A) READ THE PASSAGES CAREFULLY AND
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
a) “And then the
critic veered his chair toward the window, and I knew him at once for John. A.”
critic veered his chair toward the window, and I knew him at once for John. A.”
1) Who is John. A?
2) Why is he called a critic?
3) How many years back did they meet?
b) “Did you ever
read one of these best sellers?”
read one of these best sellers?”
1) Who is the speaker?
2) Which is the best seller the speaker is talking
about?
about?
3) What is the speakers view about the best seller?
c) “Nothing
spectacular, you know, but just the sort you want for keeps.”
spectacular, you know, but just the sort you want for keeps.”
1) Who is talked about here?
2) What do you understand by for keeps’?
3) WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE TEXT?
d) “The rest was
red mud, mules, and speckled hounds,”
red mud, mules, and speckled hounds,”
1) Which pace is talked about?
2) What do you understand by ‘mules’?
3) What are ‘speckled hounds’?
e) “Excuse me;
says I, ‘can you tell me where Mr. Hinkle lives?’
says I, ‘can you tell me where Mr. Hinkle lives?’
1) Who is the speaker?
2) Where does this incident take place?
3) What is the purpose of this line?
f) “So I told it
to him. Laugh! I was wishing to myself that he was a customer. What a bill of
glass, I’d sell him!”
to him. Laugh! I was wishing to myself that he was a customer. What a bill of
glass, I’d sell him!”
1) Who is the person spoken to?
2) What does the ‘laugh’ signify here?
3) What did the speaker tell him?
B. Answer the
following questions.
following questions.
1) Establish Pescud as a hypocrite.
2) Comment on the title.
3) What is the view of Pescud about best seller?
4) Evaluate the character of Pescud as a man.
5) How far do you consider “Best Seller” as a humorous
story?
story?
6) How many times and how did Pescud fail to follow
Jessie?
Jessie?