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ENGLISH ELEVEN POETRY: "DAVID" TEST Page Two

28. What is ironic (given the robin incident) about David's remarking, "I'd do it for you" ? (5 marks)

29. Why did the narrator feel that he had to lie about the circumstances of David's death when he got back to camp? (5 marks)
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