Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
But half an hour later the rattrap peddler stood again before the door. He did not try to
get in, however. He only went up to the window, smashed a pane, stuck in his hand,
and got hold of the pouch with the thirty kronor. He took the money and thrust it into
his own pocket. Then he hung the leather pouch very carefully back in its place and
went away.
Choose the correct option for each question:
A. Which door has been referred to in the passage?
i. The door of Ramsjo Ironworks.
ii. The door of the old crofter’s cottage.
iii. The door of the rattrap peddler’s house.
iv. The door of the ironmaster’s house.
B. Why did the rattrap peddler not try to get in?
(i) He was afraid of getting in. (ii) He wanted to smash a pane.
(iii) He did not need to do so. (iv) He did not have the key with him.
C. Who did the leather pouch belong to ?
(i) The old crofter. (ii) The rattrap peddler.
(iii) The ironmaster. (iv) None of these three.
D. Where had the leather pouch been hanging?
(i) In a closet. (iii) On a shelf
(iii) On a nail in the lock of the door. (iv) On a nail in the window frame.,
Answers
Answer:
A) The door of the rattrap peddler's house.
B) He wanted to go smash a pane.
C) The rattrap peddler.
D) On a nail in the lock of the door.
A. (iv) The door of the ironmaster’s house.
B. (iii) He did not need to do so.
C. (iv) None of these three.
D. (iv) On a nail in the window frame.
A. According to the passage, rattrap peddler stood again before the door half an hour later, and later it is revealed that he smashed a pane and stole money from a leather pouch. Since the leather pouch is later stated to have been hanging inside the house, it can be inferred that the door being referred to is the door of the house. Given that the story revolves around the ironmaster's house, it can be concluded that the door referred to in the passage is the door of the ironmaster's house.
B. It is mentioned that the rattrap peddler did not try to get in through the door but instead smashed a pane, stuck his hand in and took the pouch containing thirty kronor. Since he was able to get hold of the money without actually entering the house, it can be inferred that he did not need to get in through the door.
C. In the passage, it is not explicitly stated who the leather pouch belongs to. Therefore, it can be concluded that the leather pouch did not belong to any of the three characters mentioned in the options: the old crofter, the rattrap peddler, and the ironmaster.
D. In the passage, it is mentioned that the rattrap peddler stuck his hand in through a smashed pane and got hold of the pouch with the thirty kronor. It is also stated that he hung the leather pouch very carefully back in its place before leaving. Since the leather pouch was hung back in its place, it can be inferred that it was hanging somewhere. The passage further mentions that the rattrap peddler stuck his hand through the window, indicating that the leather pouch was hanging on a nail in the window frame.
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