Exercise 3

Assalamualaikum to all my Muslims comrades and hi there! This time, I would like to provide you guys with two practices on the poem, In the Midst of Hardship. If you guys want to answer it successfully, you can refer to the previous entry, just click here.

Practice 1

1. At what time of the day did the family return home?

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2. Which lines in stanza 1 tell you that the family accept the hardship calmly?

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3. Explain the line they had to brave the horrendous flood.

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4. What was the family looking for in the flood waters?

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5. In your opinion, why did the family not complain about the hardships they had to face?

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Practice 2

1. Where is the setting of the poem?

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2. In your opinion, why did the family go towards the stove as soon as they returned home?

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3. Why do you think the people braved the floods to look for the albino buffalo?

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4. How did the family unwind after a hard day work?

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p/s-as usual, kindly email your answer to rabiatul.adawiyah20@yahoo.co.uk