Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them:
Jody allowed his thoughts to drift back to the fawn. He could not keep it out of his mind. He had held it, in his dreams,
his arms. He slipped from the table and went to his father’s bedside. Penny lay at rest. His eyes were open and clear, but the pupils were still dark and dilated. I Jody said, “How are you feeling, Pa?”
“Just fine, son. Old Death has gone thieving elsewhere. But wasn’t it a close shave!”
“I agree.”
Penny said, “I’m proud of you, boy, the sway you kept your head and did what was; needed.” s
“Pa-”
“Yes, son.”
“Pa, do you recollect the doe and the; fawn ?”
“I can never forget them. The poor doe saved me, that’s certain.”
“Pa, the fawn may be out there yet. It might be hungry and very scared.”
(1) Which thoughts had a stronghold on Jody’s mind?
(2) What did Pa want to express with s the words ’wasn’t it a close shave?
(3) How did Jody behave when his father was not in good health?
(4) Why could Pa not forget the doe?