Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions:
“Has a snake ever coiled itself round any part of your body? A full-blooded cobra?” All
of us fell silent. The question came from the homeopath. The topic came up when we were
discussing snakes. We listened attentively as the doctor continued with the tale.
“It was a hot summer night about ten o’ clock. I had my meal at the restaurant and returned
to my room. I heard a noise from above as I opened the door. The sound was a familiar one.
One could say that rats and I shared the room. I took out my box of matches and lighted the
kerosene lamp on the table.
The house was not electrified; it was a small rented room. I had just set up medical
practice and my earnings were meagre. I had about sixty rupees in my suitcase. Along with
some shirts and dhotis, I also possessed one solitary black coat which I was then wearing.
I took off my black coat, white shirt and not-so-white vest and hung them up. I opened
the two windows in the room. It was an outer room with one wall facing the open yard. It had
a tiled roof with long supporting gables that rested on the beam over the wall. There was no
ceiling. There was a regular traffic of rats to and from the beam. I made my bed and pulled
it close to the wall. I lay down but I could not sleep. I got up and went out to the veranda for
a little air, but the wind god seemed to have taken time off.
I went back into the room and sat down on the chair. I opened the box beneath the table
and took out a book, The Materia Medica. I opened it at the table on which stood the lamp
and a large mirror; a small comb lay beside the mirror.
One feels tempted to look into a mirror when it is near. I took a look. In those days I was
a great admirer of beauty and I believed in making myself look handsome. I was unmarried
and was a doctor. I felt I had to make my presence felt. I picked up the comb and ran it
through my hair and adjusted the parting so that it looked straight and neat. Again I heard that
sound from above.
I took a close look at my face in the mirror. I made an important decision – I would
shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look more handsome. I was, after all, a bachelor,
and doctor!
I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile. I made another earthshaking
decision. I would always keep that attractive smile on my face . . . to look more
handsome. I was after all a bachelor, and doctor too on top of it!
Again came that noise from above.

Answer the following:
1) Who is the speaker in the above passage?
2) What is the narrator’s profession?
3) How experienced was the narrator in his profession?
4) What does a FULL BLOODED COBRA mean?
5) Was his home electrified?
6) Who also shared his room?
7) Why was the narrator unable to sleep?
8) What did the narrator possess?
9) What is the book mentioned in the passage?
10) What decisions did the narrator take ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

what does a full blooded cobra mean

Answer 2

Answer:

4) a full blooded cobra mean

strong