Forum

The only drawback w...
 
Notifications
Clear all

The only drawback was that his very ‘perfection’ had made necessary a series of evasions and even deliberate falsehoods on the part of herself and her husband, highly distasteful to both. (а) Whose ‘perfection’ does the extract point out? (b) How w...

1 Posts
2 Users
0 Likes
147 Views
0
Topic starter

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

The only drawback was that his very ‘perfection’ had made necessary a series of evasions and even deliberate falsehoods on the part of herself and her husband, highly distasteful to both.

(а) Whose ‘perfection’ does the extract point out?

(b) How was ‘he’ perfect?

(c) What does ‘evasion’ mean?

1 Answer
0

(а) It points out the perfection of Harold, the Bramble’s son.

(b) He was perfect in studies and behaviour. Everyone admired him as an unusual child.

(c) ‘the act of avoiding'.

Share:

How Can We Help?