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Photographer Answers

The document contains answers to multiple-choice questions and detailed explanations regarding the narrator's experience with a photographer. It highlights the narrator's feelings of self-deprecation, sensitivity, and pride in his natural appearance while criticizing the photographer's unprofessionalism and insensitivity. The narrator ultimately desires a genuine representation of himself rather than an altered image.

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Photographer Answers

The document contains answers to multiple-choice questions and detailed explanations regarding the narrator's experience with a photographer. It highlights the narrator's feelings of self-deprecation, sensitivity, and pride in his natural appearance while criticizing the photographer's unprofessionalism and insensitivity. The narrator ultimately desires a genuine representation of himself rather than an altered image.

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The Photographer – Complete Answers

MCQ 10

‘It’ refers to the narrator’s face.

MCQ 11

The brutal work refers to the act of retouching the narrator’s photograph.

MCQ 12

Correct sequence: 3 → 1 → 2 → 4.

MCQ 13

Statement 1 is a contradiction of Statement 2.

Section B (i)

The narrator waits for the photographer for an hour because he is busy developing the photograph.
This suggests the photographer is careless and unprofessional.

Section B (ii)

He reads very old magazines. This suggests the photographer is negligent and does not care about
customers.

Section B (iii)

The unwarrantable thing is reading the photographer’s magazines. He feels he has invaded his privacy.

Section B (iv)
The phrase ‘with a face like mine’ shows the narrator’s self■deprecating humour and lack of
confidence.

Section B (v)

The photographer’s scientific pursuits are his absurd methods of altering facial features in photographs.
He does this for the narrator’s photograph.

Section II (i)

He wants to take the narrator’s photograph using the machine. The narrator requested it for a portrait.

Section II (ii)

He remains inside only a second because he is shocked at the narrator’s face. It suggests he is
dramatic and overreacting.

Section II (iii)

The second time he stays longer because he is trying hard to manage the difficult photograph. The
narrator thinks he is praying because he is silent and still.

Section II (iv)

He looks grave because the photograph has turned out badly. He says the narrator’s face is wrong and
needs fixing. The narrator feels offended but submits.

Section II (v)

The photographer seems rude, insensitive, and overcritical because he keeps insulting the narrator’s
appearance.

Section III (i)

He says ‘Stop’ to the photographer, asking him to stop altering his face. He is emotional and indignant.

Section III (ii)


He says he knows his face’s faults, meaning he is aware of his imperfections but accepts them.

Section III (iii)

His voice breaks because he is hurt and emotional, but he continues firmly declaring he loves his face.

Extract IV (iii)

The narrator wants a simple natural photograph showing his real face. It was not as expected because
the photographer kept altering his features.

Extract IV (iv)

He calls his face a humble gift because it is his natural appearance. It shows he is modest and
accepting of himself.

Extract IV (v) Character Sketch

The narrator is humorous, sensitive, and self■respecting. He values individuality and dislikes artificial
changes. He is witty, observant, and proud of his natural identity.

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