Read the passage carefully and answer the questions:
In the midst of the July 1966 hunger strike I had my second visit from my wife. It was almost exactly two years after the first visit, and it nearly did not happen at all. Winnie had been under constant harassment since her first visit in 1964.Her sisters and brother were persecuted by the police, and the authorities attempted to forbid anyone in her family from living with her. Some of this I learned at the time, much of it I found out later. Some of the nastiest items were known to me because when I would return from the quarry, I often would find neatly cut clippings about Winnie that had been anonymously placed on my bed by the warders.
In small and spiteful ways, the authorities did their best to make Winnie's journeys as unpleasant as possible. For the previous two years, her visits had been stymied by local magistrates and by the repeated bannings that prevented her from travelling. I had recently heard through counsel that Winnie had been informed by the police that she could visit me only if she carried a pass. Winnie, who had been protesting the government's policy regarding women's passes since the 1950s, rightly refused to carry the hated document. The authorities were clearly attempting to humiliate her and me. But I thought it was more important that we see each other than to resist the petty machinations of the authorities, and Winnie consented to carry a pass. I missed her enormously and needed the reassurance of seeing her, and we also had vital family matters to discuss.
The regulations governing each of Winnie's visits were long and complicated. She was barred from taking a train or car and had to fly, making the trip much more expensive. She was required to take the shortest route from the airport to Caledon Square, the Cape Town police station, where she was required to sign various documents. She had to report to the same station on the way back and sign more documents.
From the passage, it may be concluded that the emotions that narrator felt for Winnie are:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Love, compassion and concern
The narrator says he "missed her enormously" and needed the reassurance of seeing her, which shows love. He feels for her suffering under the police harassment and the spiteful rules, which shows compassion (sympathy for someone's suffering). He worries about her family and her hard journeys, which shows concern.
Example: The nurse treated every patient with compassion.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: Annoyance, shame and irritation — Incorrect. Contradicted: the narrator's anger is aimed at the authorities, not at Winnie, and he never feels ashamed of her.
Option 3: Admiration, envy and rage — Incorrect. Only partly true: he admires her, but he does not envy her (want what she has) or feel rage towards her.
Example: He looked with envy at his friend's new bicycle.
Option 4: Prejudice, anger and love — Incorrect. Not mentioned: Prejudice is an unfair opinion formed without reason, and he shows no prejudice or anger towards his wife.
Example: The judge must decide the case without prejudice.