Question 295
HardOriginal questionDear Amma,
The city is very big and very loud, and I am well. The factory gives us two meals and a bed in a room with five other men. They are good men. One of them is from a village near ours, and he like Appa's old tractor, so I feel quite at home.
The work is not hard. I stand at a machine that cuts cloth, and I watch that it cuts straight. At the end of the month I will send the money for Chotu's school and for the roof. Do not let Chotu tell you he can leave school. He is cleverer than I was, and he should stay.
I have bought a small fan with my first money. It makes more noise than wind, but I have it Monsoon, and the other men laugh. In the evenings we sit on the roof, where it is cooler, and one of them plays songs on his phone.
Please do not worry about me. Please tell Chotu that he must study, and that I said so.
Your son, Suresh
P.S. The food is not like yours. Nothing is. But I am eating it all, as you told me.
What does the P.S. reveal that the rest of the letter does not say directly?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
"The food is not like yours. Nothing is." For a moment, he admits that nothing in the city is like home.
The rest of the letter keeps a cheerful tone; the P.S. lets his homesickness show.
Worth noting
"I am eating it all, as you told me" shows he is obeying his mother, not refusing food.
- Concept
- Interpreting what a character reveals indirectly
- Typical timeTypical
- 55 s
- Your timeYours
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