Evidently the wrong animal had been hit, and the beast of prey had succumbed to heart-failure, caused by the sudden report of the rifle, accelerated by senile decay.

Read the extract and answer the following questions by choosing the   most appropriate options:
‘And for Loona Bimberton, she refused to look at an illustrated paper for weeks and her letter of thanks for the gift of a tiger-claw brooch was a model of repressed emotion.’

(a) Loona didn’t look at papers for weeks because ______.
(i) they praised Packletide 
(ii) she lost her brooch
(iii) Packletide killed a tiger
(iv) Loona could not kill a tiger

(b) Who gave her the gift?
(i) Miss Mebbin                    
(ii) Mrs Packletide
(iii) Algerian aviator
(iv) the villagers

(c) Her emotions were “repressed” because _________
(i) she was an emotional person
(ii) she was envious of Miss Mebbin
(iii) she was a paid companion
(iv) she was envious of Mrs Packletide

How did Mrs. Mebbin exploit Mrs. Packletide?

Why did Mrs. Packletide want to kill a tiger?

What does it tell you about her?

What is the tone of the storywriter?

Do you think she was successful in her mission?

What do you think the story is all about?

Why did Mrs. Packletide wish to kill a tiger?

What made her decide to give a party in Loona Bimberton's honour? What did she intend to give Loona on her birthday?

How was the tiger shooting arranged? What kind of a tiger was chosen for the purpose?