I.
Discuss
in
pairs and answer
each question below
in a short
paragraph (30-40 words)
Ans : There
are four characters
in the narrative.
They are the
author Jerome and
his two friends
George and Harris.
The fourth character
is Montmorency ,
the Dog.
2. Why
did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer
to do the
packing ?
Ans : The
narrator Jerome volunteered
to do the
packing because he
wasv proud of
his skill of
packing. He wanted
to show his
worth.
3. How
did George and
Harris react to
this ? Did
Jerome like their
reaction ?
Ans : George
and Harris at
once agreed to
the narrator’s proposal
and opted for
the chance to
relax . but Jerome
did not like
it.
4. What was
Jerome’s real intention
when he offered
to pack ?
Ans : Jerome’s
real intention was
to boss the
packing . he wanted that
would instruct and
George and Harris
would do the
packing.
5. What did
Harris say after
the bag was
shut and strapped ?
why do you
think he waited
till then to
ask ?
Ans : Harris
asked if the
books ware packed
after the bag
was shut and
strapped. It was
Harris’s habit to
do such things to
irritate Jerome.
6. What “ Horrible
idea” occurred to
Jerome a little
later ?
Ans : Jerome packed
the boots and he was
going to shut
they bag. At this
moment a horrible
idea came to
his mind. He
was confused whether
he packed his
tooth- brush or
not.
7. Where did Jerome finally
find the toothbrush
?
Ans : Finally,
Jerome found the
toothbrush in a
boot.
8. Why
did Jerome have
to reopen the
packed bag ?
Ans: Jerome
had to reopen
the packed bag
because he had
packed his tobacco -
pouch. He reopened
to get the
pouch.
9. What did
George and Harris
offer to pack
and why ?
Ans : George and
Harris offered to
pack the hampers .
Because they had
to start in
less then twelve
hours’ time and
they had better
do the rest.
II.
What
does
Jerome say was
Montmorency’s ambition in
life ? What
do you think
of Montmorency and
why?
Ans: Jerome
says that Montmorency’s ambition
in life is
to get in
the way and
be sworn at.
The dog wants
to be a
perfect nuisance and
make people mad .
it thinks its
day is not
wasted if things
are thrown at
its head. it is
pleased to see
someone stumble over4
him and curse
him. It is quite natural
for the part
of a dog
like Montmorency to
be a real
nuisance. It is his
inborn sin.
III.
Discuss in
groups and answer
the following questions
in two or
three paragraphs (100-150 words)
Ans : Of the
three, Jerome was best
and Harris was
the worst packer. Jerome packer. Jerome felt
pride in himself
regarding the skill
of packing. But
it has been
that he too ,
was not a
good packer, he
forgot to pack
necessary things but
committed mistake in
case of his
tobacco - pouch. He
was confused whether
he packed his
toothbrush. He had
to open and
shut the bag
again and again.
George and Harris
started packing the
hamper. Piles of things
are seen. They
broke cup and stepped
on things .they put
light things at
the bottom and heavy
things on them .
tomatoes were squashed.
George trod on
the butter and
then they began
to look for
it everywhere. They
upset almost everything.
2. How did Montmorency ‘contribute’ to the packing ?
Ans : Montmorency, the
dog was real
nuisance. It was
his target to make
people mad by
coming in the
way and being sworn
at. It came and
sat down on
things to be
packed. It put its
leg into the
jam and disordered
the spoons. It
pretended to have
seen rats in
the hamper and
killed three of
them which were
really lemons. Harris
struck the dog
with the frying
pan.
3. Do you find this story funny ? what are the humorous elements in it ?
Ans : In
fact, the story
is funny . all
the characters create
fun while packing . Even the dog
contributes to it
. the
story is full
of humorous elements.
Harris sits on
the butter and
it gets stuck
to him . they look
for it every
where secondly, the
tomato is squashed
by the weight
of heavy things
on it .
thirdly, the dog
takes the lemons
for rats and
disorders everything and Harris
strikes it with
the frying –pam.
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