fight a tiger. Strength is more important than courage.
d. What was the speaker’s challenge to prove courage?
Ans: Swami’s father challenged Swami to sleep alone in the office room
3. “You let him sleep where he likes”
a. Who is the speaker? Ans: Swami’s mother
b. Who does ‘you’ refer to? Ans: Swami’s father
c. Where did he like to sleep? Ans: Beside his granny
d. Where was he forced to sleep? Ans: In his father’s office room
4. “Why don’t you join the police when you are grown up?
a. Who is the speaker? Ans: The police inspector
b. Who does ‘you’ refer to? Ans: Swami
c. Why did he make this suggestion? He thought that he was brave as Swami caught the burglar.
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5. “Your office room is very dusty and there may be scorpions behind your law books”
a. Who is the speaker? Ans: Swami
b. Whose office room is dusty? Ans: Swami’s father’s office room
c. When was this statement made?
Ans: When Swami’s father forced him to sleep alone in his office room.
d. Why did the speaker make this statement?
Ans: He wanted an excuse for not sleeping in the office room
6. “Ayyo! Someone has bitten me?
a. who is the speaker here? / Who does ‘me’ refer to? Ans: Burglar
b. who has bitten him? Ans: Swami
c. Why has he bitten him?
Ans: because Swami saw something moving in the dark. He thought it should be the devil. As it moved towards him he thought his end comes. When it came near him he bit its leg.
d. What was the result of this incident?
Ans: The results of the incident are First of all the notorious burglar of the district was caught. Secondly Swami became famous as brave boy. Thirdly he was appreciated by his teachers and friends and people. Above all a coward Swami became a HERO overnight.
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UNIT – 2 THERE’S A GIRL BYTHE TRACKS
1. “There’s a girl by the tracks”. a. Who is the speaker? Commuters
b. Why did they cry out? They cried out because they saw a girl by the tracks.
c. Why was the girl by the tracks?
The girl got pushed out and fell from the moving train. So she was by the tracks.
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2. “I hope I’m not too late”
a. Who is the speaker? Baleshwar
b. Why is the speaker in a hurry?
A girl had fallen by the tracks. She was badly injured. She needed help.
c. What would happen if he was late? The girl would have bled to death.
3. “Let’s go and help her”
a. Who is the speaker? Baleshwar.
b. Who needed help? Roma Talreja.
c. Why did she need help? She fell off a moving train. She was badly injured.
4. “Please help me take her to the hospital”
a. Who is the speaker? Baleshwar
b. Why she had to be taken to the hospital? She fell off the moving train. She was badly injured.
c. What was the response to the speaker’s request? No one stopped and helped him.
d. Who did the speaker seek help from? Motorists
e. Who helped the speaker? A Tempo truck driver.
5. “Take the girl to Airoli”
a. Who gave this suggestion? Traffic policeman
b. What had happened to the girl? She had fallen off a moving train. She was badly injured.
c. “Did he take the girl to Airoli? If not why?
No. Because it was 10 kms away and she needed immediate help.
6. “There’s a closer place I know of.”
a. Who is the speaker? Baleshwar
b. Why did the speaker choose the place? She needed immediate medical help.
c. How was she treated there? Roma was given first aid.
7. “What’s your name?
a. Who is the speaker? Baleshwar
b. What made the speaker ask this question?
To collect information and inform her family about the accident.
c. What was the response for this question? She told her name.
8. “Whom can I call”?
a. Who is the speaker? Baleshwar
b. What did the listener answer? My brother Dinesh
c. Why did the speaker want to call? To inform about Roma’s accident
9. “Chacha, can I borrow your mobile”?
a. Who does ‘I’ refer to? Ans : Baleshwar b. Who is the ‘chacha’? Ans: Truck driver
c. Why did he borrow the mobile? Ans : To call Roma’s brother
d. Who did the speaker want to speak to? Ans : Roma’s brother Dinesh
e. What did he want to speak to him about? He wanted to speak about Roma’s accident.
