THE GUESTS Q1) ‘he saw the cleverness of the manœuvre, and from that moment, we were scarcely on speaking terms.’a)Who speaks these words and about whom?b)How did the speaker know the person referred to as ‘he’?c)What does the word ‘manoeuvre’ reveal about the relations between the speaker and the person spoken about? Q2) “...that is all that we have to modify the monotony of our existence. Rather dreadful, isn’t it?”a)Who is saying this and to whom?b)Why does the speaker find existence monotonous, and what provides her with a little respite?c)Did the listener agree with the speaker? Give reasons to support your answer.Q3) “...and as the latter was ensconced in the midst of the former’s personal possessions,there was an obvious difficulty in altering the order of departure.”a)Who is referred to as “the latter” and “the former”?b)What were the reasons behind their wish to depart?c)What was the latter doing ‘ensconced inthe midst of former’s personal possessions?Q4) What is Annabel’s point of view about life in the countryside?Q5) What was the issue between Bishop’s branch of family and Matilda’s branch of family?Q6) Was the emergency cook of any help to the Bishop and Matilda, in the absence of the main cook? Yes or no? Explain your answer with the help of the text.Q7) What happened to the Gwadlipichee river? How did it effect Matilda’s house?
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THE GUESTS Q1) ‘he saw the cleverness of the manœuvre, and from that moment, we were scarcely on speaking terms.’a)Who speaks these words and about whom?b)How did the speaker know the person referred to as ‘he’?c)What does the word ‘manoeuvre’ reveal about the relations between the speaker and the person spoken about? Q2) “...that is all that we have to modify the monotony of our existence. Rather dreadful, isn’t it?”a)Who is saying this and to whom?b)Why does the speaker find existence monotonous, and what provides her with a little respite?c)Did the listener agree with the speaker? Give reasons to support your answer.Q3) “...and as the latter was ensconced in the midst of the former’s personal possessions,there was an obvious difficulty in altering the order of departure.”a)Who is referred to as “the latter” and “the former”?b)What were the reasons behind their wish to depart?c)What was the latter doing ‘ensconced inthe midst of former’s personal possessions?Q4) What is Annabel’s point of view about life in the countryside?Q5) What was the issue between Bishop’s branch of family and Matilda’s branch of family?Q6) Was the emergency cook of any help to the Bishop and Matilda, in the absence of the main cook? Yes or no? Explain your answer with the help of the text.Q7) What happened to the Gwadlipichee river? How did it effect Matilda’s house?
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