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English Form 4 Answers
(c) ‘Boldly they rode and well’ in stanza 3, line 6. grandmother fill the wine cups or burn the gold paper in
(d) In my opinion, war cannot solve problems. Instead front of the altar.
it causes strife and hardship among innocent This story shows us the change in values of the
people. three generations of people. It shows how they have
33. Tanjong Rhu learnt to respect and live in a harmonious existence
The story, Tanjong Rhu, presents to us three with one another.
generations of people with different values. Mr Li is Leaving
a rich businessman. He has an elderly mother who The story, Leaving, is about a Tanzanian family of
is very traditional and conservative in her ways. She a single mother with five children. After the three elder
came from a big family and as years go by, she is children have settled down, mother puts her hopes on
continuously persistent in following the traditional rituals Aloo and the narrator. Even though mother wants them
and ancestor worship. She keeps an altar room where to have a good future and education, she prefers them
she prays and worship her ancestors without fail every to stay close to home. She is a very traditional person
morning. who believes that children should not leave the family
Mr Li on the other hand, is very modern in his and home. She is not willing to let Aloo leave to study
approach to work, family and life in general. He is a overseas. She is afraid that Aloo will not come back to
typical Singaporean businessman of his generation who her.
works hard to create an impression that his wealth is
not earned but inherited. Mother, however, changed after the school officer
Mr Li’s daughter, Ying, is English-educated and explains the situation to her. She finally let go of her son
does not believe in Chinese traditions. Despite of that in the believe that he will have a good future. She has
she loves her grandmother very much. She helps her accepted that she needs to change and that change is
inevitable if it is for a good cause.

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