Q. 1 - His imagination
Q. 2 - Because it was the only means of escape and the only way he could stay alive
Q. 3 - A safe haven, a means of being on his own, not harassed by his guardian; and a cathedral, a church, a place to worship Shredni Vashtar
Q. 4 - Large mansion with a small bare garden and old shed. England in the 1900s.
Q. 5 - Because she had to put her head into the cage to see what was inside
Q. 6 - She also does not know what a boy’s needs are, and she is caught up in the rules and restrictions of her time, and could not be flexible in any way
He wants the ferret to kill his cousin
He chants a hymn in which he mentions ‘red thoughts’ , thoughts about blood, e.g. killing
Earlier, in section 6, he does the exact opposite of that Mrs De Ropp expects him to do. She treats him to buttered toast, and he declines. In the final section, he simply takes the toast and eats it without permission. Secondly, the maid thinks he might be really upset if she tells him of the woman’s death, but he isn’t in the least
Survival
When the ferret leaves the shed, blood around its jaw
The woman probably put her head into the hutch as she could not clearly see what was inside, because of her short-sightedness. The ferret attacked her and bit her to death
The maid screaming, probably at the sight of the dead woman, the calls from the kitchen what was the matter, the running towards the shed, the calling for help, the crying, and the carrying of the woman inside (heavy burden)
Mrs De Ropp and Conradin
Mrs De Ropp is the antagonist, because her only goal in life is to make the boy’s life miserable. The boy is the protagonist, he uses the ferret to solve his problems (discussed w. 45/2020 – changed: the ferret = protagonist -> the boy = protagonist)