Question

1. Read the following extract and answer the question that follows:

For the first twenty four hours Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly, he

was simply aloof and indifferent choosing to sleep on the floor as far from

my bed as possible. The second night Mijbil came on to my bed in the small

hours and remained asleep in the crook of my knees until the servant

brought tea in the morning, and during the day began to lose his apathy

and take a keen, interest in his surroundings.

a) Who was Mijbil?

b) How did he behave initially?

c) Where did Mijbil sleep on the second night?

d) What shows that Mijbil was a good pet?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Mijbil was the narrator's pet.

b)Initially, he was neither hostile nor friendly and wanted to be aloof and indifferent.

c)On the second night, Mijbil slept in the crook of the narrator's knees.

d)Gradually, Mijbil was trying to make a bridge with the narrator by lying in the crook of his knees and to be familiar with the surroundings. Thus, he was going to be a good pet.