D 1 : The Dear Departed (by Stanley Houghton)

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Q. What are the three things Mr. Merry Weather planned to do on Monday?

A. Mr Merry Weather, after getting a shock from his family, decided that on Monday, he would go to the lawyer and after his will, pay his insurance premium, and get married to Mrs Shorrocks at St. Philips Church.
Q. What change does Grandpa make in his will? What effect does it have on his daughters?

A. Grandpa Abel decides to change his will and gives all his fortune to the person he'll be living with when he dies. Thus both his daughters now try to persuade him to live with them and pretends to be the most caring daughter the world has seen, while in reality none of them ever wanted to keep Grandpa with them.


 Q. RTC

" Oh Grandpa! I 'm so glad you're not dead.
Mrs Slater: (in a vindictive whisper) Hold your tongue, Victoria."

 i) Why is Vicky delighted to see her Grandfather?

A.i) Victoria being the only person in the family who actually loves Grandfather is delighted to see him alive.

ii) Why does Mrs Slater ask Victoria to hold her tongue?

A.ii) Mrs Slater doesn't want Victoria to spill the beans that they believed that Abel had died. Thus to prevent a potentially catastrophic situation for her, she asks Victoria to keep quiet. 

iii) Why does she speak in a whisper?

A.iii) Mrs Slater does not want to arouse Abel's attention towards Victoria. Therefore she silences Victoria in a whisper.
Q. VBQ (Value Based Question)

What light does the discussion on the obituary announcement in the papers reflect on the Jordans and the Slaters. Critically evaluate.

A. The discussion on the obituary portrays the audacious and uncaring attitude of  Mrs Slater and the Jordans towards Abel. Henry being more human than others that they have to publish an announcement in the newspapers.  He even suggests the use of poetry, but Mrs Jordan, compelled by her pompous nature, suggests to put 'Never Forgotten'. Mrs Slater instead proposes to use another "tagline" only to show off their fake grief. Ben, being the rudest, openly criticizes the tagline as it praised Abel. Ben had the audacity to disagree that Abel was 'a loving husband, a kind father and a faithful friend. It shows his utter disagreed towards his very own father in law.

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