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  1. 2(a)Explain the meaning of the expression 'funds dwindled to nothing' (line 3).[1 mark]
  2. 2(b)(i)Name the literary device used in the expression 'homelessness was an epidemic' (line 15).[1 mark]
  3. 2(b)(ii)Explain why the writer uses the expression 'homelessness was an epidemic'.[2 marks]
  4. 2(c)Explain the effect achieved by the writer using the words 'another state, another shelter, another welfare line' (lines 12–13).[2 marks]
  5. 2(d)(i)According to paragraph 2, state what step the mother took which created hardship for the family.[1 mark]
  6. 2(e)Identify an example of sarcasm in paragraph 2.[1 mark]
  7. 2(f)Explain what the phrase 'always bought the story' (line 18) indicates about the narrator's mother.[2 marks]
  8. 2(g)Identify the narrator's attitude toward the situation described in the passage.[1 mark]
  9. 2(h)State the purpose of the last short sentence in the passage ('But one night, they did.').[2 marks]

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