The ballad of father gilligan poem questions and answers

Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow. Father Gilligan was overworked and extremely tired as he kept attending to the sick and dying among his parishioners. He was offering them spiritual comfort day and night. One night he fell asleep on a chair. God sent his angel down to help his most beloved servant of the people. The Ballad of Father Gilligan The old priest Peter Gilligan Was weary night and day, For half his flock were in their beds, Or under green sods lay. Once while he nodded on a chair, At the moth-hour of eve, Another poor man sent for him, And he began to grieve. "I have no rest, nor joy, nor peace, For people die and die;" And after cried he, "God forgive! My body spake, not I!" And then, half-lying on the chair, He knelt, prayed, fell asleep; And the moth-hour went from the fields, And stars began to peep. They slowly into millions grew, And leaves shook in the wind; And God covered the world with shade, And whispered to mankind. Upon the time of sparrow chirp When the moths came once more, The old priest Peter Gilligan Stood upright on the floor. "Mavrone, Mavrone! The man has died, While I slept on the chair," He roused his horse out of its sleep And rode with little care. He rode now as he never rode, By rocky lane and fen; The sick man’s wife opened the door: "Father! You come again!" "And is the poor man dead?" he cried. "He died an hour ago." The old priest Peter Gilligan In grief swayed to and fro. "When you were gone he turned and died, As merry as a bird." The old priest Peter Gilligan He knelt him at that word. "He who hath made the night of stars For souls who tire and bleed, Sent one of His great angles down To help me in my need. He who wrapped in purple robes, With planets in His care, Had pity on the least of things Asleep upon a chair." W.B.Yeats Q.1. Why did Father Gilligan cry "my body spake, not I"? Q.2. "The moth-hour of eve", "the moth hour went" and "the moths came once more" establish a link. They suggest— (a) the movement of moths. (b) the passage of time. (c) the actions of Father Gilligan. Q.3. Why did the poet say that the priest "rode with little care"? Does it mean that the old priest, Peter Gilligan, had no care for the safety of the horse and people on the way? What did he not care about? Q.4. How did the priest feel when he heard that the sick man was dead? (Choose the correct option.) (a) He was frustrated and amazed. (b) He was ashamed and annoyed. (c) He was full of grief and self-condemnation. Q.5. Why did Father Gilligan kneel down when he heard the sick man’s wife say "When you were gone..."? Q.6. How did God help when "the least of things" was in need?