CHINESE CINDRELLA

1) UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

ADELINE’S FEELINGS BEFORE SHE

EVIDENCE
MEETS HER FATHER

 Her first reaction on hearing that he wants

to see her.
She is overwhelmed.
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She suggests her father’s room is somewhere 1 The Holy of Holies.

uniquely special, a place to be revered, an inner 2 A place to which I had never been
sanctum to which few, if any, are admitted. invited.
3.

Her feelings on entering her father’s room. 1 She knocks timidly.

2
3
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ADELINE’S FEELINGS AS SHE MEETS HER

EVIDENCE
FATHER

He is commanding, as indicated by the repetition

1 Use of exclamation marks
and use of
2 He orders her to ‘Sit down!’ and repeats it.
Exclamation.
3

He is reassuring. 1
2
3

Their relationship lacks warmth and closeness. 1

2
3

He appears to be relaxed and at ease, in contrast

to her tension.
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She is desperate to please her father and her

reaction to his
pleasure is overwhelming.

She emphasizes her shyness.

She emphasizes that she is wary of him.