EXTRA QUESTIONS
1.What was the compelling motive for Mrs. Packletide’s sudden
deviation towards the footsteps of Nimrod?
,.... Was her jealousy of Loona Bimberton. Loona Bimberton had had
a joy ride in an aeroplane with an Algerian pilot.
2. What does Nimrod refer to? Why has the author alluded to Nimrod?
In the Bible, Nimrod was the great grandson of Noah and was
considered to be a skillful hunter. A person who is an expert or
devoted to hunting in referred to as Nimrod. The author refers to the footsteps of Nimrod to highlight
the fact that Mrs. Packletide was not passionate about hunting. All she wanted was
to counter the exploits of Loona Bimberton.
3. What did Loona talk of all the time?
Loona talked of nothing else but how she was carried eleven miles in
an aeroplane by an Algerian pilot.
4. What does the word counter mean? ...-to return a blow (attack) by another blow.
5. Why is Mrs. Packletide described as ‘exception’?
Mrs. Packletide was an exception since she was not swayed by
hunger or love just as other people in the world. All her motives and
actions were motivated by her extreme dislike for Loona Bimberton.
6. Circumstances roved propitious’ what does the author mean by this
statement?
The author tells his readers that circumstances proved favourable for
Mrs. Packletide as her hunt for a tiger was over. This was because a
tiger was seen in the forest adjoining a neighbouring village.
7. Why did she offer the villagers a thousand rupees?
She offered the villagers a thousand rupees because she wanted
them to arrange for a safe and convenient shooting of the tiger.
8. What were the two fears harboured y the villagers?
The villagers feared that the tiger would wander off to another village
and that he would die before the date of the shooting.
10. What has been said about Miss Mebbin’s attitude towards service?
Miss Mebbin would only work for as much as she was paid. She would
not stretch herself to oblige her mistress and do more that what the
job required.
11. What is meant by an accurately sighted rifle?
An accurately sighted rifle is one wherein all the parts are perfectly
aligned so that the rifle hits the target accurately.
12. What arrangements were made for the hunt?
A safe platform has been made in a tree, a goat has been tethered
to a tree, a rifle has been sighted for Mrs. Packletide and she has a
pack of small cards to pass her time on the platform.
13. What does the mention of the cards tell us about the nature of the
activity being undertaken by the woman?
Mrs. Packletide is taking the hunt in a very light-hearted manner after
ensuring that it was free from any risk.
14. What does Mrs. Packletide mean by the term ‘incidental expenses’?
Mrs. Packletide refers to the expenses she had to undergo, to buy the
silence of her companion Louisa Mebbin who had threatened to
reveal the truth about the hunt to her rival Loona Bimberton.
1.What was the compelling motive for Mrs. Packletide’s sudden
deviation towards the footsteps of Nimrod?
,.... Was her jealousy of Loona Bimberton. Loona Bimberton had had
a joy ride in an aeroplane with an Algerian pilot.
2. What does Nimrod refer to? Why has the author alluded to Nimrod?
In the Bible, Nimrod was the great grandson of Noah and was
considered to be a skillful hunter. A person who is an expert or
devoted to hunting in referred to as Nimrod. The author refers to the footsteps of Nimrod to highlight
the fact that Mrs. Packletide was not passionate about hunting. All she wanted was
to counter the exploits of Loona Bimberton.
3. What did Loona talk of all the time?
Loona talked of nothing else but how she was carried eleven miles in
an aeroplane by an Algerian pilot.
4. What does the word counter mean? ...-to return a blow (attack) by another blow.
5. Why is Mrs. Packletide described as ‘exception’?
Mrs. Packletide was an exception since she was not swayed by
hunger or love just as other people in the world. All her motives and
actions were motivated by her extreme dislike for Loona Bimberton.
6. Circumstances roved propitious’ what does the author mean by this
statement?
The author tells his readers that circumstances proved favourable for
Mrs. Packletide as her hunt for a tiger was over. This was because a
tiger was seen in the forest adjoining a neighbouring village.
7. Why did she offer the villagers a thousand rupees?
She offered the villagers a thousand rupees because she wanted
them to arrange for a safe and convenient shooting of the tiger.
8. What were the two fears harboured y the villagers?
The villagers feared that the tiger would wander off to another village
and that he would die before the date of the shooting.
10. What has been said about Miss Mebbin’s attitude towards service?
Miss Mebbin would only work for as much as she was paid. She would
not stretch herself to oblige her mistress and do more that what the
job required.
11. What is meant by an accurately sighted rifle?
An accurately sighted rifle is one wherein all the parts are perfectly
aligned so that the rifle hits the target accurately.
12. What arrangements were made for the hunt?
A safe platform has been made in a tree, a goat has been tethered
to a tree, a rifle has been sighted for Mrs. Packletide and she has a
pack of small cards to pass her time on the platform.
13. What does the mention of the cards tell us about the nature of the
activity being undertaken by the woman?
Mrs. Packletide is taking the hunt in a very light-hearted manner after
ensuring that it was free from any risk.
14. What does Mrs. Packletide mean by the term ‘incidental expenses’?
Mrs. Packletide refers to the expenses she had to undergo, to buy the
silence of her companion Louisa Mebbin who had threatened to
reveal the truth about the hunt to her rival Loona Bimberton.
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