10. “I think it’s astonishing that a stranger would jump off a train and risk his life for me”
a. who is the speaker? Roma
b. Who is the stranger referred here? Baleshwar
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c. Why did the speaker jump off a train? To save the girl who was badly injured
d. What was the result of stranger’s action? A girl’s life was saved
e. When did the speaker make this statement? When she recovered in the hospital
11. “I am new to Mumbai, but I’ve noticed that people here are afraid”
a. Who was new to Mumbai? Baleshwar.
b. Why had the speaker come to Mumbai? In search of a job
c. Why were the people of Mumbai afraid? They were getting trapped in the courts or with the police.
12. “She needed help”
a. Who is the Speaker? Baleshwar
b. Who is the ‘She’? Roma Talreja
c. Who helped her? Baleshwar
d. Why did she need help? She fell off the moving train and was badly injured
e. What help did she get? She was taken to the hospital by a stranger
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THE QUALITY OF MERCY -William Shakespeare
1 "It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes".
1. How does it bless the one who gives?
The giver gets the blessing as he has helped the other person
2. How does it bless the one who takes? The taker is blest because he is forgiven
3. Who blessed twice? The mercy blessed twice.
2 "It is twice blessed; it blesseth him that gives, and him that takes".
1. Who is that blessed twice? The mercy is blessed twice.
2. How do you say that it is blessed twice? It is blessed both by the giver and the taker.
3. How does it blessed twice? The giver gets the blessing as he has helped the other person. The taker is blest because he is forgiven.
3 "The throned monarch better than his crown. His scepter shows the force of temporal power".
1. Who says this statement? Portia says this
2. What does scepter stand for? Scepter stands for temporal or earthly power.
3. Why is the scepter said to possess temporal power? Because the power of scepter is an attribute of awe and fear of kings.
4 "And the earthly power doth then show likest God's when mercy seasons justice".
1. What is that earthly power referred here? The power of kings that is the power of scepter is referred as the earthly power.
2. When does the earthly power look like God's power? The earthly power becomes a divine or Godly power when mercy tempers justice.
3. Whose power is attributed as God’s power? The King’s power is attributed as God’s power
5 “It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven. Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest”.
1. What is compared to the gentle rain from heaven? Mercy
2. Why does the speaker feel it is twice blest? According to the speaker, the person who shows mercy and the person who receives mercy is also blest.
3. What is the figure of speech used in the line? Simile
6 "His scepter shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty".
1. How does the scepter show temporal power? The scepter creates fear among people.
2. In contrast, what quality does mercy stand for? Mercy stands for divine quality and it flows from the heart.
3. Whose example is given in the poem to temporal power? King's example is given in the poem.
7 " T’is mightiest in the mightiest it becomes The Throned monarch better than his crown".
1. Who is mighty? Mercy is mighty.
2. How is it mighty? Quality of Mercy is more powerful than all the symbols of power on earth.
3. When does throned monarch better than the crown? When King Seasons Justice with Mercy.
8 "It is an attribute to God himself".
1. What is this attribute? Quality of Mercy is the attribute.
2. Why is it a quality of God? God is all merciful and anyone on earth who preaches it is like God.
3. When it is an attribute to god himself? When King Seasons Justice with Mercy
UNIT-3 GENTLEMAN OF RIO-EN-MEDIO
1. “The trees in the orchard are not mine”
a. Who does ‘mine’ refer to? Don Anselmo
b. When did he say so?
When the story teller complained against the children who were overrunning the orchard.
c. What does this statement tell us about the speaker’s character?
The old man was principled. He stuck to his word.
d. Who according to the speaker do the trees belong to? The children of Rio-en-Medio
e. Why did he feel so? He felt so because every time a child was born in the village, he had planted a tree for that child.
