Thinking about the Text
I. Answer these questions.
Q1. “At last a sympathetic audience.”
(i) Who says this?
(ii) Why does he say it?
(iii) Is he sarcastic or serious?
Q2. Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants
to take on?
Q3. “I said it with bullets.”
(i) Who says this?
(ii) What does it mean?
(iii) Is it the truth? What is the speaker’s reason for saying this?
Q4. What is Gerrard’s profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your
answer.
Q5. “You’ll soon stop being smart.”
(i) Who says this?
(ii) Why does the speaker say it?
(iii) What according to the speaker will stop Gerrard from being smart?
Q6. “They can’t hang me twice.”
(i) Who says this?
(ii) Why does the speaker say it?
Q7. “A mystery I propose to explain.” What is the mystery the speaker proposes
to explain?
Q8. “This is your big surprise.”
(i) Where has this been said in the play?
(ii) What is the surprise?
Thinking about Language
I. Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in
brackets.
Q1. The (site, cite) of the accident was (ghastly/ghostly).
Q2. Our college (principle/principal) is very strict.
Q3. I studied (continuously/continually) for eight hours.
Q4. The fog had an adverse (affect/effect) on the traffic.
Q5. Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant (artist/artiste).
Q6. The book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary (collage/college) of science fiction and mystery.
Q7. Our school will (host/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife conservation.
Q8. Screw the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and (shake/shape) well before using the contents.
