Question

‘And as the light came on , Fowler had his first authentic thrill of the day. For halfway

across the room , a small automatic pistol in his hand, stood a man.

1) Who is the ‘man’ referred to in the above extract?
2) Why did the man have a pistol in his hand?
3) What is meant by the phrase ‘authentic thrill’ in the above extract?
4) What is the opposite of the word ‘automatic’ ?

in the chapter the midnight visitor

Answer 1

The questions have been asked from the story The Midnight visitor.

• The correct answers are -

1. The man referred to is Max who is a secret agent.

2. He had a gun in his hand, because he wanted to aggressively take Ausable's report on the new missile.

3. The meaning of authentic thrill is the real feeling of excitement.

4. The opposite or word automatic is manual.

Answer 2

Answer:

1)The word man refers to Max.

2)He had the pistol because to get the file of missile.

3)The real feeling of excitement.

4)automatic×manual