2. Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on?
3. "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?
4. What is Gerrard's profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your answer.
5. "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?
6. "They can't hang me twice."
i. Who says this?
ii. Why does the speaker say it?
7. "A mystery I propose to explain.” What is the mystery the speaker proposes to expla
8. “This is your big surprise."
i. Where has this been said in the play?
ii. What is the surprise?
Answers
Answer:
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Explanation:
2. Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on?
Answer: The intruder chooses Gerrard because he feels that they are similar to each other. As he has committed a murder, he plans to steal Gerrard’s identity and live peacefully.
3. “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?
Answer:
i) Gerrard
ii) It means that when things went wrong, Gerrard had to kill a person.
iii) No, it is not the truth. Gerrard said this in order to escape being killed by the intruder.
4. What is Gerrard’s profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your answer.
Answer: Gerrard is a playwright. This is indicated from the following -
i) This is all very melodramatic, not very original
ii) At last a sympathetic audience
iii) In most melodramas the villain is foolish enough to delay his killing long enough to be frustrated. You are much luckier.
iv) I said, you were luckier than most melodramatic villains.
v) That’s a disguise outfit; false moustaches and what not.
vi) Sorry I can’t let you have the props in time for rehearsal, I’ve had a spot of bother — quite amusing. I think I’ll put it in my next play.
5. “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?
Answer:
i) the intruder
ii) The intruder says this to scare Gerrard
iii) According to the intruder, when Gerrard would come to know that his aim was to kill him, he would get scared and stop being smart.
6. “They can’t hang me twice.”
(i) Who says this?
(ii) Why does the speaker say it?
Answer:
i) the intruder
ii) The intruder says that he has committed a murder and Gerrard’s murder would be his second murder. He was not scared of being punished as already, he was to be hanged for the first murder and if he did one more, they would not hang him twice for committing two murders.
7. “A mystery I propose to explain.” What is the mystery the speaker proposes to explain?
Answer: Gerrard proposes that his lifestyle was mysterious as he did not meet many people and did not have any visitors. He proposed to explain the reason for his mysteriousness.
8. “This is your big surprise.”
(i) Where has this been said in the play?
(ii) What is the surprise?
Answer:
i) This has been said twice in the play. Firstly, when the intruder reveals his plan to kill Gerrard. Secondly, by Gerrard when he reveals his false identity to the intruder.
ii) The intruder’s surprise is his intention of killing Gerrard. Gerrard’s surprise is his false identity.
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