Available Answers

1. 1.

   Where was the old man going?

2. 2.

   How has the chasm been described?

3. 3.

   What did the old man do after crossing the chasm?

4. 4.

   Why did the fellow pilgrim ask the old man the reason for building the bridge?

5. 5.

   Why did the old man build the bridge?

6. 6.

   Find two instances in the poem which tell you about the unselfish nature of the old man.