Question

“Of course, I had to turn every mortal thing out now, and, of course, I

could not find it. I rummaged the things up into much the same state

that they must have been before the world was created, and when

chaos reigned.”

i. Why did the narrator have to turn everything out?

ii. Which word does he use to convey that everything lay in

disorder?

iii. What does he compare the disorder to?

iv. What is his state of mind at this moment?

v. Name the author.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Author was searching his tooth brush.

1. Author was searching his tooth brush.2. He found George’s and Harris’s tooth brush eighteen times.

1. Author was searching his tooth brush.2. He found George’s and Harris’s tooth brush eighteen times.3. Rummaged.

Answer 2

i) Why did the narrator have to turn everything out?

ii) Rummage

iii) Mortal things

iv) Wild

v) Jerome

i) After sorting through everything, the narrator could not find his toothbrush.

Finally, he discovered his toothbrush inside a boot.

ii) To rummage means to go through something, particularly an untidy pile of something.

iii) Mortal things are those that are subject to death.

iv) It denotes a person's uncontrollable or angry behavior.

v) The narrator is Jerome. Jerome's personality is a jumble of contradictions. On the one hand, he claims to take "great pride" in his work. He 'craves' work but does not demand more than his fair share. Jerome is particularly proud of his packing. However, he forgets to bring his tooth brush.