Question

"What could a gang of louts like us do with a man like that"
a) Who makes this statement and about whom?
b) When does the speaker make this statement?
c) Why does the narrator feel that he as well as others in the squad was ‘ a gang of
louts’?
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

Answer 1

Answer:

What could a gang of louts like us do with a man like that"

a) Who makes this statement and about whom?

b) When does the speaker make this statement?

c) Why does the narrator feel that he as well as others in the squad was ‘ a gang of

louts’?

THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

Answer 2

Answer:

a) This statement was made by the speaker and it is about Private Quelch.

b)  Here, the narrator is being sarcastic because the professor seems to be a very knowledgeble person and likes to keep on lecturing others. He insults others for their small mistakes and behaves in a very highhanded manner which makes the narrator say that they are louts and cannot hang around with the professor.

c)The author says that because the professor was so intelligent while all of them were not so smart. The professor always made use of a chance to shine. The author and his friends could never prove him wrong.

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