Task 1

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Task 1

For questions and statements 1-7 below, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that you think fits best based on the text. Circle your chosen answer.

In the first paragraph, the author

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establishes the main conflict of the narrative.

provides key exposition required to understand the story.

downplays the importance of paralysis as a major theme.

foreshadows the coming of an evil being.

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What can be concluded from the narrator’s introduction of Mr Cotter?

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The narrator shares similar interests with Mr Cotter.

Mr Cotter’s presence at the house is an unusual occurrence.

Mr Cotter’s thoughts on the events are not particularly clear.

Mr Cotter usually keeps his opinions to himself.

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When the narrator learns that Father Flynn has died, he

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has a noticeable emotional reaction.

does not seem to understand the significance.

is unaware of other’s interest towards his reaction.

feigns apathy regarding the news.

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The adults seem to

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sympathize with the narrator’s loss of a friend.

handle the situation with as much sensitivity as they can.

disapprove of the narrator’s relationship with the priest.

appreciate the importance of education.

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In the last paragraph, the narrator

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dreams that Father Flynn communicates with him.

decodes the meaning of Mr Cotter’s mysterious sentences.

smiles at the memories of his departed friend.

wishes to confess something that is clearly bothering him.

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The narrator

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considers himself a child.

is unbothered by the death of Father Flynn.

is excited for the coming of Christmas.

is preoccupied with the concept of paralysis.

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The author

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uses third person limited narration to tell the story.

expects the reader to understand references to external texts.

paints Mr Cotter as a sympathetic figure.

clearly disapproves of the narrator’s relationship with Father Flynn.

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