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Question 1

What is the primary theme explored in the text?

Answer 1

The power of nature and humans

Question 2

What does the phrase ‘Paper… could alter things’ suggest?

Answer 2

The transformative potential of paper

Question 3

Complete the phrase: ‘Fine slips … might fly our lives like ______.’

Answer 3

paper kites

Question 4

What does the line ‘Raise a structure / never meant to last’ imply?

Answer 4

The impermanence of human creations

Question 5

In the context of the text, what does ‘turned into your skin’ suggest?

Answer 5

The deep connection between identity and the physical world

Question 6

Identify one way in which the text connects nature and human identity.

Answer 6

Through the metaphor of paper and its ability to shape lives

Question 7

True or False: The text implies that human structures are permanent.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

What is suggested by the imagery of ‘pages smoothed and stroked and turned’?

Answer 8

The care and attention to the written word and its impact