Correct Answer: D. non-fiction

Explanation

Letters, journals, and diaries are examples of non-fiction. Non-fiction refers to literature based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history

Correct Answer: C. Rehearsed

Correct Answer: A. fantasizing

Explanation

In the last stanza, the persona is fantasizing. This is evident from the lines 'Miniver loved the days of old' and 'The vision of a warrior bold Would set him dancing.' These lines suggest that Miniver Cheevy is imagining or fantasizing about the past.

Correct Answer: D. haughtiness

Explanation

The poem confidently asserts that man is the author of his own life. The poet's view that "man is his own star" is consistent with the general belief that man is in control of his own destiny. This view is stressed throughout the poem as the poet pours scorn on the so-called astrologers and star-gazers. As man is created in the image of God who endows him with talents, the poet rightly contends that the sky is the limit for man who is in search of perfection. As such, man should be able to find his own bearing in life and shape the course of his own affairs, as "nothing to him falls early or too late".

The poem reveals that, in spite of the influence of the stars and other forces of nature, man's fate in life depends on his honesty. "The soul that can/ render an honest and perfect man, commands all light...". For it is man's action or inaction that makes or breaks him as is expressed in the line, "our acts our angels are, or good or ill." The poet therefore condemns those who rely on outside forces to shape their destiny because God has empowered man to be the master of his own fate and should rely on him for direction.

Explanation

Eugene is a prominent businessman, community leader and devout catholic, who governs his family with rigid rules. Eugene does his best to provide all the physical needs of his immediate family and ensures that his children lack nothing.

However, his wife and children and even his father find it impossible to experience happiness in their interactions with him. He creates in them stress and tension and in his presence, they are ill at ease. The attachment to religion makes him a fanatic whose interpretation of faith is oppressive. When Jaja refuses to take the sacrament during Palm Sunday mass, Eugene is inexplicably furious at the boy and ends up throwing a missal at him.

Eugene's oppressiveness in his relation with his children makes apparently normal filial interactions painful and torturous. For instance, at tea time, he invites them to take "love sips" from his tea cup. An experience such as this which should have been pleasant ironically becomes painful since the "love sips" they take are from a scalding cup and they dare not refuse. Eugene's rules for the behaviour of his children are nothing short of regimental. There is a schedule for play, relaxation, work and so on. This makes even playtime unattractive. Anyone who dares to break his schedule is severely punished.

The kind of punishment which Eugene metes out to his children for real or perceived misdemeanour is inhumane. This involves emotional, psychological and physical abuse. When Karnbili fails to take first position in her school examination, he goes to her school and humiliates her in front of her classmates. He pours boiling water on the feet of the children for sleeping under the same roof as a "heathen" who turns out to be their own grandfather, without informing him. As he pours the boiling water on Kambili's feet he is shedding tears. This point to his emotional instability and thus his potential for danger.

Beatrice his wife dares not intervene. She herself is a victim of domestic violence. She is traumatized and also brutalized. One such outrageous attack by Eugene results in her suffering a miscarriage. The children not only suffer from his brutal acts, their emotions are also battered by the fact that they witness his brutality on their mother. This makes their affection for him turn sour. Their reactions are different. Kambili becomes withdrawn and silent. Jaja however breaks out in rebellion. It is his family's growing antagonism which leads to Eugene's murder. All in all, Eugene's relationship with his family is emotional stressful. His wife and children are traumatized by his religious fanaticism. Rather than a caring husband and father, his behaviour towards his immediate family marks him out as an ogre whose outrageous behaviour leaves them emotionally and psychologically impaired.

Correct Answer: B. Oxymoron

Correct Answer: C. two lines of poetry

Explanation

Professionally, both are legal scholars and important public officers. More is a principled and God-fearing man. This is seen when he refuses to give public approval to Henry's marriage with Anne Boleyn. He also refuses to accept bribe. At home, he is a good family man.

Cromwell, on the other hand, has no moral scruples and will do anything for position and money. These contrasting aspects of their characters are played out in the drama. For example, Cromwell's lack of moral scruples makes him a willing tool in the hands of the King. To satisfy the King's desire to remarry (which More is opposed to), he viciously implicates More in the bribery scandal and gets him executed in the end.

One other area where More and Cromwell contrast in character is the way they view friendship. While More is sincere and willing to help for a good cause, Cromwell is not. For example, more befriends Rich to improve the young man's moral and career development while Cromwell's friendship with Rich is exploitative and geared towards the acquisition of power, influence and money.

Judging from More's character as it develops in the play, one may consider him as naive even when he stands in great danger of his life and has virtually all his family opposing him. But More lives and dies for his principles. Cromwell, on the other hand, stands on no higher moral ground than his own material comfort which he pursues,

Correct Answer: D. a soliloquy