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1. Give two reasons to prove that Bill was a ‘domestic creature’.

Ans. At one place, when Major Percy was persuading Mr. Bramble to hide his career from his son, he agreed to it without any objection. In private life, he was the mildest and most obliging of men and always yielded to everybody. At another place, he tells Jerry that he was sorry for withdrawing from the boxing fight as it was important for Harold. So, both the instances show how his decisions were focussed on the well-being of his family.

2. Why was Mrs. Bramble amazed by bringing forth such a prodigy like Harold?

Ans. Mrs. Bramble was amazed at having brought forth such a prodigy like Harold because he was so much different from ordinary children, was devoted to his books, was a model of good behavior, and was highly admirable. He was, in fact, almost a symbol of perfectionism.

3. Give two character traits of Major Percy Stokes.
Ans. (i) Major Percy Stokes is persuasive by nature. He is successful in persuading Mr. Bramble to give up his boxing fight with Murphy, stating the reason that this profession was below his dignity as it involved a lot of anger; thus Bill should not only give it up but also hide his profession from his son Harold.

(ii) He is very scornful and loves to trouble others. He enjoys the argument between Mr. and Mrs. Bramble over the issue of going for a boxing fight on Monday. He likes to be in a dominant position, for which he doesn’t even mind harming his own sister’s (Mrs. Bramble’s) family needs and interests.

4. How did the birth of Harold change the Bramble household?

Ans. Before the birth of Harold, Mr. Bramble had been proud of being a professional boxer. He was delighted to be the possessor of a left hook which had won the approval of the newspapers. Now since Harold had come into his life, he was afraid of his name in the newspaper and kept his profession secret from his son. Actually, Harold was a prodigy child and both Mr. and Mrs. Bramble thought that
the profession of boxing was too disgraceful for their son, and so they hid Bramble’s profession from him.

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Read the extract and answers the questions that follow.

1. “A slight frown, marred the smoothness of Harold Bramble’s brow.”

(a) What made Harold ‘frown’ ?

Ans. His mother’s habit of treating him like a little baby made Harold frown.

(b) What kind of student was Harold ?

Ans. Harold was an excellent student. His mother was very proud to have given birth to a genius.

(c) What type of prizes had he won in the last term ?

Ans. In the last term he had won many prizes in spelling and dictation competitions.

2. “The fight’s over ….. And Bill’s won, with me seconding him ”.

(i) What is the context of the above statement?

(ii) Who makes the above statement?

(iii) Why does he make such statement?

Ans. (i) The above statement is about the boxing fight which Bill was going to have with Murphy on the coming Monday.

(ii) This statement is made by Major Percy to his sister, Mrs. Bramble about Bill’s boxing contest.

(iii) He refers to Bill’s step of withdrawing from the contest as his (Bill’s) victory.
3. “You were such a pleasure to train as a rule? It all comes of getting with bad companions ”.

(i) Who is the speaker and who is the listener?

(ii) Who is being accused of being in a bad company? Why ?

(iii) Why is he being accused ?

Ans. (i) The speaker here is Mr. Jerry Fisher, Bill’s trainer and the listener is Mr. Bramble.

(ii) Mr. Bramble is being accused of being in a bad company of Major Percy.

(iii) Fisher is charging Percy with having played an evil role in provoking Mr. Bramble and forcing him to withdraw from the boxing fight.

4. ‘There’s a fellow at our school who goes about swanking in the most rotten way because he once got Phil Scott’s autograph. ’

(i) Who is the speaker and what is the reason of the above statement?

(ii) Explain ‘swanking’.

(iii) Do you feel the speaker is hurt at being deprived of something?

Ans. (i) The speaker is Harold. He tells everyone that he is proud of being the son of ‘Young Porky’.

(ii) “Swanking” means “Showing off”.

(iii) The speaker, Harold, is hurt at having been deprived of the truth of his father’s real profession.

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Read the extract and answer the questions that follow by choosing the option you consider the most appropriate.

1. ‘Certainly he was very persuasive. Mr. Bramble had fallen in with the suggestions without demur. ’

(a) Who is ‘he’ referred to here?

