Read the following poem and answer the questions that follows:
Are You There?
My father and I shove back the furniture
to the four walls of the sitting room
then lie on the carpet wearing blindfolds,
his left hand holding my left hand
Are you there, Moriarty? he enquires, before tightening (I imagine) the grip on his rolled-up copy of yesterday’s Times. There is only one possible answer to that.
I give it while rolling away to the side but still clasping his hand, still in range, and sure enough he manages a direct hit. Now it is my turn, but the moment I lift my weapon I realise there is no reason to continue I can tell from his stillness, and the chill and stiffness of his fingers, he has been dead for a good while already.
Andrew Motion

Which one of the following statements is true?

The correct option is: The poet imagines that his father tightens his grip on the rolled-up copy of Times.

Let us break down why this statement is true by analyzing the text of the poem step-by-step:
1. In the poem, the poet and his father are playing a game (likely the traditional parlor game "Are you there, Moriarty?") where they are lying on the carpet wearing blindfolds.
2. The relevant line from the poem states:
"Are you there, Moriarty? he enquires, before tightening (I imagine) the grip on his rolled-up copy of yesterday’s Times."
3. The parenthetical phrase "(I imagine)" is the key detail here. Because both players are wearing blindfolds, the poet cannot see his father's actions. Instead, he must infer or visualize what his father is doing based on the context of the game.
4. Therefore, the poet does not see, know for sure, or state as an absolute fact that his father tightened the grip. He explicitly says that he imagines his father doing so. This directly matches the statement that "The poet imagines that his father tightens his grip on the rolled-up copy of Times."