Who calls up Gerrard? How does Gerrard use this to get rid of the Intruder?
One of Gerrard’s fellow theatre-persons calls up to enquire about the props. Gerrard knows about the call in advance. So, he uses it to prove to the Intruder that Gerrard’s man has warned him about the police. The Intruder believes Gerrard and follows him which enables Gerrard to overpower him.
(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.
Why does the Intruder break in Gerrard’s house?
How does Intruder behave with Gerrard? What does it tell about him?
The Intruder wishes to surprise Gerrard. Does he succeed in achieving that? Why/Why not?
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