15 Questions
Describe the physical appearance of the old woman in the text.
Short, fat, slightly bent, face with crisscross wrinkles, silver locks, lips moving in prayer.
How is the old woman's age portrayed in the text?
Old, stayed the same age for twenty years, terribly old.
What gesture does the old woman make with her hands as she moves around the house?
One hand resting on her waist to balance her stoop, the other telling the beads of her rosary.
What attire does the old woman usually wear in the passage?
Spotless white clothes.
In what way is the old woman described as beautiful?
Not pretty but always beautiful, like the winter landscape in the mountains.
What did the grandmother do in the morning to get the child ready for school?
She bathed and dressed the child while saying her morning prayer
What did the grandmother hope the child would learn by heart?
Her morning prayer
What objects did the grandmother prepare for the child for school?
Wooden slate, yellow chalk, earthen ink pot
Why did the child listen to the grandmother's morning prayer?
Because the child loved her voice
Did the child bother to learn the grandmother's morning prayer?
No
Why did the grandmother recite her morning prayer in a monotonous sing-song?
To help the child learn it by heart
What did the grandmother prepare for the child for school every morning?
Wooden slate, yellow chalk, earthen ink pot
Did the child bother to learn the grandmother's morning prayer?
No
How did the grandmother hope the child would engage with her morning prayer?
By memorizing it
What routine did the grandmother and the child have every morning?
The grandmother woke the child up, bathed and dressed the child, and recited her morning prayer.
Study Notes
Physical Appearance of the Old Woman
- The old woman's physical appearance is not explicitly described in the text.
Portrayal of the Old Woman's Age
- The old woman's age is portrayed as advanced, but the exact age is not specified.
Gestures and Movements
- The old woman makes a gesture of moving her hands as she moves around the house, but the exact nature of this gesture is not described.
Attire
- The old woman usually wears a specific attire, but it is not described in the text.
Beauty
- The old woman is described as beautiful in a way that is not explicitly stated.
Morning Routine
- The grandmother helps the child get ready for school in the morning.
- The grandmother hopes the child will learn her morning prayer by heart.
- The grandmother prepares specific objects for the child to take to school every morning.
- The child listens to the grandmother's morning prayer because it is part of their daily routine.
- The child does not bother to learn the grandmother's morning prayer.
- The grandmother recites her morning prayer in a monotonous sing-song tone.
- The grandmother prepares food for the child to take to school every morning.
- The child does not bother to learn the grandmother's morning prayer.
- The grandmother hopes the child will engage with her morning prayer by learning it by heart.
- The grandmother and the child have a daily morning routine that involves the grandmother's prayer, preparation of objects, and getting the child ready for school.
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