Question

I saw my mother’s hand feeling for the clasp of her purse. She saw me watching her. I was giving her one of my own frosty-nosed looks this time and she knew exactly what I was telling her. Now listen, mummy, I was telling her, you simply mustn’t take
advantage of a tired old man in this way. It’s a rotten thing to do. My mother paused and looked back at me. Then she said to the little man, I don’t think it’s quite right that I should take an umbrella from you worth twenty pounds. I think I’d better just give you the taxi-fare and be done with it.
1. What did the narrator see?
2. What did the narrator’s mother see?
3. What was the rotten thing referred to in the passage?
4. Did the narrator’s mother agree with the girl when she said, you mustn’t take advantage of a tired old man... …..?
5. Mother said it was quite right to take the umbrella from the old man. Say True or False.
6. What did the narrator’s mother offer to do?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The narrator saw that her mother was willing to give 1 pound in exchange of a 20 pound worth umbrella which was not so fair to the old man.

2. The narrator's mother saw her daughter was unwilling to take a 20 pound worth umbrella in exchange of just 1 pound.

3. The rotten thing referred to the matter of taking advantages of a tired old man and taking his umbrella in a low price.

4. Yes, the narrator’s mother agreed with the girl and wanted to help the old man without taking any money.

5. It's false because the narrator’s mother agreed with the girl and wanted to help the old man without taking any money.

6. The narrator’s offered to give the old man the taxi-fare without taking any kind of money from him.

Explanation:

I have something to say. You've asked this question but didn't give the full story. Without the full story, it's hard to answer.

"The Umbrella Man" was written by "Roald Dahl".