(i) Mr. Bramble (ii) Major Percy Stokes

(iii) Harold (iv) Jerry Fischer

(b) What was ‘he’ trying to persuade?

(i) That Harold should change his school.

(ii) That Mrs. Bramble should take up a job.

(iii) That Mr. Bramble’s boxing career should be hidden from Harold.

(iv) That Mr. Bramble should carry on working as a commercial traveller.

(c) What is meant by ‘without demur’?

(i) With sadness (ii) Without any charm

(iii) Without delay (iv) Without objection

Ans : (a) (ii) (b) (iii) (c) (iv)

2. ‘A week from tonight would see the end of all her anxieties. ’

(a) Who is ‘her’ referred to?

(i) Mrs. Stokes (ii) Mrs. Fisher

(iii) Miss Mary hoyd (iv) Mrs. Bramble

(b) Why is she anxious?

(i) About her son’s health

(ii) About her son’s education
(iii) About her husband’s debts

(iv) About her own job

(c) What would end her anxieties?

(i) Her husband’s boxing fight with Murphy

(ii) Her son’s admission in a new school

(iii) Getting a new loan

(iv) Buying a new house

Ans : (a) (iv) (b) (ii) (c) (i)

3. ‘He considered that he had been badly treated, and what he wanted most at the moment was revenge. ’

(a) ‘He ’ here refers to

(i) Bill (ii) Percy

(iii) Jerry (iv) Harold

(b) Why did he want to take revenge?

(i) Bill had refused to fight on Monday

(ii) Percy had ill-treated him

(iii) Mrs. Bramble had been inhospitable to him

(iv) He had lost the boxing game

(c) What had been his relations with Bill in the past?

(i) Hostile

(ii) Formal

(iii) He had been fond and proud of Bill

(iv) He had used Bill for his interests
Ans : (a) (iii) (b) (i) (c) (iii)

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3. Based on your reading of the story, answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.

(a) Mrs. Bramble was a proud woman because of __________.
(i) she was the wife of a famous boxer
(ii) she had motivated her husband
(iii) she was a good housewife
(iv) she was the mother of a child prodigy

Answer

(iv) she was the mother of a child prodigy

(b) “The very naming of Harold had caused a sacrifice on his part.” The writer’s tone here is __________________.
(i) admiring
(ii) assertive
(iii) satirical
(iv) gentle

Answer

(iv) gentle

(c) Harold had defied the laws of heredity by ______.
(i) becoming a sportsperson
(ii) being good at academics
(iii) being well-built and muscular
(iv) respecting his parents

Answer

(ii) being good at academics

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(d) Harold felt that he was deprived of the respect that his classmates would give him as _________.
(i) they did not know his father was the famous boxer, ‘Young Porky’
(ii) his hero, Jimmy Murphy had not won the wrestling match
(iii) he had not got Phil Scott’s autograph
(iv) Sid Simpson had lost the Lonsdale belt

Answer

(i) they did not know his father was the famous boxer, ‘Young Porky’

4. Answer the following questions

(a) What was strange about the manner in which Mrs. Bramble addressed her son? What did he feel about it?

Answer

Mrs. Bramble always referred to herself in the third person and treated ten-year-old Harold as a baby. He would feel irritated and wished that his mother would give him due credit of being a grown-up boy who had won prizes in spellings and dictation.

(b) Why was it necessary to keep Harold’s father’s profession a secret from him?

Answer

Harold’s father was a professional boxer but Harold was a scholarly child with a very gentle and sophisticated behaviour. Mr. Bramble and his wife considered that boxing was an inferior profession and it may become difficult for Harold to accept the image and qualities of his father as displayed by any professional boxer. Hence, they thought it was necessary to hide his father’s profession from him.

(c) When Mr. Bramble came to know that he was to become a father what were some of the names he decided upon? Why?

Answer 

Mr. Bramble expressed a desire that the child should be named John after Mr. John L. Sullivan and if it was a girl, then she should be named Marie, after Miss Mary Lloyd.

