(a) What did the surgeons seek from the patient?

(b) In what two ways was the man prepared for the operation.

 

(c) What do the man's words to his eldest son suggest about his state of mind?

(d) (i) What message did the man intend to convey to his wife by putting her hand in his son's.

(ii) What was his wife's reaction?

(e) "Before I could say anything else.... '

(i) What grammatical name is given to this expression as it is used in the passage?

(ii) What is its function in the sentence).

(f) ....the inevitable quiet end".

(i) What figure of speech is used in the expression above?

(ii) What does it mean?

(g) How do you know that the patient survived the operation?

(h) For each of the following words, find another word or phrase which means the same and which can replace it as it is used in the passage. (I) combated; (ii) entreaties; (iii) eventually; (iv) steeled; (v) steer; (vi) gesture.