(a) Has the narrator reached the stage to devote himself only to writing? (b) What was the narrator doing to earn a living?

Question

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

Busy day, I left home early without seeing Lavinia. Understand, I haven’t quite reached the point where I can give my whole time to writing, and being bookkeeper for a lumber company does help with the grocery bills and pay for Lavinia’* fancy shopping.

(a) Has the narrator reached the stage to devote himself only to writing?

(b) What was the narrator doing to earn a living?

(c) Give the opposite of ‘late’.

Answer 1

(a) The narrator has not reached that stage where he could devote himself only to writing.

(b) He was working as a bookkeeper for a lumber company.

(c) early