Thinking about the Text
Discuss in pairs
(30-40 words).
in pairs and answer each question below in a short paragraph
How many characters are there in the narrative? Name them. (Don't forget
the dog!).
Why did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer to do the packing?
How did George and Hamis react to this? Did Jerome like their reaction?
What was Jerome's real intention when he offered to pack?
5 What did Hamis say after the bag was shut and strapped? Why do you think
he waited till then to ask?
6. What 'homble idea occurred to Jerome a little later?
7. Where did Jerome finally find the toothbrush?
8. Why did Jerome have to reopen the packed bag?
9. What did George and Harris offer to pack and why?
10. While packing the hamper, George and Harris do a number of foolish and
funny things. Tick the statements that are true.
(1) They started with breaking a cup.
(11) They also broke a plate.
(ili) They squashed a tomato.
(iv) They trod on the butter
(v) They stepped on a banana
(vi) They put things behind them, and couldn't find them.
(vii) They stepped on things.
(viil) They packed the pictures at the bottom and put heavy things on top.
(ix) They upset almost everything.
(x) They were very good at packing.
Answers
Packing
1. There are four characters in the narrative. The three men- George, Harris and the author,-Jerome himself, and their extremely mischievous dog, a fox terrier Montmorency.
2. Jerome volunteered to do the packing in order to boss over his other two friends having taken the upper hand. He loved giving directions instead of working himself.
3. George and Harris reacted very positively towards this. Instead of being bossed and directed they relaxed and made Jerome do all the packing, just the opposite of what Jerome had planned.
4. Jerome did not like their reaction. He had to do all the hard work of packing while the two of them idled about.
5. Jerome's real intention was to show off his packing skills and order his friends around. He wanted them to do all the running around while he would just pack the things.
6. After the entire packing was done and the bag was shut and strapped Harris said that Jerome had not packed his boots.
He did this purposefully to irritate the author and make him redo the entire packing.
7. Jerome was struck by the horrible idea whether he had packed his tooth brush. Whenever he packed this thought always haunted him.
8. Jerome finally found his tooth brush inside his boot.
9.Jerome had to reopen the packed bag to look for his tooth brush. He rummaged through his entire bag to find it.
10. When it had become very late and Jerome was frustrated and desperate with the packing George and Harris offered to help.
11.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. True
8. False
9. True
10. False
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