Practices with Suggested Answer (SA)

1.How do you think the persona probably looks when he talks of his
father?Choose two word from the list given-sullen,bored,,serious,proud.
SA: Proud and serious.

2.Why does the persona use the phrase 'dead of night' to refer to the
father being considered brave?
SA: Because the father is not afraid of the darkness.

3.How would a person who does not enjoy late-night horror movies react
to horror scenes?
SA: frighten, scared

4.Describe the father's reaction to show that he enjoys horror scenes

shown over the television.
SA: The persona's father is not afraid to watch horror movies.The
scenes of skeletons do not scare him or put him off watching them.

5.Name the object mentioned by the persona that most people are afraid
of.
SA: The object mentioned by the persona that most people are afraid of
is ghost.

6.What does the persona say his father will do?

SA: The persona says his father is not afraid of ghosts and would even
smile and acknowledge him.

7.What does the persona says his father will do if he sees something
which other fathers are scare of?
SA: The persona's father would even smile and acknowledge if he sees
something that scare off.

8.If the persona's father is not afraid of ghoulish figures,what will he do if

one of those appears at his door?
SA: The persona's father will not be intimidated if one of them appears at
his door.

9.Why do you think the persona's father is always ready to prove to his
son that he is brave?
SA: Brave as father can be and always keen to show it.

10.How does the persona feels about his father and his fear to spider?
SA: He is confused / puzzled.

11. In Stanza 1,which expression shows the persona's pride in his

father?
SA: I'll rate him Number 1.

12. What does the persona's father enjoy doing at night?

SA: The persona's father enjoy watching horror movies at night on the
television.

13.What literary device is used for the line 'And is he afraid of

skeletons'?
SA: Rhetorical question.

14. The persona compares his father with other fathers.What is the
comparison?How does the persona feel about it?
SA: Comparison: The persona's father is not scared of the things that
scare most dads. The persona is proud of
his father.

15. How does the persona show confidence in his father in the event his
father sees a ghost?
SA: The persona's father is not scared and would smile and greet to the
ghost.

16. Explain the character trait portrayed bye the persona's father.
SA: Not scared of ghost.
17. List the ghoulish figures as mentioned by the persona.
SA: Vampire,Wolf-man and Frankenstein monster.

18. What moral value have you learned from the poem?Would you
recommend the poem to a friend?Give a reason for this.
SA: Yes.Because we could get some good examples for our lives.

19. What does the expression 'dead of night' normally imply?Why do you
think the persona uses this expression.
SA: The dead of night shows the spirit of the father towards the
darkness and his braveness.

20. What does the word 'skeletons' bring to mind?Why does the persona
mention this?
SA: The skeletons is a scary figures who only has bones and no
flesh.Because the skeletons has a scared-looking.

21. According to the persona,what would his father do if he meets

someone or something that challenges his pride or abilities.
SA: The persona's father is doing his best to challenged it to uphold his
reputation and pride.

22. Parents should set good examples for their children.Do you agree
with this?Do you think the persona's father sets good examples of
behaviour for the persona?If so,how does he do this?Give one
examples.
SA: Parents are the leader in the family.He make everything for the
happiness.

23. In Stanza 5,what does the line 'And he's always ready to prove it'
imply about the parent-child relationship?
SA: Father knows now highly the child think of him so he will do anything
to leave up to that standard.

24.What are the 'things' that the persona feels 'Scare most dads the
most' but not his dad?
SA: The 'thing' is ghost.
25: What does 'hero worship' means?How is this portrayed in the poem?
SA; The person you admire for the braveness of the father.

26: The persona's father or hero has a weakness.What is the

weakness?How and why do you think the persona feels?Why should he
feel this way?
SA: i)Weakness:Scared of spiders.
ii)Feeling:Weird because his father is not afraid of ghosts figures but
scared of spiders.