2. “Don Anselmo”, I said to him. “We have made a discovery”
a. Who had made the discovery? The surveyor, author and Americans
b. What was the discovery? Don Anselmo’s land was more than 8 acres, almost double.
c) What was the result of the discovery?
As a result, they offered Don Anselmo double price of what they had quoted earlier.
d. How did Don Anselmo react to it?
When the Americans offered double the amount, Don Anselmo did not accept it.
3. One day they came back to the office to complain
a. Who does ‘they’ refer to? The Americans
b. Who did they complain about? The Children of Rio-en-Medio
c. What was their complaint? The Children of Rio-en- Medio were over running their property and the Americans could not live in peace.
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4 “It took months of negotiation to come to an understanding with the old man”
a) Who is the old man referred to here? Don Anselmo
b) What was the negotiation about? The negotiation was about the selling of the old man's land.
C). Why do you think it took months to come to an understanding?
Because the old man was in no hurry to sell.
5 “These Americans are Buena gente”
a. What is the meaning of Buena gente according to the context? Buena gente means good people.
b. Why did the speaker call Americans Buena gente?
Because after the survey, they did not cheat Don Anselmo and were ready to pay twice the money they had quoted earlier for the additional land.
C) Who is the speaker? Narrator
6. He said, “I do not like to have you speak to me in that manner”
a. who is I? Don Anselmo
b. What is the mood of the speaker? The speaker felt that he was being insulted.
c. What made him to react so? He was a man of principles. Americans’ offering double price was an insult for him. This made react so.
d. When did the speaker say this? The old man said this when the Americans offered him double the price that had been quoted earlier for his land.
e. What does this statement tell about the speaker?
This statement tells that the speaker was not greedy and he was a man of principles.
f. Why did speaker agree to sell Americans? They were Good People
6. “I did not sell them the trees in the Orchard”.
a. Why didn't he sell the trees in the orchard?
Because the trees belong to the children of Rio-en-Medio.
b. How did Don Anselmo defend his statement?
Don Anselmo defended that when a child was born in the village, a tree was planted and so the trees belonged to the children of the village.
C. Was Don Anselmo right in saying this? Yes, he is right as far as his principles are concerned.
7) “He lived up in Rio en Medio where his ancestors lived. He tilled the same land they had tilled”
a) Who does “he” and “they” refer to? “He” refers to the old man, Anselmo.
“They” refers to His ancestors.
b) What does the statement convey? The statement conveys that Anselmo was the oldest man in the village, Rio en Medio.
C. What was the profession of the Old man? Agriculture. He was a Farmer.
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UNIT- 4 Dr.B.R. AMBEDKAR
1. He had an insatiable thirst for books.
a. Who is the ‘he’? Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
b. Who had an insatiable thirst for books? Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c. What does ‘insatiable’ mean? That cannot be satisfied
d. Illustrate an example for the above statement?
He bought books by curtailing his daily needs. He purchased about 2,000 old books in New York.
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2. He saw at once the parallel of the situation for the depressed classes in India.
a. Who does ‘he’ refer to? Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
b. What is the parallel situation mentioned here?
Situation of Black Americans in the USA and situation of the depressed classes in India.
c. How were the ‘depressed classes’ in India at that time? They were exploited
3. “They brought about a veritable revolution in social thought.
a. Who are ‘they’? Ans: Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
b. What ‘revolution’ is referred to here?
Ans: Bringing equality between higher castes and depressed classes
c. How did they bring about the revolution?
Ans: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar reminded the depressed classes of their rights to equality and Gandhiji reminded the higher castes of their duties towards the depressed classes.
4. In an interesting observation, he once described the methods of civil disobedience, non-cooperation and Satyagraha as the “grammar of anarchy”
a. Who is the ‘he’? Ans: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
b. According to the author, when do these methods assume importance?
Ans: Against an alien power.
c. Why are these methods called as “grammar of anarchy”?
