Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.
Derry : But I’m not…. I’m not afraid [pause] people are afraid of me.
Mr. Lamb : Why should that be ?
Derry : Everyone is. It doesn’t matter who they are, or what they say, or how they look. How they pretend. I know. I can see.
Mr. Lamb : See what ?
Derry : What they think ?
Mr. Lamb : What do they think, then ?
Derry : You think…. ‘Here’s a boy’. You look at me… and then you see my face and you think. That’s bad. That’s a terrible thing. ‘That’s the ugliest thing I ever saw.’ You think, ‘poor boy’. But I’m not. Not poor. Underneath, you are afraid. Anybody would be – I am. When I look in the mirror, and see it, I’m afraid of me.
Mr. Lamb : No, not the whole of you. Not of you.
Derry : Yes !
(On the Face of It)
Which emotion dominates Derry’s dialogue in this extract ?
Which emotion dominates Derry’s dialogue in this extract ?
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- superiority
- shrewdness
- vulnerability
- indifference
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
He admits, “When I look in the mirror, and see it, I’m afraid of me”. He also says that people pity him and hide their fear. These words reveal a boy who feels exposed and easily hurt.
Step 2: Check the options:
Superiority is wrong because he does not think he is above others. Shrewdness is wrong because he is not being clever or cunning. Indifference is wrong because he cares deeply about how people see him. Vulnerability is the right emotion.
Final Answer:
(C) vulnerability
Complete the following suitably :
According to Derry, the people put up a pretence when they see him because _________.
Complete the following suitably :
According to Derry, the people put up a pretence when they see him because _________.
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Solution and Explanation
Derry says that everyone pretends, and that ‘underneath, you are afraid’. So the pretence hides a hidden feeling.
Step 2: Name the hidden feeling:
When people see his burnt face, they feel fear and repulsion, but they do not want to show it openly.
Final Answer:
they do not want to reveal their fear and repulsion at the sight of his burnt face.
Complete the following suitably :
When Mr. Lamb says, ‘No, not the whole of you. Not of you.’ He means _________.
Complete the following suitably :
When Mr. Lamb says, ‘No, not the whole of you. Not of you.’ He means _________.
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- Your face will get healed and your ideas about your appearance will change.
- You are not just your face or your injury. That is not the sum total of who you are.
- I am afraid of your face and your appearance.
- You shouldn’t look into the mirror so that you don’t get the feeling of dejection.
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Derry says he is afraid of himself when he sees his face in the mirror. Mr. Lamb replies that he is not afraid of the whole of Derry.
Step 2: Understand the reply:
Mr. Lamb tells him that the burnt face is only one part of him; Derry is much more than his injury. So option (B) is right. (A) talks of healing, which is not mentioned. (C) is the opposite of what Mr. Lamb says. (D) is advice about avoiding mirrors, which is not his point.
Final Answer:
(B) You are not just your face or your injury. That is not the sum total of who you are.
State in one sentence :
What advice will you give to the people who pretend to look away when they see Derry’s face ?
State in one sentence :
What advice will you give to the people who pretend to look away when they see Derry’s face ?
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Solution and Explanation
People look away from Derry because they feel uneasy about his burnt face. This makes him feel unwanted and lonely.
Step 2: Give a fitting advice:
The right advice is to see the person and not the injury, and to deal with him kindly.
Final Answer:
I would advise them to practise empathy and treat Derry with kindness, because he is a person and not just his face.
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