ny e Read for meaning On your own, answer these questions based on the article on the previous page. 1 Explain the pun in the sub-heading "Climbing trees still gives Helen Walne a high". 2 Comment on the effectiveness of the simile "feeding chips into her mouth like a gambler feeding a slot machine" in paragraph 1. 3 Why, in your opinion, did the writer's eyes widen when her niece said she was just like her? 4 "... with other barefoot girls." What does the image of them being barefoot imply about: their childhood a b her friends? 5 Discuss the metaphor "our feet encased in clogs of mud" in paragraph 7. 6 Things became "murky" in her teens. a Why? b How was she similar to her friends? 7 Did her parents understand that she was a tomboy? Substantiate your answer by quoting from the text. 8 Quote one word from paragraph 10 that proves that Helen Walne is the the same as an adult as she was when she was a child.10 what is the writer implying about the woman by describing her as a "woman with frosted lipstick"?11 explain how the writer has juxtaposed her "bed-headed"hair with the "perfectly bobbed hair"of the woman in the car.12"...we wrestled like crazed tomcats"the writer ends her article by cleverly linking words used at the beginning of her article with words used at the end.find and quote the words "crazed"and "tomcats"link with and explain how they are linked .13 discuss wether you think the alliteration used at the very end of the articleis effective or not.
