Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow
THE PERSON WILL BE MARKED BRANLIEST
Vicomte inherited a large house from his uncle. He learned that populated by tenants,
the building was fetching huge revenues. "Too much, too much entirely, thought me
generous Vicomte, "my uncle was too hard to rent out the units at this exorbitant price.
I will begin tomorrow to lower my rents and my tenants will bless me.
With this excellent purpose in view, Vicomte notified all the tenants that their rents
were lowered by one-third thereafter. The unheard of word 'lower fell like a brick
on the head of Bernard - the caretaker of the building.
'Lower the rents! he stammered. 'Never was such a thing known. Truly'-
Vicomte interrupted Bernard and strictly commanded him to follow orders, without
any debate. Staggering, Bernard went out, all his ideas upset, overthrown, confounded.
Next morning, Bernard, buttoning himself into his best coat, made the rounds of
the lodges to announce the great news. Ten minutes later the whole house was in
commotion. People were clustered together and chatted eagerly. A few of them wrote
to the proprietor to warn him that his caretaker has wholly lost his mind. Vicomte
responded, confirming what Bernard had said. Now began a round of reflections and
commentaries.
'An intelligent man, would never deprive himself of fat revenues. This kind of
conduct is surely forced by powerful or terrible circumstances.
This man must have committed a great and hidden crime; remorse pushes him
to charity
The house, perhaps, was badly built?' questioned another anxiously.
Perhaps, there is a press for printing counterfeit money in the cellar,' added a
basement lodger.
Another gentleman suggested that the proprietor proposed to set fire to this house
to draw huge sums from the insurance companies.
From worry it had come to fright; from fright it quickly passed to terror. Everybody
left the place in a couple of weeks. From top to bottom, from foundation to attic, the
house lay empty of lodgers. After a few months, following a more frightful nightmare
even Bernard gave up his keys and scampered away
The accursed house now stands completely abandoned, so dismal is its reputation
at even the neighbouring houses on either side of it have also deprecated in value
Dut thickens upon the dosed gates, grass grows in the courtyard Lower the rent
Who would think of such a thing! READ IT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 1)why did vicomte decided to lower the rent? 2)what was Bernard's reaction to the decision? 3)How did the tenants react immediately after Bernard informed them of the decision? 4)mention some of the reasons the tenants offered to explain the proprietors strange action 5)What was the impact of the properietor's decision on the neighbouring houses?​

Answer 1

Answer:

meaning of confounded

Answer 2

Answer:

The most appropriate answer based on the given passages are:

1. Victomte decided to lower rent because of very high amount and felt burden to tenant.
2. Bernard was surprised and anxious to the decision made.
3. The tenants believed it to be not true and something fishy or wrong in it.
4. The reason for explanation were based upon the fact of natural sort to get wealthier and no one could cut down his own revenue without some bad circumstances or hidden agenda.
5. The impact  affected neighborhood to have depreciation in the value of property.

Explanation:

Victomte inherited the building with much revenue generation, and felt like the rent to be of much value and burden to tenant. So, decided to lower the rent.

• Upon hearing such decision, caretaker Bernard was taken by surprise like a huge boulder of brick might have fallen on his head.
• When the tenants were notified, brought them to commotion.
• Later when Victomte explained his reasons, tenants were taken into belief that the cause of action is reasoned with remorse pushing him to do charity by lowering the rent.
• Further some had began to develop doubts over the faulty construction or assumption to be set on fire to recover insurances.

Sooner or later, a fat revenue generating house was converted to completely abandoned one, even depreciating the value of neighboring property as well.