Ans: Because it is used against democratic government elected by people’s consent.
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5. His flair for legislative work became evident to the whole nation
a. Who had the flair for legislative work? Ans: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
b. How did his flair become evident to the whole nation?
Ans: When Ambedkar made effective contributions to the debates on a variety of subjects
c. How did his flair get recognition? Ans: He was made the chairman of the drafting committee.
6. Who could have dreamt that one born to a Mahar family would one day become not only a Law Minister but a Law – Maker….?
a. Who is referred to as ‘Law Minister’ here? Ans: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
b. Who chose him to be the Law Minister? Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Why is he recognized as the Law maker? Because he had skills in the field of law and legislation.
7) “I have no doubt whether we agree with him or not in many matter, that perseverance.
a) Who said this? Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Who does ‘Him’ refer to? Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c) When did the speaker say these words? At the time of Ambedkar’s death.
8) “The who took such an important part in our activities has passed away”
a) Who said this? Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Who passed away? Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c) What is the meaning of the phrase ‘passed away’? It means ‘dead’.
9) “The only valid division are the division between those who are noble and wholesome and those who are ignoble and unwholesome”
a) Who said these words? Buddha
b) When did he say these words? About 2500 years ago.
c) What does the word ‘division’ refer here? The caste division.
10) “A symbol of revolt” he said
a) Who made this statement? Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Who is called ‘a symbol of revolt’? Ambedkar
c) Why is he described so? Because he fought against the discrimination of the cast system.
POEM: THE SONG OF INDIA
1. “Shall I sing of the Himalayas with their snow –born peaks, of three seas that wash your palms’ a) Whom does ‘I ‘refer to? the poet
b) How are the Himalayas described here? Himalayas are covered with snow-born peaks.
c) Name the three seas. The Arabian sea, The Indian ocean, The Bay of Bengal.
2. “Sing of the beggar and leaper That swarm my streets. Sing of the filth and dirt, That foul my sylvan retreats’ a) Who is the speaker? The motherland
b) What does ‘sylvan retreats’ mean? A place of seclusion of in deep woods.
c) Why does the speaker ask to sing about beggar and leaper? To show sympathy and empathy about these people as they come in crowed on streets.
3. “That beat into my ears like gong
That flew about me, a pitiful thing,
Like great white birds” a) Whom does’ pitiful thing’ refer to here? The poet himself
b) What does ‘that ‘mean in the context? The indignant word of the motherland.
c) Name the figure of speech used here Simile
4. “Querulous’, I said: is there no song that I can sing of you” a) Whom do ‘I’ refer here? The poet
b) What do you mean by ‘Querulous’? Complaining
c) What is the tone of the speaker? He is desperate
5. “Of these you may sing
But sing also the strikes , early and late” a) Who is the speaker? The motherland
b) Whom do ‘you’ refer to? The poet
c) What does ‘Of these’ refer here? ‘Of these’ refers to dams, and lakes, steel mills & ship building yard, and the men that work hard.
Unit – 5- The concert
1. “You’ll wake him up. You know he needs all the sleep and rest he can get”
a. Who is the speaker? Ans : Smita’s mother
b. Who needed rest? Ans : Anant
c. Why did he need sleep and rest? Ans : He was suffering from cancer
d. Who does ‘him’ refer to? Ans: Anant
2. “I’ve – I’ve always wanted to hear him and see him”…..
a. Who is the ‘I’? Ans: Anant
b. Whom does the speaker want to hear and see? Ans: Pandit Ravi Shankar
c. Why did the speaker want to hear him?
Ans: The speaker loved playing the sitar. It was chance of a lifetime to attend his concert.
3. “It’s the chance of a lifetime”.
a. Who is the speaker? Ans: Anant
b. Whom was it a chance of a lifetime? Ans: Anant
c. Why was it a chance of a lifetime?