(d) Describe Mr. Bramble as he has been described in the story.

Answer

Mr. Bramble was thirty one years old, of athletic built and weighed eight stone four. There was no one whom he could not defeat in the twenty round contest of boxing. Very famous, his feats in the ring were well known. But by nature he was too timid and could never have his way with his wife. He was a very devoted and an overprotective father.

(e) Why was Mrs. Bramble upset when she came to hear that Bill had decided not to fight?

Answer

Although Mrs. Bramble did not like her husband’s profession as a boxer, she didn’t want him to quit because it earned them good money and made it possible for them to educate Harold. If he beat Murphy at the final match, he would win prize money of five hundred pounds .Even if he lost, he would still get a hundred and twenty, and this money would have been a blessing because it was enough to give Harold a better start in life.
(f)  Who was Jerry Fisher? What did he say to try and convince Bill to change his mind?

Answer

Jerry Fisher was Bill’s trainer and he had been working hard at White Hart to train Bill for the boxing match, scheduled next week. Jerry tried to tempt Bill with the prize money and when he failed then he tried to emotionally blackmail him. If Bill withdrew, even Jerry’s career and reputation as a trainer would suffer. All the hard work they had put in together would go down the gutter.

(g) How did Harold come to know that his father was a boxer?

Answer

Jerry Fisher, Mrs. Bramble were trying to convince Bill not to back out from the fight. When Harold entered, Jerry Fisher told him the truth that his father was a professional boxer.

(h) Why was Harold upset that his father had not told him about his true identity? Give two reasons.

Answer

He was very upset with his father for not telling him his true identity for two reasons.

(i) Harold was very hurt to know that his parents kept such a secret from him.

(ii) Harold felt that he had missed the golden chance of winning respect and being the subject of envy of his classmates if they had known that his father was the famous boxer, ‘Young Porky’.

(i)  Do you agree with Harold’s parents decision of hiding from him the fact that his father was a boxer? Why/Why not?

Answer

I agree with Harold’s parents’ decision of hiding from him the fact that his father was a boxer. Parents always think for the well being and good caring of children. They considered that a professional boxer was looked upon as a low-profile entertainer, and most of the people in the society did not respect a boxer. Therefore, they had a very good intention about their plan to keep it away from Harold.

5. The sequence of events has been jumbled up. Rearrange them and complete the given flowchart.1) Major Percy and Bill come to the house.

   2) Harold comes to know that his father is a boxer.

   3) Bill tells his wife that he is doing it for Harold.

   4) Jerry Fisher tries to convince Bill to reconsider.

   5) Mrs. Bramble is amazed to think that she has brought such a prodigy as Harold into the world.

   6) Harold wants to know what will happen to the money he had bet on Murphy losing.

   7) Mrs. Bramble is informed that Bill had decided not to fight.

   8) Mrs. Bramble resumes work of darning the sock.

   9) Harold is alone with his mother in their home.

   Answer

   Here is the correct sequence:

   (9) Harold is alone with his mother in their home.

   (5) Mrs. Bramble is amazed to think that she has brought such a prodigy as Harold into the world.

   (8) Mrs. Bramble resumes work of darning the sock.

   (1) Major Percy and Bill come to the house.

   (7) Mrs. Bramble is informed that Bill had decided not to fight.

   (3) Bill tells his wife that he is doing it for Harold.

   (4) Jerry Fisher tries to convince Bill to reconsider.

   (2) Harold comes to know that his father is a boxer.

   (6) Harold wants to know what will happen to the money he had bet on Murphy losing.

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6. Choose extracts from the story that illustrate the characters of these people in it.

