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  Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.                    (1 x3 = 3) "Beholding the wooden arch of this building, the old man was filled with the joy that the pilgrim feels when  he first sees the goal of his journey." (a) Which 'building' is being referred to here? (b) Who is the 'old man'? (c) Why did he go to the building?

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    (a) The building of the post-office is being referred to here. (b) The old man is coachman Ali. (c) He went to the post-office in the hope of getting a letter from his daughter Miriam.