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ger
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Question1.
Whyi sMr sPumphr eyworr
iedaboutTri
cki?
Answer :
MrsPumphr eyisworri
edaboutTri
ckibecauseheisunwel
l.Hehasref
usedtoeatf
oodandhad
boutsofv omiti
ng.Shefeel
sthatheissuffer
ingf
rom aser
iousheal
thi
ssuesuchas
malnutri
ti
on.

Questi
on2.
Whatdoesshedot ohelphim?I sshewi seint his?
Answer:
MrsPumphreyst ar
tsgiv
inghim extrasnacksl ikemalt,cod-
li
veroilandHorli
cks,apartfrom hi
s
mainmeals,toimprovehiscondit
ion.Shealsocont i
nuestosatisfyhissweettoothwithcream
cakesandchocolat
es.Shedoesnotgi vehim anyexer ci
se,consider
inghisl
ist
lessnessaswel l
.
Sheisnotwiseindoingsobecauseov erf
eedingTr i
cki i
sworseninghiscondit
ionsinsteadof
i
mpr ov
ingi
t.Ithasmadehi mv er
yf atandlazy.

Questi
on3.
Whodoes‘I
’ref
ert
ointhi
sstor
y?
Answer:
‘
I’
refer
stot
henarr
ator
,MrJamesHer
ri
ot,
avet
eri
nar
ydoct
or.

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Question4.
I
sthenar ratorasrichasTricki
’smistr
ess?
Answer :
No,thenar r
atorisnotasrichasTr i
cki
’smistr
ess,
MrsPumphery
.Wecansaysobecausethe
nar
ratorseemsf asci
natedbyhowl avi
shlyMrsPumphr
eyspendsonthewel
l
-bei
ngand
maintenanceofherpet .Hei sunusual
lysur
pri
sedbyt
heenri
chi
ngit
emsshesendsforTr
icki
,as
hecannotaf fordthem f
orhimself.

Quest
ion5.
Howdoeshet r
eatthedog?
Answer:
JamesHerri
ottr
eatsTri
ckijustl
i
kehewouldtreatanoverweightandl
azydog,whichTri
ckii
s.
Hecutsdownhisfoodint
akeandkeepshim understri
ctobservat
ionf
ortheini
ti
aldaysat
hospi
tal
.Hegradual
lyi
ncreasesTri
cki
’
sfoodandset shimfreeforphysi
calact
ivi
ti
estoimpr
ove
hi
shealt
h.
Questi
on6.
Whyishet empt edtokeepTri
ckionasaper
manentguest?
Answer:
MrHerrioti
st emptedtokeepTri
ckionasapermanentguestbecauseofthegoodf
oodand
wineheisenj oy
inginTri
cki
’sname.Hedoesnotwanttolosetheluxur
iousi
nfl
owoffr
esheggs,
wineandbr andy.

Quest i
on7.
WhydoesMr sPumphr eythinkt hedog’ srecover
yis‘atr
iumphofsur gery’
?
Answer :
Mr sPumphr eythi
nkst hatTr i
cki’
sr ecoveryisatri
umphofsur gerybecausehisil
lnesswasvery
serious.Shewasoft heopi niont hattherewereveryfewchancesofTr ickitoi
mpr oveandhe
neededi mmediatemedi cal att
ent i
on.Thus, hi
srevi
valwithoutanymedi ci
nalt
reatmentwasa
greatachievement,accordingt oher .

ThinkAboutI
t
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Questi
on1.
Whatkindofaper sondoyout hi
nkthenar
rator
,av et
eri
narysur
geon,is?Woul
dy ousayheis
tact
ful
aswellasf ull
ofcommonsense?
Answer:
Thenarrat
or,
av eteri
nar
ysurgeon,i
sacapableandwi sedoctor
.HehandlesTri
ckipr
operl
y
whichshowsthathei ssi
ncereabouthi
sprofessi
on.
Hedoesnotoper ateuponthedogunnecessari
lyandcureshim byal
teri
nghi
sdietandacti
vi
ti
es.

