Question

Read the given extract and answer the questions.

The clerk figured the fare – he glanced at my fancy hat band, but he figured the fare – and I had enough for two coach tickets, one way. But when I counted out the money and looked up, the clerk was staring at me. He nodded at the bills. ‘‘That ain’t money, mister,’’ he said, ‘‘and if you’re trying to skin me, you won’t get very far,’’ and he glanced at the cash drawer beside him. Of course the money was old-style bills, half again as big as the money we use nowadays, and different-looking.

1. Why did Charley ask for two tickets? (1)
2. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option: (1)
   When Charley offered money to the booking clerk, the latter stared at Charley because the booking clerk ______.
   
   1. thought it wasn't money
   2. did not trust Charley
   3. thought Charley was trying to tease him
   4. thought that Charley had given him less money
3. Select the option that best describes Charley in this extract. (1)
   He is ______.
   1. a cheat
   2. gullible
   3. an opportunist
   4. an escapist
4. 'If you're trying to skin me' suggests ______. (1)

Answer 1

1. Charley asked for two tickets for him and his wife.
2. When Charley offered money to the booking clerk, the latter stared at Charley because the booking clerk thought it wasn't money.
3. He is an escapist.
4. 'If you're trying to skin me' suggests to rob or cheat someone.