Person	Extracts from the story	What this tells us about their characters
Mrs. Bramble	(Para 12) “Bill we must keep it from Harold”	She was not honest and open with her son; concerned mother
Mr. Bramble	(Para 33)
Percy	(Para 109)
Jerry Fisher	(Para 110)

Answer

Person	Extracts from the story	What this tells us about their characters
Mrs. Bramble	(Para 12) “Bill we must keep it from Harold”	She was not honest and open with her son; concerned mother
Mr. Bramble	(Para 33) “The scales have fallen from his eyes”	Mr. Bramble was a caring father; he chose his son over his profession
Percy	(Para 109) “My dear sir…a father’s feelings.”	A man who understood a father’s feelings well; a little dramatic
Jerry Fisher	(Para 110) “Tommy…’Young Porky’.”	Blunt; did not care about how his words might affect the relation of a father and his son.

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Word-Meaning

• Amiable – friendly • Pursed – form the lips into a tight round shape • Jarred – made a harsh sound • Prodigy – unusually intelligent person • Evasions – avoidance • Broach – to discuss • Persuasive -one who can influence others • Genial – cheering • Acquaintances – persons you know • Imbued -filled with a feeling • Heredity – the passing on of features from one generation to another • Pattered -moved with quick audible steps • Diffident – not having much self-confidence • Ruffled – upset or worry • Resilient – able to recover from a difficult situation • Chivalrous – acting in a polite way • Crooning – in a low undertone • Spiteful – full of ill will • Swanking – showing off • Abstracted -preoccupied

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Summary
Mr. and Mrs. Bramble were immensely proud of their son Harold. Harold was ten years old, a prodigy and an exceptional child by all standards. An intellectual, he won prizes in competitions. He was very classy and so superior that even his parents developed a complex. Harold was a model of excellent behavior and he respected his parents a lot. Mr. Bramble was a professional boxer and had been proud of his fame but ever since Harold was born, he had kept this as a secret. Harold was told that his father was a commercial traveler. Mr. Bramble who had thrived on his feats in the boxing ring trembled to see his name in print now. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bramble were secretly a little afraid of their son and did not wish to fall in his esteem. Mr. Bramble was already thirty-one years old and he had decided to have his last boxing match and then retire. A week away, Bill Bramble was scheduled to have his last fight, the twenty-round contest with American Murphy at the National Sporting Club, for which he was training at the White Hart down the road.
Mrs. Bramble sends Harold for a walk but she is
surprised to see her husband and her brother, Major Percy Stokes in the doorway. She is shocked to know that Bill has decided not to fight and there is a lot of discussion regarding his decision with Percy Stokes. Mrs. Bramble makes it clear that this step was unacceptable to her, even if she did not like her husband’s profession. Bill Bramble was supposed to win five hundred pounds, and one hundred and twenty, even if he lost. This money was very much needed to cater to Harold’s education. The trainer, Jerry Fisher, enters at this juncture and he is also shocked to discover that Bill has decided to back out at the eleventh hour.
Jerry begs, pleads, cries and tempts Bill but he is steadfast in his decision because this fight will be covered by all newspapers and Harold will discover this secret.
Tempers are running high, and at this critical moment, Harold makes his entry. Mr. Jerry Fisher feels cheated, he wants his revenge. So he spills over the entire story to Harold, despite all opposition. Bill feels let down in front of his son and tells him frankly that he was not a man of wrath but just a professional boxer and he is withdrawing from his last match. Harold who had been watching all suddenly surprises everyone. He is angry with his parents for hiding this secret but the content of his speech takes everyone’s breath away. Harold reveals that he was betting his pocket money on the defeat of Jimmy Murphy and his friends would have been awfully proud of him, had they known that his father was ‘Young Porky’. He even requests for a photograph of his father to impress his friends. This talk encourages Jerry Fischer and Bill also goes to complete his training. Harold reverts back to playing games with his mother and continues with his affectionate chat.

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THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

By Alexander Baron

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LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. Can you guess the thoughts that were raging in the Sergeant and Corporal Turnbull’s minds when Quelch happened to annoy them?

Ans. When Quelch interrupted the Sergeant, initially he did not react much and went on lecturing. But that interruption had angered him terribly in the mind, and so when his lecture was over, perhaps in the hope of revenge, he asked questions after questions from Quelch. The sergeant must have felt terribly miserable and helpless after this as Quelch gave all the answers, and it only resulted in his glory.