Heisatactful
personasheknewexactlyhowtoconvi
nceMr sPumphreytohospi
tal
i
se
Tri
ckif
orasurgery.Hisdeci
siont
oinf
orm MrsPumphreytocol
lectTr
icki
support
shis
sensi
bil
i
tieseventhoughhewastemptedtokeepTri
ckiasapermanentguest
.
Quest i
on2.
Doy out hinkTrickiwashappyt ogohome?Whatdoy outhinkwill
happennow?
Answer :
Trickiwashappyt ogobackhomeasher eal
lylov
edhismistressandt hecomfortofhislav
ish
l
ife.Hedi dn’thaveanyfriendsathomel i
keinthehospit
al,
butheseemedequal l
yexcitedatthe
si
ghtofMr sPumphr ey
.It hi
nkthatMrsPumphr eywil
lnowbecar efulaboutTr
icki’
sdietand
health.Shemayal sogivehim exerci
sedail
yasprescr
ibedbyt hevetearl
ier
.

Questi
on3.
Doy outhinkitisar eal
-l
if
eepi sodeormer efi
cti
on?Orisitami xtureofboth?
Answer:
Thestoryseemst obeami xtureofboth.Itmaybepossibleforrichpersonstoov erf
eedtheir
petsduet olove.Itisnotunusual f
orthem tomaintai
nav astwar drobeforthem eit
her.Buti
tis
unl
ikel
yf orav eter
inarydoctortogooutoft hewayandl i
einor dertosaveanani mal.Iti
salso
unusualforany onet oconsumef oodwhi chisgi
veninthenameofapet ’
shealth.

TalkAboutI
t
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Questi
on1.
Thisepisodedescribest hesil
l
ybehav i
ourofar i
chwomanwhoi sfooli
shlyi
ndul gent,perhaps
becauseshei slonely.Doy outhi
nksuchpeoplear emer el
ysill
yorcant hei
ractionscausehar m
toothers?
Answer:
MrsPumphr ey’
sactionshadahar mf ulr
eacti
ononTr i
cki’
shealt
h.Shewasov erpar ent
ing’and
overf
eedingTr i
ckii
nt henameofl ove.Thisworsenedhi scondit
iontoanext entt hathehadt o
behospi t
ali
sed.Peopl eli
keMr sPumphr eyar
enotj ustmer el
ysil
lybutthei
ractionscan
defi
nit
elyhav edanger ousconsequencesforothers.

Question2.
Doy outhinkther
ear ealsoparent
slikeMr sPumphrey?
Answer :
Yes,therearesomepar entsli
keMr sPumphr eywhospoilthei
rchi
ldr
enbypamperingthem.
Theyov erf
eedtheirchi
ldren/
petsdespitebeingawareoftheharmfulef
fect
sontheirheal
th.
Parentsli
keMr sPumphr eyshouldmai nt
ainahealt
hyli
festyl
eofthei
rfamil
yandpets.

Quest
ion3.
Whatwouldyouhav
edonei
fyouwer
e:

1.amemberofthest
affi
nMr
sPumphrey’
shousehol
d,
2. 
anei
ghbour
?Whatwouldy
ourl
i
fehavebeenli
ke,i
ngener
al?

Answer
:

1. 
IfIwereamemberoft hestaffinherhousehol dIwoul dhavenotf ol
l
owedMr s
Pumphr ey ’
scommandt ofeedTrickibli
ndly.I
nf act,
Iwouldhav efedhim accordi
ngtot he
vet’
sadv ice.Iwoul dhavealsoskippedsendi ngt heunnecessarystuf
fliket
oys,cushions
etctothehospi tal.Mylif
ewoul dhavebeenav erybusyone,asIwoul dhavehadt otake
careoft hehousehol dchoresandmeetTr i
cki’
sdemandsont ime.
2. 
IfIwereMr sPumphr ey
’sneighbour,Iwoul dhav eadvi
sedhert oconsultavetandfollow
hisadvicest r
ict
lykeepinginmi ndTricki’
sdet er
iorat
inghealt
h.Iwouldhav ealsobeen
supportiveintheirhardtimewhenTr icki washospi t
ali
sed.Myl i
feasMr sPumphr ey’
s
neighbourwoul dhav ebeenf ul
lofsur pr
isesandgi ft
sasMr sPumphr eywasal ovi
nglady.

