CLASS 10
AMANDA
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Question
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She will roam about in the streets.
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She will tease everyone in the streets.
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She will not complete her homework.
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All of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -7. If Amanda is an orphan, what will she do? Answer: She will roam about in the streets. 8.
Detailed explanation-2: -She even goes on to imagine if she were an orphan. In that case, she would roam about the street in silence and freedom. She also wishes to be Rapunzel though she would not let her hair down for anybody to climb up.
Detailed explanation-3: -She says so because she wants to be alone. She wants to roam around in the street alone and pattern dust with her bare feet. She finds silence ‘golden’ and freedom ‘sweet’. It is for this reason that she calls herself an orphan.
Detailed explanation-4: -The girl, i.e. Amanda, yearns for freedom and solitude. Her parents are always telling her how to behave and what to do, in order to groom her well. However, Amanda perceives their scolding as restrictions on her freedom. The poem tells us that Amanda is a young, restless girl with a vivid imagination.
Detailed explanation-5: -Amanda is fed up with her mother’s constant nagging and being told what to do. Hence, she imagines herself to be an orphan with no parental figure to control her.