“I’m going to tell you something, Mrs. Saunders,” he said,
“something that you won’t believe.” He put his hands on top
of the fence and peered at her intently through his thick
spectacles. “You have, this evening, cut a basketful of roses.
You have with a sharp pair of scissors cut through the stems of
living things and each rose that you cut screamed in the most
terrible way. Did you know that, Mrs. Saunders?”
“No,” she said. “I certainly didn’t know that.”
“It happens to be true,” he said. He was breathing rather
rapidly, but he was trying to control his excitement. “I heard
them shrieking. Each time you cut one, I heard the cry of pain.”
(a) What was meant by living things in line 6?[1 mark]
(b) Which object gave out a cry of pain?[1 mark]
(c) How did Klausner feel while talking to Mrs. Saunders?[1 mark]
(d) Based on the story, did Mrs. Saunders believe in what Klausner had said?
Why? [2 marks]
