Multiple choice

What can we understand from the act of the old nurse?

Directions: Read the following poem carefully. On the basis of your reading of the poem, complete the following sentences as briefly as possible. Write your answer against the correct question number.

Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead
Home they brought her warrior dead:
She nor swooned, nor uttered cry:
All her maidens, watching, said,
'She must weep or she will die.'

Then they praised him, soft and low,
Called him worthy to be loved,
Truest friend and noblest foe;
Yet she neither spoke nor moved.

Stole a maiden from her place,
Lightly to the warrior stepped,
Took the face-cloth from the face;
Yet she neither moved nor wept.

Rose a nurse of ninety years,
Set his child upon her knee—
Like summer tempest came her tears—
'Sweet my child, I live for thee.'

                        Alfred Tennyson

  1. The old nurse knew a lot about the working of a mother's heart.

  2. The old nurse knew a lot about the handling of new born babies.

  3. The old nurse had a lot of experience and must have seen such calamities in the past.

  4. The old nurse had a lot of love for the little child.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The 90-year-old nurse's immediate emotional response upon setting the child on her knee and saying 'Sweet my child, I live for thee' shows she has experienced similar tragic losses before. Her tears come instantly when she sees the child, unlike others who tried various methods to make the widow weep.

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