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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in your own words :
How did Miss Mebbin manage to get her week-end cottage? Why did she plant so
many tiger lilies in her garden?
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उत्तर
Miss Mebbin tried to blackmail Mrs. Packletide by not letting out the secret if she would get a week-end cottage instead. She planted many tiger-lilies in her garden to remind Mrs. Packletide about the big game shooting.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why do people hunt? Complete the web chart giving various reasons for the
same:
Read these lines and guess the answers to the questions given below
It was Mrs. Packletide's pleasure and intention that she should shoot a tiger …. The
compelling motive ….was the fact that Loona Bimberton had recently …… personally
procured tiger-skin and a heavy harvest of Press photographs could successfully
counter that sort of thing.
a) Why did Mrs. Packletide want to kill a tiger?
b) What does it tell you about her?
c) What is the tone of the storywriter?
d) Do you think she was successful in her mission?
e) What do you think the story is all about?
Answer the following question in your own words :
Why did Mrs. Packletide wish to kill a tiger ?
Answer the following question in your own words :
What made her decide to give a party in Loona Bimberton's honour? What did she
intend to give Loona on her birthday?
Answer the following question in your own words :
Mrs. Packletide was a good shot. Discuss.
Answer the following question in your own words:
How did the villagers react to the tiger’s death?
Answer the following question in your own words :
Did Mrs. Packletide achieve her heart's desire? Give reasons for your answer.
Discuss the following question in detail and write the answer in your notebook:
Do you think the tiger shooting organized by the villagers was a serious affair?
Give reasons for your answer.
Discuss the following question in detail and write the answer in your notebook:
Do you think the writer is trying to make fun of the main characters in the story i.e. Mrs. Packletide, Miss Mebbin and Loona Bimberton? Pick out instances from the story that point to this fact.
Discuss the following question in detail and write the answer in your notebook:
Sometimes writers highlight certain negative aspects in society or human beings by making fun of them. This is called a Satire. In your groups, discuss whether you would classify this story as a satire. Give reasons to support your answer
Discuss the following question in detail and write the answer in your notebook:
How does the writer create humour in this story?
Rewrite the one in ordinary prose so that the meaning is retained.
It was Mrs. Packletide's pleasure and intention that she should shoot a tiger.
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Rewrite the one in ordinary prose so that the meaning is retained.
Louisa Mebbin adopted a protective elder-sister attitude towards money in
general, irrespective of nationality or denomination.
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Rewrite the one in ordinary prose so that the meaning is retained.
Evidently the wrong animal had been hit, and the beast of prey had succumbed to
heart-failure, caused by the sudden report of the rifle, accelerated by senile decay.
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Years later Mrs. Packletide writes her autobiography. As Mrs. Packletide, write
about the tiger episode with the help of the clues given below.
| jealous of the applause Loona was getting-thought of tiger hunt--all arranged-- Louisa Mebbin accompanied; turned out to be a blackmailer-huge price to pay to outdo a rival |
Answer the question given below:
Solo hunting has been banned because
