Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes:
"Well. Watson, what do you think of our visitor's stick? Since we unfortunately misused him and have no idea of his visit, this accidental souvenir is very important. Can you reconstruct the man after examining the stick?
1. Who says the above sentences?
2. Who is the visitor he is talking about?
3. What does the souvenir refer to?
4. Why does the person call the souvenir accidental?
5. Why does the narrator think the souvenir is important?
Answers
1. Sherlock Holmes says the above sentences.
2. Dr. Mortimer is the visitor he is talking about.
3. The souvenir refers to the visitor's stick.
4. Sherlock Holmes calls the souvenir accidental in that the visitor had left it forgetfully.
5. Holmes thinks that the souvenir is important since it enables them to reconstruct the visitor.
II. Thoreau's father earned his living by making pencils. After college Thoreau assisted his father for a while in the family trade of pencil making. He then tried teaching in a little school in Concord. Though he was quarrelsome
by nature and often stubborn and hard, he was always gentle with children.
Questions
1. How did Thoreau's father earn his living?
2. When did Thoreau assist his father in the family trade?
3. How long did he help his father?
4. Was Thoreau a kind man? How do you know?
5. What is the meaning of 'Stubborn'?
Answers
1. Thoreau's father earned his living by making pencils.
2. Thoreau assisted his father in the family trade only after college.
3. Thoreau helped his father that way for a while.
4. Yes, Thoreau was a kind man. He had always been gentle with children.
5. 'Stubborn' means determined not to change one's opinion.
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