Memories Of Childhood Extracts
Memories Of Childhood Directions: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: Extract 1 The first day in the land of apples was a bitter-cold one; for the snow still covered the ground, and the trees were bare. A large bell rang for breakfast, its loud metallic voice crashing through the belfry overhead and into our sensitive ears. The annoying clatter of shoes on bare floors gave us no peace. The constant clash of harsh noises, with an undercurrent of many voices murmuring an unknown tongue, made a bedlam within which I was securely tied. And though my spirit tore itself in struggling for its lost freedom, all was useless. (a) The narrator of the above extract is (b) What season is being observed in the above extract? (i) Summer (ii) Rain (iii) Winter (iv) Spring (c) Where is the narrator going at the moment? (d) What does 'bedlam' mean? Extract 2 As I glanced at the long chain of tables, I caught the eyes of a paleface women upon me. Immediately | dro...