(i) Why did Lavinia buy an Ouija board? (ii) Why was the Albatross called a ‘Christian soul’?

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asked Mar 15, 2018 in English by paayal (26,720 points) 4 6 11

Answer any four of the following questions in 30–40 words each:

(i) Why did Lavinia buy an Ouija board?
(ii) Why was the Albatross called a ‘Christian soul’?
(iii) What are the three things that grandfather plans to do next Monday?
(iv) What is the women searching for in the depths of the lake?
(v) Who was Louisa Mebbin? Which kind of lady was she?

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answered Mar 15, 2018 by sanjaydas (61,430 points) 5 7 7
selected Mar 20, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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(i) She bought the Ouija board at a cheap price from a bargain sold. She justifies her decision to buy it by telling her husband that she bought it for him. 

(ii) The ship had been stuck in the ice for days. There seemed to be no way out of it. The appearance of the albatross through the fog cheered the men. They gave it food to eat and regarded it was a good omen, as the ice split soon after its arrival. The albatross was a sign of life seen by the Mariners after a very long time. It was considered a good omen and a creature from God itself and hope for them. 

(iii) First, he would visit his lawyer to alter his will. Second, he would go to the insurance office and pay his premium. Third, he would marry Mrs. John Shorrocks, the keeper of the ‘Ring-O-Bells’ in Philip’s Church. 

(iv) Her beauty. The woman is searching for her lost youthful charm and beauty in the depths of the lake. 

(v) Miss. Louisa Mebbin was Mrs. Packletide’s paid companion who escorted her for the shooting. No, she was not at all devoted to her. Rather, her actions at the platform revealed that she was money-minded and a manipulative woman. She felt that she must in no case offer her services more than the amount she had been paid for. On the other hand, she dissuaded Mrs. Packletide saying that she ought not to have paid such a heavy amount for the old tiger. Shrewd as she was, she further advised Mrs. Packletide that if the beast did not touch the goat, she must not pay for shooting. She paid companion of Mrs. Packletide. She was moneyminded and clever-lady.

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