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  It jarred upon him, this habit of his mother's of referring to herself in the third person, as if she were addressing a baby, instead of a young man often who had taken the spelling and dictation prize last term on his head.                               (i) 'It' here refers to whom? (ii) How old is the guy mentioned in the extract? (iii) What does 'jarred upon' mean?

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                  (i) It here refers to the habit of his mother's referring to herself in the third person. (ii) The guy mentioned in the extract is ten years old. (iii) 'Jarred upon' means to have an unpleasant and disturbing effect.