2. What made him think that he would have to go back to Jersey empty-handed?

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3. Give a brief description of the baby gorilla.

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T he great day came and I flew over
to London airport to collect the
ape. My one fear now was that when I
fat on him. His light chocolate-coloured
fur was thick and soft, and the skin on
his hands, feet and face was soft and
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4. Write down two phrases/sentences from the passage to show that there was instant
arrived there it would turn out to be a glossy as patent leather. His eyes were friendship between the writer and N' Pongo.
chimpanzee after all. The dealer met small and deep-set, twinkling like
me and escorted me to a room in chips of coal. He lay back in my a. ·· ······· ··· ····· ······················ ················ ······ ··············· ················ ·· ······ ············· ··········
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H e threw open the door, and the with an unwinking stare, and
first thing I saw was a couple of then lifted a fat and gentle 5. Do you think that the writer found the gorilla more appealing than the
baby chimpanzees sitting on forefinger and investigated chimpanzee? Give reasons.
a table meditatively chewing my beard. I tickled his
bananas. My heart sank, ribs and he wriggled
and I had visions of about in my arms,
having to go back to giggling hoarsely, his 6. The abbreviation R.S.P.C.A. in the passage means Royal Society for the Prevention
Jersey empty-handed. eyes shining with of Cruelty to Animals. Now write down the full form of the follow ing abbrevi ations.
But the dealer walked amusement. I sat
a. S.O.S . ....... .......... ....... ... . b. P.T.O .......................... ... .
over to a crate in the him down on a
corner, opened the door and convenient table C. B.B.C. ········-- ······ ····· ······· d. Ph.D .. ........... .. ... .... .. ...... .
N 'pongo walked into my life. and handed him a banana e. Capt. ..... ......... .......... ... .. f. G.P.O ....... .... ..................
which he accepted with little bear-
He stood about eighteen inches high
like growlings of pleasure, and ate very 7. Make sentences of your own with the following phrases:
and was quite the most handsome and
daintily compared to the chimpanzees a. empty-handed ...... ....... ..... .... ...... .. .. .......... ... .. ..... ............ ... ..... ..... .
healthy-looking baby gorilla I had ever
who were stuffing their mouths as full as
seen. He strolled stockily across the b. deep-set ..... ........ .... .. ......... ..... ........ ... ...... .. ........................ .. .. .... ...
they could. I wrote out the cheque and
room towards me and then held up his
then we bundled N'pongo-growling c. bear-like .... .. ....... .. ...... .. .. ........ .......... .... ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ........... .. .
arms to be lifted up. I was amazed at
protests-back into the crate, and went
how heavy he was for his size, and I soon
off to catch the plane for Jersey.
realized that this was all solid bone and
B. Composition
muscle; there was not a spare ounce of Gerald Durrell
1. What ways would you choose to escape boredom ? Write a paragraph of not more
from 'Menagerie Manor'
than 150 words.

A. Comprehension 2 . Imagine that you are the narrator of 'Gorill a in th e Guest Room 'd. ~akeha diary d
entry for the day you went to pi ck up N' pongo at th e airport an ow e entere
1. Why was the writer at London Airport?
your life.
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