(a) What was the writer's plan for his son?

(b) Why was the writer dissatisfied with his son's performance?

(c) State two challenges that the writer faced while growing up.

(d) What is the writer's attitude to life?

(e) State two pieces of evidence that suggest that the writer's children were well cared for.

(f) ...no expenses

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

(ii) What is its function?

(g) His lack of push was a weight on my shoulders. What figure of speech is used in the expression above?

(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) scuttled

(ii) ostentatiously 

(iii) reputable

(iv) sprang

(v) well-groomed

(vi) reminiscences