Ans : Because he was suffering from cancer , he may not get another chance.
d. What was the chance? Ans : To hear Pandit Ravi Shankar’s concert and see him
e. Did he get the chance? When?
Ans: Yes, when Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Allah Rakha came to his house to play music.
4. “Take him home, Give him the things he likes, indulge him”.
a. Who is the speaker? Ans : Doctors
b. Who does ‘he’ refer to? Ans : Anant
c. Why did the speaker say so?
Ans : Anant was suffering from cancer. There was no hope of his survival.
5. “But they did not voice their fears”.
a. Who did not voice their fears? Ans: Anant’s family
b. What was the fears?
Ans: Anant does not have many days to live as he was suffering from cancer
c. How did they manage the situation?
Ans: They laughter and smiled and talked and surrounded Anant with whatever made him happy.
6.“A walk in the park might make you feel better”.
a. Who suggested a walk in the park? Ans: Aunt Sushila
b. Who was it suggested to? Ans: Smita
c. Why did the speaker suggest a walk in the park? Ans : Because Smita was sad
d. What was the result of the walk?
Ans : A daring thought came to Smita to approach Pandit Ravi Shankar and request him to play for her brother.
7. “Panditji is a busy man you must not bother him with such requests”.
a. Who is the speaker? Ans: Large mustachioed man
b. Who is the ‘you’? Ans: Smita
c. When did the speaker say so? Ans: When Smita went to meet Pandit Ravi Shankar
d. What was the request? Ans: To play for her brother Anant in her house.
e. Why was this request made?
Ans: Because Anant was suffering from cancer. He always wanted to hear and see him.
8. “They could not believe their eyes”.
a. Who does they refer to? Ans: Neighbours
b. What could they not believe?
Ans: Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Allah Rakha coming to Smith’s house
c. Why could they not believe?
Ans: Because Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Rakha are very busy and famous musicians.
9. “Tomorrow morning we perform for the boy”
a. Who does ‘we’ refer to? Ans: Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Allah Rakha
b. Who is the boy referred to? Ans: Anant
c. What was the performance? Ans: Play music for the boy
d. Why did they perform for the boy?
Ans: Because they both are men of humanity and they forgot they were celebrities. For fulfilling the desire of their fan who was in death bed.
Unit – 6 -The Discovery
Extract:
1. “There are limits to our patience, sir”.
a. Who made this statement? Ans : Diego
b. Who does ‘sir ‘refer to? Ans : Columbus
c. When did the speaker say so? Ans : When Columbus asked Diego, if he was becoming impatient
d. What made the speaker say so?
Ans : Diego and other seamen had reached the end of their patience. They were no longer willing to obey and follow Columbus.
2. “We are like bats trying to fly by day”.
a. Who made this statement? Ans : Diego made this statement
b. Who does ‘we’ refer to? Ans : The seamen
c. What does the statement mean in the context?
Ans : Bats can’t see during the day, If they fly during the day they may fly anywhere. In the same way the seamen thought that they were going nowhere and they would not find the land
3. “Shall simple men judge their betters”?
a. Who said this? Ans: Columbus
b. When did the speaker say so? Ans: When Juan said, “we are simple men sir.
c. Who does simple men refer to? Ans: Seamen
d. What does the statement mean?
Ans: Simple men have no vision. They can’t understood what is right and what is wrong. They blindly follow their leader.
4. “It’s Sir! Glory to God!” a. Who said this? Ans : Pedro
b. When did he say these words?
Ans : When Columbus said, “ A light faintly flicker, rises up and down Look!”.
c. Who does ‘sir’ refer to? Ans : Columbus
d. Why did he praise God? Ans : They sighted the land after many months of voyage.
Speaker Quotes To Questions Answers
Columbus
"A good sailor knows his place" Diego Was Columbus giving a piece of advice or was it an indirect command? It is an indirect command.
What was Diego's reaction? Diego tried to suppress his anger and with a scowl goes off from there.
