The wrong house story class 8 question answer
Answers
1.
What seemed to indicate that the family was away for the summer?
Ans. The rugs in the living room were carefully
rolled, lay piled on one side. The furniture such as, chairs, tables and couches
were covered by sheets. There were dust that lay like a light snow over
everything.
2. What was the single occasion during the previous ten days that
the luck of Mr. Hasty Hogan and Mr. Blackie Burns had failed them?
Ans. Blackie Burns had run over a policeman and didn’t stop because
of the stolen suitcase of money. They
were chased by policemen but were lucky enough to escape.
3.
Why did they have to abandon their car?
They had to abandon the car because a bullet had punctured the
gasoline tank.
4.
Where had they obtained the large sum of money which they
carried in the suitcase?
It was one of their “truly magnificent robbery”, on the coast
and they had travelled a thousand mile towards east carrying the suitcase.
5.
Where did they finally decide to hide the suitcase?
In the cellar, buried it deep in the coal which was lying in the
corner of the cellar.
6.
Why did they choose a rather quiet, inconspicuous car?
They didn’t want to attract attention of the police in any way
as they were already searching for them.
7.
When they again went back to the house, what did they discover?
They discovered that Mr. Samuel W. Rogers and his family had
returned.
8.
When Mr. Hogan called Mr. Rogers by telephone, who did he say he
was?
He said he was detective from Police Headquarters and his name
was Sergeant Simpson.
9.
When Mr. Hogan and Mr. Rogers were about to leave, what three
men were waiting for them?
The real police officers were waiting for them.
10.
Who did Mr. Rogers happen to be?
He was the real Chief of Police!
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