Question 7.
Why is Taplow in school at 6.30 p.m. on the last day of school?
Question 8.
Why does Mr. Frank envy Mr. Crocker- Harris?
Answers
Answer 7:
Taplow has been called by Crocker-Harris to do extra time because he had missed a class earlier. Therefore, Taplow is in school on the evening of the last school day.
Answer 8:
Frank envies Crocker-Harris because of the respect students have for him in spite of the harsh discipline he imposes on them. Though Taplow is given the punishment of coming to school even on the last day, he defends his teacher by saying Crocker-Harris not a ‘sadist’. He says that that he rather likes his teacher.
Answer:
ANS 7
Taplow had to stay back in school for extra work so that he could get his remove. ... This was under the orders of Mr Crocker-Harris who was a tough taskmaster. Taplow had to earn his remove by doing extra work and stay back after school.
ANS 8
Frank envied Mr. Crocker Harris because Mr. Crocker Harris was a strict teacher who could control his students. His students were so scared of him that they could not even think of leaving when he was late.