Why did Columbus say so? Because he claimed that only the captain of the ship has the right to appear on the quarter deck.
Pepe "Santa Maria will be the lighter for his carcass". Columbus Whose words was Pepe quoting here? Pepe was quoting the words of Guillermo Iris.
What do the words reveal about the person who said them? These words show that the speaker was so upset with Columbus that he wished he was dead.
What does the word ‘carcass’ mean here? Carcass means 'Dead body'
Guillermo "Once clear of the Devil's track to now here", we'll blow our way back home". Columbus What does 'Devil's track to ‘now here' suggest about the thinking of the seamen? He was risking their lives and taking them on a voyage which would take them nowhere.
How did they prove to be wrong? Very soon, land was sighted and a New World was discovered. So they proved to be wrong.
Why did they say so? Because the seamen thought Columbus was trying to take the lives of fifty men and they were fed up with arrogance Of Columbus.
Columbus "Your duty is to obey me as mine is to obey the Royal Sovereigns of Spain who Sent me". Guillermo When did Columbus say these words to Guillermo?
Guillermo rebelled against Columbus and demanded that they should give up their search for a new land
What do these words prove? These words prove that Columbus was not only a strong leader but was also loyal and obedient towards his king and queen.
Why did Columbus say so?
To calm down the rebel thoughts of Guillermo and the seamen.
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Diego "Why should one man have Lives of fifty in his hands?" Pedro To whom does one man refer? Here one man refers to Columbus.
What does the speaker mean? Diego said these words meaning that Columbus had no right to spoil their lives.
What made him to say so? Diego and other Seamen were becoming impatient and they wanted to return to Spain.
Diego "Mutiny is an ugly word, Sir" Pedro Why did the speaker say these words? Diego said these words in reply when Pedro asked him whether he was thinking of rebelling against Columbus.
In what way the word is ugly? The word is ugly because Mutiny is a deed which leads to destruction.
Why did he say so? Because Pedro thought that Diego and the Seamen were entertaining the Mutinous thoughts.
Columbus "Discipline knows no buts" Francisco When did Columbus say this? When he asked Francisco to bring Guillermo Iris to him for speaking against him. Francisco hesitated to obey his order.
What did Columbus mean to say by these words? Columbus meant that one should not hesitate to enforce discipline.
To what does the word discipline here refer to? It refers to the rules and regulations that the seamen and others to follow on the ship.
BALLED OF THE TEMPEST
1. ‘We were crowded in the cabin,
Not a soul would dare to sleep’ a. Who does the word ‘we’ refer to here? ‘We’ refer to the sailors
b. Not a soul would dare to sleep-why was it so? Because the sailors were afraid that the storm would destroy the ship and their lives.
c. What does the word 'cabin’ mean? Shelter for sleep.
2 “Tis a fearful thing in the winter
to be shattered by the blast” a. What is to as a ’fearful thing’? To be caught in a fierce storm at sea in winter is the fearful thing.
b. How did it affect the sailors? The sailors lay awake saying a silent prayer in the dark.
c. Where did the fearful thing appear? What did it shatter? The fearful thing appeared in the mid sea. It shattered the mast of the ship.
3. “We are lost!” The captain shouted a. Who does ‘we 'refer here? ’We’ refers to the captain of the ship and his crew mates.
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c. How did his daughter react to the situation? His daughter remained calm. Holding her father’s hand she asked if God could protect them on land would he not protect them on sea
4.”Then we kissed the little maiden
And we spoke in better cheer”
a. Who was the little maiden? The little maiden was the captain’s daughter.
b. Why did they kiss her? Because the little girl brought back hope to the sailors by saying that God would protect them.
c. Who do we refer to? Sailors
5. “But his little daughter whispered
As she took his icy hand”
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b. When did she come to him? The captain was desperate .He thought that the ship would be wrecked
c. What did she tell him? The little daughter asked him that if God protected them on land, would he not protect them on water.