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If I Were You
(i) The given line was spoken twice in the play. First, it was spoken by the intruder when he revealed to Gerrard why he was there and what he was going to do with him. On the second occasion, it was spoken by Gerrard when he was about to reveal his made-up story to the intruder.
(ii) When the intruder said this line, the surprise was that he was going to kill Gerrard and take over his identity. He told him that as Vincent Charles Gerrard, he would be free to go places and do nothing. He could eat well and sleep without having to be ready to run away at the sight of a cop.
When Gerrard said this line, the surprise was his made-up story about himself. The story was that Gerrard himself was a criminal like the intruder. When things went wrong with him, he had committed a murder and got away. Unfortunately, one of his men was arrested and certain things were found, which his men should have burnt. He said that he was expecting some trouble that night and therefore, his bag was packed and he was ready to escape.
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(a) Who says this?
(b) What does ‘it’ refer to?
(c) Find a word from the passage which means ‘strange’.
(a) Who does T refer to?
(b) Why has he been hunted long enough?
(c) Find a word from the passage which means ‘sought after’.(i) Who has been referred to as ‘a poor hunted rat’ here?
(ii) What does the intruder has to gain? How?
(iii) Find the words from the passage which are opposites of:
(a) lose, (b) bounded.
(a) Who is the ‘villain’ in this context?
(b) How has he been luckier?
(c) Find a word from the passage which means ‘simulation’.(i) How will the intruder’s clothes let him down?
(ii) What is extremely interesting?
(iii) Find words which are similar in meaning to the meaning of given words (from the passage):
(a) very much, (b) wisdom.
(i) Why does the intruder want to kill Gerrard?
(ii) Why does Gerrard say it will not help the intruder?
(iii) Find the words from the following passage which mean the same as:
(a) recognition, (b) mislead.
(a) Who spoke these lines?
(b) Whom does ‘you’ refer to? What is likely to happen in case he shoots?
(c) Find a word from the passage which means ‘actually’.
(i) What kind of game does Gerrard talk about? What is the result?
(ii) What trouble is Gerrard expecting and why?
(iii) Find words from the passage which mean the same as:
(a) hoping, (b) by bad luck.
(i) Why can Gerrard not deliver the props in time?
(ii) What does he wish to put in his next play? Why?
(iii) Find words from the passage which mean opposite of the following words:
(a) boring, (b) late.
What is Gerrard’s profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your answer.
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