In the case of Corporal, interruption by Quelch had a stronger impact. Although initially he also did not react, his brow tightened, indicating that he completely resented Quelch’s interruption. He was more revengeful than the sergeant and to pull Quelch down, he assigned him the job of permanent cookhouse duties.

2. None had ever dared to outsmart and rub the Corporal in the wrong way. No wonder Turnbull’s ego was hurt, he felt outraged. He writes an informal letter to his friend, Peter Smith in Dunkirk, expressing his surprise at the unexpected behavior of a new undertrained and how he set him right.

Ans. Dear Peter,

Now when I’ve settled down at this place, I thought of penning down a few lines to you. There is something very strange that I have come across here. Yesterday, while I was taking a lesson on the hand grenade, I had an encounter with a very strange under-trainee, called Quelch. Would you believe that he had the audacity and grit to interrupt me in my lecture by giving additional information on the subject just to prove his superiority over others? Not only that, his condescending and rude manner of speaking to me almost brought my blood to a boil.

I thought I must set him right, and so I assigned him the job of cookhouse duties to deflate his bloated ego. I could see that all the other members of the squad were very happy and relieved to get rid of this constant nonsense of Private Quelch. It seems he has just one aim in the life-to pull-down everybody else around him, so I think the job assigned to him should be able to set him right.
Sometimes, this kind of discipline is also required.

How about you and your new batch there? Rest on the meeting.

Yours

Turnbull

3. What were the factors that led to the decline of Private Quelch? Do you think his fall from grace was justified? Why/Why not?

Ans. Private Quelch was a conceited young man who could not handle his own knowledge. He was brainy, diligent, enthusiastic, gifted with excellent memory but his modus operandi was wrong. Knowledge, if it is flaunted, used to overshadow and belittle others, can never bring significant gains. Knowledge is humility, its aim is to enlighten others.

In his pursuit of glory, Private Quelch disregards this basic fact. He is very self-centered, egoistic and in his desperation to earn a stripe, he happily tries to trample others in the race. His knowledge does not bring glory, it results in condemnation. Sergeant and Corporal Turnbull hate him, they want him out of their way. They sense that he was a nuisance to the squad, so he is relegated to the cookhouse.

Quelch’s greatest flaw is that he is not genuine, every gesture, every action is ‘put on’, artificially planned to impress others. No wonder the squad is fed up of his sermonizing through his endless lectures on human behavior. So his fall from grace was expected and well deserved.

4. You expected appreciation for the Professor from Corporal Turnbull. But it was a shock of your life when the corporal assigned him permanent duty in the cook house. Write a diary entry expressing your feelings for him. (about 125 words) [CBSE 2011 (Term II)]

Dear Diary

Today was the most shocking day of my life. In the morning when Corporal Turnbull was giving us a lecture on the hand grenade, Quelch, as usual, interfered by giving

the detailed knowledge he had on the subject. Corporal did not react and I was feeling very happy inside to see such a knowledgeable person amongst us. And when, after the lecture, corporal showered him with questions, he answered them with ease. I admired him for his diverse knowledge and expected an applaud from the corporal for him. At the end of the session when the corporal said, “The platoon officer has asked me to nominate someone

for…..I thought that some important work was going to be handed down to Quelch, but I got the shock of my life when he was assigned the cookhouse duties. His knowledge did not bring him glory but resulted in condemnation. I am really feeling sorry for him.

5. Imagine you are the Professor. You have been given the permanent cookhouse duties as a punishment. Write a diary entry describing your feeling about the
experiences you had there and also explaining your side of the story. [CBSE 2011 (Term II)]

Dear Diary, 29th August 2011

Today I felt greatly depressed and dejected when I was assigned permanent cookhouse duties for no fault of mine. Never in my mind, I had imagined that I’ll be punished for my knowledge. I didn’t want to annoy the corporal by exhibiting my knowledge of the subject. My sole aim was to excel in my field because being an orphan I had struggled a lot and wanted to do something big in my life. But it was very unfortunate for me that I did not know the right way to behave in the army as there was nobody to guide me. I do not know what destiny has in store for me. Whatever has happened I accept it as God’s will and will try to improve upon myself.

