The Magic Shop

Q/Ans
Q1. Why did the narrator go inside the shop? Q2. Briefly describe the
shopman.
Q3. How did he pack the packages for Gip?
Q4. How does the father feel when he sees Gip holding the shopman’s finger instead of his?
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‘Let’s look behind the counter, Gip’, I said. ‘He’s making fun of us.’

a. Who is the speaker? Who does he refer to? b. When does the speaker
say the given words? c. What do they see behind the counter?
d. Who appears there later? How does ‘he’ behave?
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A1. The narrator had passed the Magic shop once or twice and had seen many alluring little
objects like magic balls, magic hens, pack of cards ,and all sort of things but had never
thought of going in until one day , he was dragged in by his son, Gip.
A2.The shopman was a curious, sallow, dark man, with one ear larger than the other. He
had a sharp chin and long magic fingers.
A3. He pulled out a sheet of paper from an empty hat and the unending thread from his
mouth to tie the parcel.
A4. Gip’s father was filled with a sense of consternation when he saw his son hold the man’s
hands in the same manner as he used to hold his hands . At that moment he was afraid that
man had control over his son.
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RTC
a. Who is the speaker? Who does he refer to?
ANS. Gip’s father is the speaker. ‘He’ refers to the shopman. b. When does the
speaker say the given words?
ANS. The speaker says these words when he the shopman takes his hat and performs
some magic . He makes fun of him too. The speaker wanted to take his hat back from him .
c. What do they see behind the counter?
ANS. They do not find the shopman there and they find their hat lying on the floor . There is
a lop – eared white rabbit too behind the counter.
d. Who appears there later? How does ‘he’ behave?
ANS. The shopman appears there again through the front door of the shop . He enters with
a smile on his face and an air of innocence as if he had never met them before.