Multiple choice

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

PassageThe drama of birth passed, the midwife grew restless. She became conscious of the outer world. There were high excited voices, wagons clattered over stones, She turned to the window. Neighbours with carts piled high with household possessions hurried by. They called out to her. For a moment the woman hesitated. She looked at the mother on the bed with the infant in her arms, the excitement of the outside world seized her. Quickly she left the room. The small boy knelt as his mother's bedside, his little face against hers. Softly he kissed the pale cheek. The boy's heart had become a man's. He tried by touch and look to speak his love, his admiration. His mother smiled at him as she soothed the baby, glad to be free from pain. But presently the noise of the departing townspeople reached her ears. She stirred uneasily and fear crept into her eyes. Passionately she held her little one to her.

The boy loved her mother dearly. Which actions of his showed this fact?

  1. He knelt at his mother's bedside.

  2. His heart had became a man's.

  3. His mother smiled at him.

  4. He kissed her pale cheek.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The passage explicitly states 'Softly he kissed the pale cheek' as an action showing the boy's love for his mother. This direct physical expression of affection is what demonstrates his love. Option A mentions kneeling but not the loving action. Option B is metaphorical language about emotional maturity, not a loving action. Option C describes the mother's reaction, not the boy's action.

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