Question

At first, Private Quelch was a hero in the eyes of his fellow soilders. Support this observation with suitable examples from the story in about 100 words.

The Man Who Knew Too Much Class 9 - NCERT Solution - English

Answer 1

Private Quelch was a soldier without a rank.The narrator first met him at the training depot.He was lanky,stooping and appeared to be frowning.In the first week of army life he was nick named as Professor.Those who had doubts on subject,lost them after five minutes conversation with him.Private Quelch was quite ambitious.He meant to get on in life.He was a genius.He worked very hard.He borrowed trainig manuals manuals and woke up late at night and read them all.He always tried to impress his superiors. Thus he was a hero in the eyes of his fellow soldiers.