(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 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?

(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?

(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.