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  1. 2(a)State ONE action from paragraph 1 which shows that "Hard Life was an ill-mannered visitor" (line 1).[1 mark]
  2. 2(c)What is the writer's purpose in the first paragraph?[2 marks]
  3. 2(d)From paragraph 2, identify THREE effects of the arrival of the food basket.[3 marks]
  4. 2(e)What feeling does the writer evoke by the statement "See this soursop here...bury at the root" (lines 12–13)?[1 mark]
  5. 2(f)What effect does the writer achieve by linking the conductresses with the angels?[2 marks]
  6. 2(g)What word could BEST describe the mother's character, based on her actions in paragraph 3?[2 marks]
  7. 2(h)What evidence in paragraph 3 indicates that the people of Harvey River felt that life in the city was difficult for the narrator's family?[1 mark]
  8. 2(i)Quote ONE phrase which the writer uses to suggest the negative effects of hard life on individuals.[1 mark]

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