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B. Read the sentences given and answer the following ques ons.

1. ‘You’re terribly young. It’s too difficult, challenging and dangerous.’

a. Who said this and to whom?

b. Why does the speaker say this?

c. What was the response to this statement?

2. ‘It’s extremely hot here and we have to wear heavy clothes . . .’

a. Who said this and to whom?
b. Which place is the speaker referring to?

c. Why did the speaker have to wear heavy clothes?

3. We waited and waited and I was worried, too.

a. Who were waiting? For whom were they waiting?

b. Why were they worried?

c. What happened that put an end to their waiting?

C. Answer the following ques ons briefl y.

1. How did Darlene console her mother when she was anxious about her joining
the army?

2. Why did the narrator feel that Darlene would not be in any great danger?

3. Describe Darlene’s training and what she felt about it.

4. Why did Darlene buy a computer?

5. Why was Christmas not as enjoyable for the narrator and her mother?

6. Why did the narrator’s mother feel scared and nervous whenever she heard a
knock on the door?

D. Refl ect and answer.

1. How would you feel if you were Darlene’s sister?

2. Do you think Darlene did the right thing in joining the army? Why?

Vocabulary

Read the following sentence.

I liked the other recruits in my platoon.
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