Questi
on4.
Whatwoul dyouhav edoneifyouwer ei
nt henarr
ator’
splace?
Answer:
IfIwer
ei nthenarr
at or
’spl
ace,Iwoul dhav et
reat
edTr i
ckiwit
hasimil
aramountofcompassion
andlove.Iwouldhav ebeenequallycari
ngasMrJamesHer ri
ottowar
dsTricki
.Iwoul
dhav ej
ust
beenalitt
lemorest ernwhi
leadvisingMr sPumphr eytoputTri
ckionastr
ictdi
etknowingher
wayofshowi nglove.Iwouldhaveal sonotconsumedTr icki
’sshar
eofeggs,wineandbrandy
sentbyMr sPumphr ey

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er2TheThi
ef’
sSt
ory
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ndOut
Page8

Quest
ion1.
Whodoes‘I
’ref
ertoi
nthi
sstor
y?
Answer:
Ir
efer
stoHariSi
ngh,
thenar
rat
oroft
hest
orywhoi
sa15y
earol
dexper
iencedt
hief
.

Quest
ion2.
Whatishe“ afai
rl
ysuccessful
hand”at ?
Answer:
Heisaf ai
rl
ysuccessf
ulhandatst eal
ing.Heisanexper
iencedt
hief
.Hei
ssocl
eanandswi
fti
n
hi
swor kthatherobspeoplewithoutbeingcaught
.

Questi
on3.
Whatdoeshegetfr
om Ani
li
nret
urnforhi
swork?
Answer:
I
nreturnofHar
iSi
ngh’
swork,
Anilgi
veshi
mfoodandapl
acet
oli
vei
n.

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Questi
on4.
Howdoesthethi
efthi
nkAnil
wil
lreactt
othet
heft
?
Answer:
Accordi
ngt
oHari,
Anilwoul
dbesadnotbecauseoft
hel
ossofmoneybutbecauseoft
hel
oss
oftr
usthehadi
nHar i
.

Question5.
Whatdoeshesayaboutt hedi
ff
erentreact
ionsofpeoplewhentheyarerobbed?
Answer :
Hari
’sexperienceatt
hefthadmadehim awar eofdi
ffer
encesinreacti
onsofpeof
Jlewhen
they’
rerobbed.Accor
dingtohi
m, agreedymanshowsf ear
;ther
ich,angerandapoorman,
acceptance.

Questi
on6.
DoesAnilreal
iset
hathehasbeenr
obbed?
Answer:
Yes,Ani
lreali
sedt
hathehadbeenrobbed,
ashegav
eaf
if
tyr
upeenot
etoHar
iwhi
chwasst
il
l
dampduet othenight
’sr
ain.

Thi nkAboutIt
(Page13)
Quest i
on1.
Whatar eHariSi
ngh’ sreactionsattheprospectofr
eceivinganeducat i
on?Dot heychange
ov erti
me?{Hint:compar e,forexample,thethought
:‘Iknewt hatonceIcoul dwritel
ikean
educat edmant herewoul dbenol i
mittowhatIcouldachi ev
e’ wit
ht heselat
erthoughts:
‘
Whol esent
ences, Iknew, couldonedaybr i
ngmemor ethanaf ewhundr edrupees.Itwasa
simpl emattertost eal
andsomet i
mesj ustassimpletobecaught .Buttobear eall
ybigman,a
clev erandr
espect edman, wassomet hi
ngel se.
’
)Whatmakeshi mreturntoAnil?
Answer :
Hariwasv eryhappyandgr atefulwhenhel earnedtowr i
tehisname.Hewasv er
yexci
tedwhen
Anilpromisedtoteachhimt owr i
tewholesentencesaswel l
.Heknewt hatbeinganeducated
manwi l
laddtohisabil
i
tiesandhecoul dachieveany t
hing.Butwhenhel eftAnil
’
shouse,he
reali
sedthatsteal
ingwassi mpl yacri
met oindulgehimsel fbutbeingeducatedwasanentirel
y
diff
erentthi
ng.Heknewt her espect,r
eputati
onandpossi bil
i
tiesthatwoul
dcomet ohim once
hewaseducat ed.Andsohi sur get or
eceiveeducationcompel l
edhimtoreturntoAni
l.

