CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: On Sundays, Kezia’s father did not go for work. He would relax in the afternoon. He would stretch out on the sofa in their drawing-room, put handkerchief on his face, feet on the best cushion and sleep snoring soundly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Whenever Kezia was sent by her grandmother to talk to her parents on Sunday afternoons, she always found her mother reading and her father stretched out on the sofa, sleeping soundly and snoring. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -On Sundays, he would take rest. He would enjoy sound sleep on the sofa. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-4: -Kezia’s grandmother knew that she was afraid of her father and she felt that if she spoke to him more often, she would get rid of that fear. So, every Sunday afternoon she used to send her to the drawing-room to have a nice talk with her father.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kezia’s father was a hard-working but short-tempered man. He was a strict disciplinarian too. When Kezia’s mother was hospitalized, she was alone in her room. Her father comforted her when she was afraid.