Chinese Cinderella

Question 1

Relentlessly

Answer 1

Negative connotations implies she’s not looking forward to term ending time is passing too quickly unusual as students normally want time to end the adverb implies time went really quickly she feels stuck

Question 2

Back of my mind like a persistent toothache

Answer 2

Simile thought of leaving school is painful to her and per system phrase doesn’t want to talk to friends about her feelings trying to repress them push them to the back of her mind

Question 3

Possible typhoon

Answer 3

Negative tone symbol foreshadowing upheaval and change in Adaline‘s life represents how she feel. Nothing positive will come after leaving school like nothing is positive about a typhoon.

Question 4

Wondering who had died this time?

Answer 4

Implies how she only goes home for bad reasons phrase sees her family rarely and only in serious/important circumstances

Question 5

What had I done wrong

Answer 5

Phrase worried about punishment doesn’t occur to her that it could be positive. Shows lack of positive relationship with her father.

Question 6

Timidly , I knocked on the door

Answer 6

Fronted adverbial shows how she’s frightened/intimidated by her father

Question 7

Quite pleased to tell him you are my daughter

Answer 7

He’s boasting and taking credit for it. It’s ironic as he’s boasting about her as if he knows her well when he doesn’t.

Question 8

I only had to stretch my hand out to reach the stars

Answer 8

Hyperbolic metaphor on top of the world joy makes her feel like she can achieve anything now she has her father’s approval

Question 9

Thank you very, very much

Answer 9

Repetition of intense by shows her gratitude freedom to and implicitly also escape her father’s control