Poem : What has happened to Lulu

Question 1

Who is the persona in this poem

Answer 1

Lulu’s younger sibling

Question 2

Who is Lulu

Answer 2

the persona’s older sister

Question 3

2 items Lulu leaves behind

Answer 3

1. Old rag-doll

2. A shoe

Question 4

point of view

Answer 4

the first-person point of view

Question 5

signs for the poem that Lulu could’ve run away

Give a reason

Answer 5

open window, missing money box

She had an argument with her mother

Question 6

The mother keeps lying to the persona

would u do the same? Give a reason

Answer 6

I would tell my child the truth

Because he has the right to know

Question 7

describe two possibilities that could have happened to Lulu

Answer 7

1. She ran away in the middle of the night

2. She eloped with her boyfriend

Question 8

How do you think the mother behaved at the news of Lulu’s disappearance
Explain

Answer 8

She paced around the house

Because she is anxious about her daughter’s safety

Question 9

Why does the mother hide the truth from the persona

Answer 9

she wanted to protect the persona from the unpleasantness of the situation

Question 10

engine roar

Answer 10

Lulu drove away

Question 11

What is the persona trying to do

Answer 11

He is trying to seek answers from his mother but she was being secretive

Question 12

voice

Answer 12

argument btw Lulu and her mother

Question 13

what item symbolises innocence

Answer 13

The rag-doll

Question 14

What does the flapping curtain represent

Answer 14

Lulu’s new freedom, her goodbye to her innocence and previous life

Question 15

What happened to the money box

Give a reason to your answer

Answer 15

Lulu took it

She will need the money to buy things

Question 16

the tear-drops fall

Answer 16

cry

Question 17

Why do you think the persona’s mother turns her head

Answer 17

She does not want the persona to see her crying

Question 18

What are the two things the persona’s mother is doing

Answer 18

1. she is crying

2. she is crumpling and throwing the note into the fire

Question 19

Why does the persona’s mother throw the notes on the fire

Answer 19

She does not want the persona to know what his sister has written in it

Question 20

How does she feel about Lulu

Answer 20

She is deeply disappointed with Lulu

Question 21

What does she tell the persona when he asks her about the note

Answer 21

she said it is nothing at all

Question 22

two things that woke the persona up

Answer 22

1. voices

2. engine roar

Question 23

what does mother say when he told him about the things he heard

Answer 23

What he heard was just a dream

Question 24

The persona told his mother that he heard somebody cry in anger or pain
what did she say

Answer 24

He would have heard a gust of rain

Question 25

how does persona mother feel

give evidence

Answer 25

She is confused

‘why do you wander as though, you don’t know what to do?’

Question 26

moral values

Answer 26

1. We must not run away from home

2. We must not do anything irrational and hurt our family members

Question 27

what does old rag-doll represent

Answer 27

Lulu’s innocence

Question 28

What do you think happened to Lulu

Give a reason for your answer

Answer 28

Lulu ran away from her home

She is cheated by someone

Question 29

Why does persona repeat his questions in the last 2 lines

Answer 29

To show his puzzlement

Question 30

gust of rain

Answer 30

somebody crying in pain

Question 31

What has happened to Lulu?
How would you describe his tone
Give two evidences from the poem

Answer 31

1. Curious
   Because he asked a lot of questions and he noticed things were different
2. Sad
   He keeps asking where is Lulu.
   He questions his mother why she is not telling the truth