Page 3 - Two Stories About Flying- Black Aeroplane

viii Based on the extract, choose the option that lists the most likely symbolic meaning of (1) – (4)
respectively.

a) caution, women, restrictions, individuality
b) individuality, caution, ideas, women
c) restrictions, women, opportunities, individuality
d) opportunities, support, caution, women

(B) I sit inside, doors open to the veranda
writing long letters
in which I scarcely mention the departure
of the forest from the house.
The night is fresh, the whole moon shines
in a sky still open…
i The poet talks about the house as
a) a safe sanctuary from predators.
b) a place of confinement.
c) a representation of family.
d) a concrete alternative to a natural on

ii The poet uses the indefinite article for ‘sky’ instead of the definite one. This is so because the poet is
referring to
a) the ceiling of the veranda as ‘a sky’ versus the door kept open, being ‘the sky’.
b) some part of the sky still left open for women to explore, away from
limitations set by patriarchal norms.
c) the opportunities symbolized by an open sky outside can be utilized by a single woman.
d) The portion of the sky bathed in moonlight versus the part that is still
dark.

iii The extract uses ‘open’ twice, suggesting different meanings. Pick the option that lists the correct
meanings, respectively.
a) entry point-vastness
b) sharing a common space-great view
c) allowing access and vision-expanse of space
d) advantage-obstacles ahead.

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