1.The author remarks, “It’s my energetic nature, I can’t help it.” What did he mean by it?
2.How did George and Harris feel while packing ?
3.What happened when George and Harris tried to pack the butter?
4.How did Montmorency add to the confusion and chaos?
5.What did the narrator and his friends do after the packing was over?
Answers
Answer:Jerome k. Jerome meant that he cannot stand watching someone else work and himself relaxing. He would always do the work instead or at least 'show' them how it is done. He says this in a sarcastic manner.
George and harris offer to pack because it was getting late and they thought Jerome had taken too much of time. They also want to show their skill to Jerome . The narrator volunteers the packing because he thought he was the best packer he feel proud on his packing and wanted to show it.
George had stepped on the butter and had to scrape it out fromthe slipper. Harris and George tried to pack it in the kettle, but it did not get in. So they left it on the chair. Harris sat on the chair accidently and they couldn't find it when they need it.
He created a bug confusion while Harris and George were packing hampers. Montmorency would put his nose in wherever they tried to pick up something. He put his leg inside the jam.
The narrator and his friends completed their packing by 12:50, and after that, they went upstairs to sleep. Narrator and Harris quarreled for a while regarding the time they would get up.
Explanation:
1.The author remarks, “It’s my energetic nature, I can’t help it.” What did he mean by it?
The author means to say that he cannot ‘sit’ and ‘watch’ someone else work hard. He has this strong urge to get in the middle of things and ‘superintend’. In simpler terms, it means that the author is fond of bossing around and yet he believes that he is the one working.
2.How did George and Harris feel while packing ?
George and Harris started packing enthusiastically, but the enthusiasm started waning when a cup was broken, a tomato had been squashed and the butter had been trodden upon. The author’s watching them annoyed them even more. There was utter confusion with the butter disappearing and Montmorency adding to the chaos. Eventually George and Harris were exhausted.
3.What happened when George and Harris tried to pack the butter?
George got the butter on his slipper. They then tried to put it in the kettle, but they couldn’t. The little bit that was in the kettle had to be scraped out. Finally, the butter was placed on the chair and unknowingly Harris got it on himself when he sat in the same chair. With the butter on Harris, the two men looked all around for it.
4.How did Montmorency add to the confusion and chaos?
Montmorency added to the chaos by getting ‘his leg into the jam’, and squishing the lemons, and finally getting into the hamper.
5.What did the narrator and his friends do after the packing was over?
The narrator and his friends got ready to sleep. So, they tossed a coin to decide who would sleep where. When it was decided that Harris would sleep with the narrator, they then tried to fix a wake up time. By the time they decided on that, George, who was supposed to wake up the other two, had already fallen asleep.
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