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1. 1.

   Tick the things the old lady ought not to do:

   1. Clean the walls
   2. Write on the walls
   3. Put the milk carton back in the fridge
   4. Leave the milk carton out
   5. Eat the cooked food
   6. Throw tantrums for eating food
   7. Watch TV the whole day
   8. Selectively watch the TV
2. 2.

   State whether the following statements are true T or false F:

   1. The old lady has more than one child.
   2. She wishes to write on the walls to disfigure it.
   3. Seeing the stuffed toilets, the children will shout in joy.
   4. The old lady will fuss about the food like her children did.
   5. Her kids love her, though she is troublesome.
3. 3.

   Why does the old lady wish to live with each of her children?
4. 4.

   Did the narrator enjoy all the troubles given by her children when they were young? Quote the line which says so.
5. 5.

   Why does the narrator say she will run 'if I'm able'?
6. 6.

   What are the various ways in which the narrator's children had troubled her?