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S, , an, , 11., , 12., , 13, , 14., , 10., , _ of things"? (His deep religious belief and his humility.), , , , , Why were his flock either in bed or lying unde, sod? (They were afflicted with a fat, many of them were buried under th, , T green, al epidemic or, e green Brass.), Why did another man send for Father Gilligan? wy, , ; Y is, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , the man referred to as ‘poor’? (He sent for the Priest, “St to, , , , receive the last sacrament. Thereby he could 20 to heave, « on ; ), , , , Why did Father Gilligan seek forgiveness from God? What, , , , , justification does he give to God for his errant words?, , , , (It was his God-given duty to look after the, parishioners. So his complaint was a sin against God., It was his tired body, not his spirit that complained.), Why is the time called ‘moth-hour’? (It is the evening, hour during which moths appeared in plenty. The poor, illiterate villagers never possessed a clock or a watch, and they always told the time by the changes which, took place from time to time in nature.), , What is meant by ‘Upon the time of sparrow-chirp”?, (‘Upon the time of sparrow-chirp’ refers to early moming:), What does the line, ‘And rode with little care’, indicate? (He was anxious and concerned about the, sick.He rode recklessly to the houses of the patients, without caring for his own safety.), , Why is the sick man’s wife surprised to see Father, Gilligan? (Her husband had received the last sacrament, from the priest and had passed away happily. But the, priest had come again. So she was surprised.), , Why was the priest overcome with grief at the words, ‘of the widow? (The priest was so heart-broken for, failing in his religious responsibility to provide the last, sacrament to the sick man.), , ‘He knelt him at that word’. Why? (The widow’s, words made Father Gilligan realise that God had, extended his helping-hand to him.), , How did God save Father Gilligan from damnation?, , (God sent one of his angels to the earth to offer the, last sacrament to the dying man.), , ‘He Who hath made the night of stars/ For souls, who tire and bleed’. What do these lines mean?, (God brings ease to the labouring mankind by spreading, night over the earth. God made night for the troubled, humanity to take rest.), , What do you understand about the character of, Father Gilligan from his words ‘Had pity on the least