Question

Read the extract given below and answer the following questions :
"Finally they decided to bring Duke home. Chuck said he wanted to be standing when Duke came in, so they stood him up."
(a) Who are they ?
(b) Where was Duke ?
(c) they stood him up'—Why could Chuck not stand himself ?
OR
Mind you, if someosne had bought it on the very day I placed it for sale, then I might have felt sorry because I would have wondered if I hadn't been a fool to sell at all.
(a) How long ago had the speaker put up her Villa for sale ?
(b) Why would she have considered herself a fool if she had managed to sell it on the day she put up the notice ?
(c) In what way is her remark ironic ?

Answer 1

(a) Marcy and Chuck Hooper

(b) Duke was in the kennel.

(c) Because Chuck was unable to stand by himself due to a serious injury.

OR

(a) The speaker had put up her villa for sale more than a month ago.

(b) Because then she would have realized the Villa's true worth too late.

(c) She is be fooled by Gaston and loses a lot of money.