QUESTION 4: HER THREE DAYS Read the extract from the short story below and answer all the questions. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer NOTE: Answer all the questions set on the extract. EXTRACT D She raised her haggard face, and her far-away look ranged beyond the muddle of roofs. some tiled, others of thatch or galvanized -iron; the wide fronds of the twin coconut-palms were swaying slowly in the breeze, and in the mind she could hear their faint rustling. Noumbe was thinking of her three days'. Three days for her alone when she would have have Mustapha! I he thought comforted ner. She naq neart trouble and suit reit some pain. but she had been dosing herself for the past two days, taking more medicine than was prescribed. It was a nice syrup that just slipped down, and she felt the beneficial effects at once. She blinked her eyes like two worn buttonholes, with lashes that were like frayed thread in the clusters of fives and threes; the whites were like the colour of old ivory. What's the matter, Noumbe? "asked Aida, her next-door neighbour, who was sitting at the door of her mom "Nothing", she answered, and went on cutting the slice of raw meat helped by her younge daughter. Ah, it's your three days", exclaimed Aida, whose words held meaning that she could not elaborate on while the little girl was present. She went on: "You're looking fine enough to prevent a holy man from saying his prayers properly" 4.1 Explain why Noumbe is not feeling well. (3) 4.2 QUOTE a single word from the extract with the same meaning as 'worn out' to prove that she was not feeling well. (1) 4.3 Choose TWO correct answers. Write only the number and the correct letter. The thought of having her husband to herself for three days made Noumbe feel... ht reserved Please turn over