Question

At first he put it down to a cat prowling around for mice. But the sound was too guttural for a cat. He resisted the curiosity to look out lest he should behold a sight which would stop his heart.
Questions:
i. Who is ‘he’ in these lines? What is ‘it’ that he put down?
ii. How did he conclude that the sound was not of a cat?
iii. What desire did he resist?
iv. Why did he resist his desire?
v. Tell the synonym of ‘curiosity’.

Answer 1

i )he is the author and he put down a cat prowling around a mice

ii )he concluded by saying that the sound is too guttural of a cat

iii )he resist desire of curiosity

iv )due to a sight which would stop his heart

v )novelty,interest