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Abou Ben Adhem - Evergreen Workbook Answers

(i) Abou Ben Adhem was a noble, selfless, and virtuous person. He was one of those people, who always thought of the good of others. He also had a helpful nature.

(ii) This line means that the people, which are like Abour Ben Adhem, meaning which have a humble, helpful, selfless, noble, virtuous, and peace-loving nature, should increase in number.

(iii) While having a peaceful sleep in his room, Abou discovered that there was an angel in the moonlight. The angel was writing something in a golden book.

(iv) The poetic device used in the fourth line is Simile. It is used to describe the beauty, and the appearance of the angel, that appeared in front of Abou.

(v)  Abou was quite shocked when he came to know that his name was not amongst those who love God. Despite this, About was not depressed, or disappointed.


PASSAGE-2

(i) In the angel's presence, Abou became bold. What made him bold was the fact that he knew that he had never comitted a sin, and was peace loving, so there is nothing he should be afraid of.

(ii) Abou wanted to know that whether, or not, his name was written in the list, of the people who loved God, given in the golden book of the angel.

(iii) The angel was very bright, and looked as beautiful as a lily in bloom. The angel appeared in front of the moonlight, which made him even more bright. He looked at Abou in a calm, soothing mood.

(iv) He was writing the names of the people who loved God, and Abou's name was not in this category. He was making a sort of list, of these type of people.

(v) Since Abou never comitted a sin, and never thought about the loss of someone, there was no way that he did not loved God, he thought. That is why, he insisted the angel to write his name as well.


PASSAGE-3

(i) Abou founded the angel writing a list of people who love God, in a golden book. The angel was very beautiful, and had a calm, soothing face, while he did his work.

(ii) The angel was making a list of names, which belonged to the people, who loved God by all their hearts. The angel also wrote Abou's name, when he insisted him.

(iii) No, not at all, the angel's answer depressed Abou. Abou simply asked the angel, in a peaceful, and calm voice, to also write his name, on the list.

(iv) Abou asked the angel to write his name as well, on the list of people who loved God, since he believed that he also loved God by all his heart.

(v) The thing that suprised Abou was that, his name topped the list of people who had the blessing of God. By this poem, the poet tells us that, caring for others, and helping them selflessly, is the best form of love, that we can give to God.

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