Father and Son

Which of these can be inferred about the narrator’s father?

• He was a man who enjoyed being on his own.

• He loved all his children in equal measure.

• He had grown up and lived all his life in the countryside.

• He was a man who possessed a fair amount of wealth.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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Which of these could be an alternate title for the passage?

• How I Set Forth on My Own

• How I Lost My Way and Recovered

• How I Plotted My Escape

• How I Disappointed My Father

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply

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The conversation between the narrator and his father on the hunt is ___________.

• nervous and strained

• witty and humorous

• full of grief and misery

• polite and respectful

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand

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Arrange the events below in chronological order:

• Captain Fielding visits the narrator’s home

• The narrator’s father asks him to consider marriage

• The narrator attends college in Oxford

• The narrator and Captain Fielding become good friends

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply

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‘Equipage’ is closest in meaning to (a)  

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply

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Which of these can be inferred from the passage?

• The narrator’s father had planned a holiday for his son in London.

• The narrator and Captain Fielding were similar in strength and appearance.

• Captain Fielding would be partially dependent on the narrator to pay for their journey.

• Captain Fielding was unwilling to travel but was persuaded by the narrator to change his mind.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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‘…my compliance was rather an act of discretion than inclination.’What does the line above indicate?

• The narrator’s father suspects that his son is hiding his true desire out of respect.

• The narrator’s father believes that his son’s judgment is superior to his.

• The narrator is keeping a secret from his father because he is ashamed of his thoughts.

• The narrator believed that his father was testing his loyalty by asking a favor.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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