Read the following excerpt from "The Cabuliwallah" and use it to answer questions 10 - 11. Many years passed. It was autumn once again and we had made arrangements for Mini's marriage; it was to take place during the Puja holidays. With the goddess Durga returning to her seasonal home in Mount Kallas, the light of our home was also to depart, leaving our house in shadows. The morning was bright. After the rains, there was a sense of cleanness in the air, and the rays of the sun looked like pure gold, so bright that they radiated even to the sordid brick walls of our Calcutta lanes. Since early dawn, the wedding pipes had been sounding, and at each beat my own heart throbbed. The wailing tune, Bhairavi, seemed to intensify my pain at the approaching separation. My Mini was to be married tonight.

Question

Read the following excerpt from "The Cabuliwallah" and use it to answer questions 10 - 11. Many years passed. It was autumn once again and we had made arrangements for Mini's marriage; it was to take place during the Puja holidays. With the goddess Durga returning to her seasonal home in Mount Kallas, the light of our home was also to depart, leaving our house in shadows. The morning was bright. After the rains, there was a sense of cleanness in the air, and the rays of the sun looked like pure gold, so bright that they radiated even to the sordid brick walls of our Calcutta lanes. Since early dawn, the wedding pipes had been sounding, and at each beat my own heart throbbed. The wailing tune, Bhairavi, seemed to intensify my pain at the approaching separation. My Mini was to be married tonight.

11. Which pieces of evidence best support the mood?(5 points) Which supports the mood and which does not support the mood?
-"After the rains, there was a sense of cleanness in the air"
-"the goddess Durga returning to her seasonal home in Mount Kailas"
-"Since early dawn, the wedding pipes had been sounding, and at each beat my own heart throbbed."
-"the light of our home was also to depart, leaving our house in shadows"
-"The wailing tune, Bhairavi, seemed to intensify my pain at the approaching separation."

Answer 1

The pieces of evidence that best support the mood in the excerpt are:

- "Since early dawn, the wedding pipes had been sounding, and at each beat my own heart throbbed."
- "The wailing tune, Bhairavi, seemed to intensify my pain at the approaching separation."
- "the light of our home was also to depart, leaving our house in shadows"

The piece of evidence that does not support the mood is:

-"After the rains, there was a sense of cleanness in the air" (This particular piece of evidence does not contribute directly to the mood of sadness and impending separation in the excerpt.)