Questi
on2.
WhydoesAni lnothandt het hiefovertothepolice?Doy out hi
nkmostpeopl ewouldhavedone
so?Inwhatway si sAnildi
fferentfrom suchempl oyers?
Answer:
Unli
keothers,Anildoesnothandov erHaritothepoliceont heftcharges.Heknewaboutthe
thef
tbuthedidnott hrashhi m norev enmentioneditinf rontofHar i
.Hewasgl adthatHari
had
real
i
sedhismi stakeandt heimpor t
anceofeducat i
oni nlife.
Anilwant
edHar i t
obecomeal it
eratemanandl eadar espect f
ulli
fe.
Heisdiff
erentfrom othersuchempl oyersbecausehei sv er
yunder standi
ng.Har
i’
sretur
ngave
himthehopeofachangei nhim.

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Questi
on1.
Doy outhinkpeopleli
keAni landHar iSi
nghar efoundonlyinfi
cti
on,oraretheresuchpeoplein
reall
if
e?
Answer :
PeoplelikeAnilandHari Singhar ef oundonlyinfict
ion.Thoughexcepti
onsmi ghtbethere,
thesepeoplearer ar
elyfound.Ani l
wasaki ndandconsi der
atepersonwhowasconcer ned,
aboutHar i
’seducati
onandf uture.AndHar iwasat hiefwhoseheartchangesafterr
eali
singthe
i
mpor tanceofeducat i
onf orhisf uture.Peopleli
ketheseareimaginaryintoday’
sworld.

Question2.
Doy out hi
nkiti
sasignif
icantdetail
istoryt
hatAnili
sast r
uggli
ngwr i
ter?thi
sexpl
ainhis
behav i
ourinanyway
Answer :
Yes,itisasigni
fi
cantdetail
thatAnilisastr
uggli
ngwr i
ter
.Hisli
fest
ylewassi mpl
eandusedto
spendaccor di
ngtohispocketatal lt
imeHisstruggl
esomet i
mesgav ehim alotofincomewhi
l
e
atothert i
mesheusedt owor ryaboutthenextpayment.Hari
’
sobserv at
ionaboutthe
di
scont i
nuati
oninhiswor kjusti
fi
eshisbehaveregar
dingmoney .

Quest i
on3.
Hav eyoumetany onelikeHari
Singh?Cany outhi
nkandi magi
net hecir
cumstancesthatcan
turnaf i
ft
eeny earoldboyintoat hief?
Answer :
No, Ihaven’tmetanyonel i
keHari Singhbuttheexi
stenceofsuchpeopleiscert
ain.Afi
fteen
yearoldboycanbef orcedbycircumst ancestobecomeat hi
ef.Itmaybetheneedt ofeedthe
stomach, tosati
sfyil
legaladdi
cti
on, t
omaintai
nhealth,t
oful
fi
lluxuri
ousdemandset c

Quest
ion4.
Whereist
hest
oryset
?(Youcangetcl
uesf
rom t
henamesoft
heper
sonsandpl
aces
ment i
onedi nit
).Whichlanguageorl anguagesarespokenintheseplaces?Doy out
hinkt
he
charactersinthestoryspoket oeachot herinEngli
sh?
Answer :
Thest oryissetsomewher ei nUttarPradeshnearLucknow.Wecansaysobecauset hestory
ment i
onst hatther
eisar ail
wayst ati
onf orExpr
esst rai
ntoLucknow.Thepr esenceofsweet
shopsandbazaar salsoindicat
eitt obeadecent -
sizedtown.No,thecharactersint
hestorydo
notspeakt oeachot heri
nEngl ishbutpr obabl
yinHi ndi
.