Question Stop and Think 1.1
What brought Captain Hagberd to Colebrook?
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Connect the reported sighting with Hagberd's hope.
Answer
He moved there after hearing that Harry might be nearby.
CLASS 12 · KALIEDOSCOPE · CHAPTER 4
Tomorrow
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Question Stop and Think 1.2
Why did the people of Colebrook not have a favourable opinion of Captain Hagberd?
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Connect his repeated search and waiting with the townspeople's judgement.
Answer
They viewed his endless search and certainty that Harry would return as an odd obsession.
Question Stop and Think 3.1
What were Bessie's reactions to old Hagberd's ravings?
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Mention both her patience and occasional irritation.
Answer
She generally listens and encourages him, though his ravings sometimes tire and irritate her.
Question Stop and Think 3.2
What sort of a person was Mr Carvil?
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Describe his dependence and how it burdens Bessie.
Answer
He is blind and demanding, relying on Bessie for nearly everything.
Question Stop and Think 2.1
What sort of a seaman had Captain Hagberd been?
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Name his coastal work and his dislike of the sea.
Answer
He was a coastal sailor who stayed near land and disliked the sea.
Question Stop and Think 2.2
What did Captain Hagberd constantly hint at that made Bessie blush?
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State the marriage he imagines for Harry and Bessie.
Answer
He hints that Bessie will marry Harry and live with him in the prepared home.
Question Stop and Think 2.1
What was the point of similarity between Captain Hagberd and old Mr Carvil?
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Compare Hagberd's emotional dependence and Carvil's physical dependence.
Answer
Both depend on Bessie and burden her, one emotionally and the other physically.
Question Stop and Think 2.2
Why did Bessie sometimes show signs of irritation and disgust?
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Connect her exhaustion with the repeated, unrealistic promise.
Answer
Her father's demands exhaust her, and Hagberd's endless hope can feel painful and frustrating.
Question Stop and Think 3.1
Who was the stranger who met Captain Hagberd, and what was the Captain's reaction?
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Identify Harry and explain the force of his father's delusion.
Answer
It was Harry, but his father rejected him as an impostor because he expected Harry tomorrow.
Question Stop and Think 3.2
What did young Hagberd think his father meant when he said Harry would come home 'tomorrow'?
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Explain Harry's suspicion and his failure to understand the delusion.
Answer
He suspects a fraud and does not yet realise that 'tomorrow' is his father's long-held delusion.
Question Stop and Think 3.3
What reasons did Bessie give for encouraging old Hagberd in his hopes?
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State that she protects the hope that comforts him.
Answer
She believes it is kinder to let him keep the hope that supports him.
Question Stop and Think 4.1
What makes Bessie convinced that the young man is indeed Harry?
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Use his resemblance and personal memories as evidence.
Answer
He resembles Captain Hagberd and remembers private details about his family.
Question Stop and Think 4.2
What kind of life had Harry lived after he left home?
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Describe his unsettled travels and love of freedom.
Answer
He has wandered and worked in many places, preferring freedom to a settled home.
Question Stop and Think 5.1
What does Bessie tell Harry about his father's plans for him?
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Name the prepared home and expected marriage.
Answer
His father prepared a home and expects him to marry Bessie and settle down.
Question Stop and Think 5.2
What did Captain Hagberd call out to Bessie from the window?
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Mention his rejection of the stranger and his promise about tomorrow.
Answer
He calls the stranger a vagabond and says the real Harry will come tomorrow and marry her.
Question Understanding the Text 1
What consistency can be found in the old man's madness?
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Identify the unchanging belief behind his shifting explanations.
Answer
He always believes Harry will return tomorrow, whatever evidence he sees.
Question Understanding the Text 2
How does Captain Hagberd prepare for Harry's homecoming?
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List the house, supplies, advertisements, and waiting.
Answer
He prepares a furnished home, saves supplies and money, advertises, and waits for Harry.
Question Understanding the Text 3
How did Bessie begin to share Hagberd's insanity regarding his son?
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Question Understanding the Text 4
What were Harry's reasons for coming to meet old Hagberd?
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Include the wish to see his father and his need for help.
Answer
He comes to see his father after hearing he is searching for him, and he is also in need of money.
Question Understanding the Text 5
Why does Harry's return prove to be a disappointment for Bessie?
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Contrast the hoped-for husband with the restless man who leaves.
Answer
She hoped Harry would stay and marry her, but he remains restless and leaves her behind.
Question Talking about the Text 1
Discuss the idea: 'Every mental state, even madness, has its equilibrium based upon self-esteem. Its disturbance causes unhappiness.'
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Explain how Hagberd's belief gives comfort and how reality disturbs it.
Answer
His belief gives him purpose and comfort; when reality challenges it, he becomes frightened and angry.
Question Talking about the Text 2
How are Joyce's 'Eveline' and Conrad's 'Tomorrow' thematically similar?
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Compare the characters' hopes, fears, and choices about change.
Answer
Both stories show people caught between hope and fear of change, making it difficult to build a better future.
Question Appreciation 1
How does the author unfold the story of Captain Hagberd's past?
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Name the scattered clues and explain how they build the backstory.
Answer
The past emerges through dialogue, memories, and clues, allowing readers to piece it together gradually.
Question Appreciation 2
Where do you find streaks of insanity in people other than Hagberd, and what do they suggest?
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Use Carvil, Harry, and Bessie's situation as examples, without calling them all clinically ill.
Answer
Carvil's cruelty, Harry's selfishness, and Bessie's trapped hope show how damaging the characters' lives have become.
Question Language Work A: Allusion
Give one or two other allusions from the story and briefly explain the comparisons.
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Name a familiar figure and explain what the comparison highlights.
Answer
Hagberd's beard recalls Father Christmas; Carvil sitting 'regally' suggests a selfish king.
Question Language Work B: Pronunciation
Complete the verb-noun pairs and mark the primary stress: present, examine, produce/production, calculate, distribute/distribution, specialise.
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Capital letters show the primary stressed syllable.
Answer
pre-SENT/PRE-sent; ex-AM-ine/exami-NA-tion; pro-DUCE/pro-DUC-tion; CAL-cu-late/cal-cu-LA-tion; dis-TRIB-ute/dis-tri-BU-tion; SPE-cial-ise/speciali-SA-tion.