Now answer these questions.
You should try to use your own words in your answers as much as
possible.
1. Explain what is meant by the following words and phrases as used in the passage:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
2.
Fared _________________________________________________________
Traversing ______________________________________________________
Close proximity __________________________________________________
Amiable _______________________________________________________
Maliciously _____________________________________________________
Scrupulously clean ________________________________________________
Rigour ________________________________________________________
Ponderous ______________________________________________________
How many people do you think were travelling in the coach? What are your reasons for saying
so?
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3. Using your own words, explain as fully as you can the features of corduroy roads and what the
writer thought about travelling on them.
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4. What does the writer tell you about the suspension of the coach on which she was travelling?
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5. From paragraph 3, what do you learn about the bridges on the route and what did the writer
find
surprising about the way the coach was driven over them?
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6. What reason does the writer give for the way which horses were lodged in Nova Scotia?
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7. What would appear to be the main criterion used by the coachman when choosing a new team
of horses?
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8. What was the reason for the ground being blackened (paragraph 5)?
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9. Imagine you are the amiable man who was so disappointed with the American climate. Write
a letter to a member of your family describing your experiences on the journey and describing
your fellow travelers in the coach.
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10. By referring closely the paragraph 3, comment as fully as you can on the language and tone
used by the writer and say how this helps to convey her attitude towards the journey and
towards the other travellers on the coach.
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