Chapter- The best Christmas present
Answer the following question and share it
with your teacher.
1. What did the author find in a junk shop?
2. What did he find in a secret drawer? Who do
you think had put it in these?
3. Who had written the letter, to whom and
when?
4. What jobs did Hans wolf and Jim Macpherson
have when they were not soldiers?
5. Had Hans wolf ever been to Dorset? Why did
he say he knew it?
Answers
Answer:
Ans1. The author found a nineteenth century roll-top desk in the junk shop. It was made of oak. It was in a very bad condition.
Ans2. The author found a letter written by a person named Jim. It was Jim’s last letter to the recipient Mrs. Macpherson. So, there is every chance that Mr. Macpherson had put it there.
Ans3. Jim Macpherson had written the letter to his wife Mrs. Macpherson on during December 1914. It was written during the First World War.
Ans4. Hans Wolf was a musician playing cello in an orchestra and Jim Macpherson was a school teacher. During early 20th century it was common for people to get enrolled into army during wars. Even today certain countries, like Israel, make it mandatory for all adults to serve in military for a certain period.
Ans5. Hans Wolf had never been to Dorset. He was fond of reading books and had good command over English language. He read so much about Dorset in books that he was familiar with Dorset. That is why he said that he knew Dorset.
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Answer:
1.The author found a roll-top desk in a junk shop.
2.He found a black tin box in a secret drawer. The owner of the roll-top desk put that in the drawer.
3.Jim Macpherson had written the letter to his wife connie Macpherson on December 26,1914.
4.Hans wolf was from dusseldorf.He played the cello in the orchestra.Jim Macpherson was a school teacher from Dorset.
5.No,Hanswolf had never been to Dorset. He had learned all about England from school and from reading books in english.
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