Question 1
Please read the story called “The River Maiden” that you can access at
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015051184854?urlappend=%3Bseq=62 and then answer the
questions that follow.
1.1 Before answering questions on the story, it is important that you have a good understanding
of the text. To this end, you should look up any words that you do not understand completely.
Explain the meaning of each of the following words as they are used in context (that is, as they
are used in this passage): foundling; twine; coils; immortality; maid; mezmerized; pined; peered