because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet.”- Who is the speaker here? Whom was it spoken to ? When did the speaker say this ? What attitude of the speaker has been enlightened here? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: Here, the speaker is Mrs Jones. Mrs Jones … Read more
“Now, here, take this ten dollars …” – Who said this? Why did the speaker offer ten dollars? How did the speaker advise the person spoken to? What was the reaction of the person spoken to? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: The line mentioned above was said by Mrs Luella Bates … Read more
“Eat some more, son,” – Who is the speaker? What is offered by the speaker to the listener? What picture of the speaker’s character is revealed in this line? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: Here, the speaker is Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones. Mrs Jones offers Roger some lima beans, ham, … Read more
What was Roger offered to eat? What did Mrs Jones and Roger talk about while eating supper? What did Mrs Jones not ask Roger and why? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: Mrs Jones offered Roger some lima beans and ham, cocoa made out of canned milk and half of her ten-cent … Read more
What do you know about Mrs Luella’s home? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: It appears from the author’s description that Mrs Jones lived in a fairly big house with a hall and several rooms. The room where she took Roger was a kitchenette a large furnished chamber at the far end … Read more
“Do you need somebody to go to the store, …. ?”- Who is the speaker? To whom did the speaker say this ? Why did the speaker want to go to the store ? What did they have in supper? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: The speaker of the line quoted … Read more
“And he did not want to be mistrusted now.” – Who is referred to as ‘he’ here? Whose trust did he want to win? Why did he not want to be mistrusted? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: Roger is referred to as ‘he’ here. Roger wanted to win Mrs Luella Bates … Read more
“The woman did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run now.”- Why didn’t the Women watch the boy anymore? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: Mrs Jones was a reformed sinner herself hence she knew that it was not possible to prove honesty if no Yusted. She … Read more
“I have done things, too,”- Who said this to whom? What do you think the speaker has done? Why did the speaker say this to the listener? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: Mrs Jones said these words to Roger. Mrs Jones, by saying this, could have only meant that once she … Read more
“There was another long pause.” – What was the reason for this long pause? Was there any other pause previously? If yes, state the reason for that pause. Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: Mrs Jones admitted that when she was young, she also craved for things beyond her reach. The statement … Read more