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1. 1.

   Tick the correct options.

   1. The tiger would be the master of abondoned cities and lost civilizations because ____________
      1. they would be covered with vines.
      2. they would be in complete ruin.
      3. there would be no humans for competition.
      4. there would be nobody or nothing else there.
   2. The tiger says that the hunters would not see him because he would be ____________
      1. far away from them.
      2. sleeping.
      3. hidden in the shadows.
      4. in a secret den.
   3. 'Strawberry-coloured' light refers to the colour of the ____________
      1. fireflies.
      2. sun.
      3. evening sky.
      4. trees' shadows.
2. 2.

   And the night sky a blackboard smudged with stars

   1. How is the night sky like a blackboard?
   2. What are the stars compared to?
3. 3.

   And leap among the vine-covered ruins

   1. Where are the runis?
   2. Why are they covered in vines?
4. 4.

   I'd hum quiet tiger-tunes to which the fireflies would dance

   1. What are tiger-tunes?
   2. When would the fireflies dance to these tunes?
5. 5.

   I'd watch the red, bubbling sun

   1. Who is 'I'?
   2. When is the sun red and bubbling?
6. 6.

   What is the poem about?