Question

Read the following excerpts and answer the questions briefly.

Mrs. Jordan:	No, that'll never do. We want a verse that says how much we loved him and refers to all his good qualities and says what a heavy loss we've had.
Mrs. Slater:	You want a whole poem. That'll cost a good lot.
Mrs. Jordan:	Well, we'll think about it after tea, and then we'll look through his bits of things and make a list of them. There's all the furniture in his room.

1. What does Mrs. Jordan want? (1) 
2. Mrs. Slater does not want a whole poem to be published. Why? (1)
3. "You want a whole poem. That'll cost a good lot." Mention one characteristic trait of Mrs. Slater through this line. (1)
4. Which is more important for these speakers - mourning on. their father's death or distributing his property between them? (1)

Answer 1

1. Mrs. Jordan wants to publish a verse honouring her father's death as his obituary.
2. Mrs. Slater doesn't want the entire poem published because it would cost a lot of money to print it in the newspaper.
3. This line indicates that Mrs. Slater was insensitive and stingy.
4. According to the given extract, the speakers are more interested in acquiring their father's wealth than mourning his 'supposed' death.