Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:-
As old Bulger was intolerant of visitors, he was reported to be of unsound mind, something
wizard, and a miser with a vast amount of gold buried in or near his hut. The old man won
a drummer for the Salvation Army. The thoughtless boys badgered Bulger incessantly an
the style of his drum performance. But the old man paid no attention to their jeers.
s hut. The old man worked as
ger incessantly and creased
The Sergeant had met many odd Characters, and allowed Bulger to have his own silent way
for the time being. But one night, he followed the oldman outside, and laid his hand. Upon
Shoulder. "Comrade", he said, "is all well with you"?
"I am glad you came outside," said Bulger. "I've been wanting to ask you? Do you believe
the Lord God would take a man in His Kingdom if he came to him late as the last resort ? Woulan
it look mean to wait till then and try to come ?"
"Bless His name - ho! "said the sergeant. "For the poorer and the more miserable, greater is HIS
lone and forgiveness".
“Yes, I'm poor, said the Bulger." Awfully poor and miserable. I've got no family, nor friends - but
one, that is my gold. And that one has driven me to ruin,"
"If this friend stands between you and your soul's peace give him up". Was all the Sergeant could
say,
"I can't - now," said the old man, dropping into a fretful whine. "But I'm trying"
Afterwards the Sergeant would often call to Bulger: "knocked that friend of yours out yet?"
The answer was always unsatisfactory,
cere
The winter or 1892 was a memorable one in the South. Hunger and cold struck the
improvident - a hundred women, Children and old man were gathered into the Salvation Army's
quarters to be warmed and fed. Christmas was near at hand. Never since the Army first came had it
failed to provide a Christmas tree and gifts for the Children. On the night of December the 20th the
Sergeant announced that there were not enough funds, and therefore, there could be no
Christmass tree. A kind of voiceless wail went among the Children Light faded from their eyes.
Bulger, who had been sitting in a Shadow, rose and Shuffled out of the room without
nony as was his custom About eight o'clock the door opened and Bulger came in covered with
Santa Claus. The old man Shambled down the hall to where the sergeant stood, drew a
rth-sailed bag from under his coat and laid it upon the table. "Open it" he said, and
to the sergeant. That cheery official seized the bottom of the bag. turned it up, and
d with his smile turned to a gape of amazement, gazing at a heap of good coins that rolled
sno
wet earth-sailed bag from
motioned to the sergeant T
upon the table.
"I ve thought it out at last. Sere
about Now we can have the Christo
hought it out at last, Sergeant said the Bulger", and I've given up that friend I told you
can have the Christmas tree for children with these good coins!"
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Answer 1

Explanation:

i)People said about old Burger had an unsound mind,  called something

wizard, and was a miser with a vast amount of gold buried in or near his hut.

ii)Burger's doubt was the Lord God would take a man in His Kingdom if he came to him late as the last resor regarding his salvation.

The segeant console him with saying for the poorer and the more miserable, greater was his lone and forgiveness.

iii)The advice which the sergeant gave Burger is: "If this friend stands between you and your soul's peace give him up".

iv)The impact of the winter on poor people well as on children was Hunger and cold struck.

v) Burger made it possible to have Christmas tree with good coins