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Answer the following briefly.

1. Did the writer’s pride in aircraft recognition last long? Why/Why not?

Ans. The writer and his friends used to pride themselves for their capability of recognizing an aircraft by its sound. Once, when they went out for a walk, they heard the drone of a plane flying high overhead. Before they could say anything, without even looking up, the professor announced the name of the plane. This was a humbling experience for the writer and his friends.

2. “There was an expression of self-conscious innocence.” Explain the context of the above remark.

Ans. This remark indicates that the Professor was always pretending to be innocent, whereas the real motive somewhere at the back of his mind was to show that he was perfect. When the Corporal said, “the platoon officer

has asked me to nominate someone for________”

everyone thought that some important work was going to be handed down to Quelch. Quelch was also sure in his mind that it was he who would be appointed, and stood straight, with an expression of self-conscious innocence.

3. Why were the writer and his batch-mates ‘thunder-struck’ when Quelch tried to correct Corporal Turnbull?

Ans. Corporal Turnbull was not a man with whom one could play the fool or talk or act frivolously. He was a hero for the squad, and they used to tell each other that nobody could easily take him for granted. As usual, Quelch tried to correct the Corporal when he was delivering a lecture on a grenade. The writer and his batchmates were thunderstruck seeing the foolish and daring act of Quelch, and the consequences he would have to face for it.

4. What do Trower and the writer happen to overhear in the cookhouse?

Ans. While returning from the canteen to their hut, the writer and Trower saw through an open door that the three cooks were standing against the wall as if at bay. They overheard the monotonous voice of Quelch who was giving a lecture to the cooks and protesting against the unscientific and unhygienic methods of peeling potatoes, leading to the waste of vitamins.

5. Why did the writer’s practical jokes and sarcasm prove ineffective against Quelch?

Ans. Day in and day out, Quelch lectured the people in his droning, remorseless voice on every aspect of human knowledge. The practical jokes and sarcasm of the writer and his friends proved to be ineffective towards Quelch because the professor never noticed them as he was too busy working for his stripe.

6. How did Quelch march to the canteen?

Ans. The salute of Professor Quelch at the pay table was a model to behold for everyone. When officers were in sight, he would swing his skinny arms and march to the canteen like a Guard.

7. What was the first impression that Quelch left on the writer and his friends?

Ans. Quelch was lanky, stopping and frowning through horn-rimmed spectacles. The first impression he gave to others was that he was very serious and studious kind of a person. Due to this reason, he came to be known as the professor. Those who had any doubts on the subject lost them after five minutes’ conversation with him.

8. How does Private Quelch show his knowledge as the Sergeant’s classes went on? [CBSE 2011 (Term 2)]

Ans. Private Quelch was highly conceited who could not handle his own knowledge. Knowledge, if used to overshadow and belittle others, can never bring significant gains. The same happened the other day when Sergeant was a delievering lecture on a hand grenade. Private Ouelch interrupted him again and again by giving additional information on the same subject. After the lecture was over, the sergeant assigned him the job of cook house duties to deflate his bloated ego.

9. Why did Private Quelch work so hard to gather knowledge? [CBSE 2011 (Term 2)]

Ans. Private Quelch was very ambitious. He was very competitive and wanted quick promotion. In pursuit of his ambition, he worked very hard. He read a lot, attacked his instructors and on every occasion tried to belittle and overshadow others. He would try to appear exceptional before his seniors. He was diligent, enthusiastic and gifted with excellent memory but his modus operandi was wrong.

10. Private Quelch was incorrigible. How far do you agree with the statement? Give reasons in support of your answer. [CBSE 2011 (Term 2)]

Yes, I agree with the statement that Private Quelch was incorrigible. Although he was brainy, diligent, enthusiastic and gifted with excellent memory his modus operandi
was wrong. He was highly conceited and was very fond of showing off his knowledge. After he offended the corporal and was sent to do cookhouse duties as a punishment, his sermonizing continued even within the four walls of the kitchen.

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