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प्रश्न
The unexpected presence of a criminal wielding a gun triggers different reactions in the two men who entered the room. In this light, discuss the appropriacy of the title.
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उत्तर
A visitor usually comes during the wakeful hours. Nocturnal visitors are usually thieves. They don’t inform one in advance because the purpose of their visit is never noble enough to inform in advance. People involved in shady businesses only choose midnight to break into someone’s house. In this story, a spy is after an important report about missiles, a secretly guarded report, which is expected to be delivered to the private detective Ausable at 12.30 am. The spy gets the secret information from his trusted connections. So, he arrives earlier than Ausable and sneaks into his room using a passkey. The spy is brandishing his pistol to coerce the private detective to pass on the report as and when it arrives. Ausable outsmarts him by cooking up a story about a non-existent balcony beneath his window which extends from the neighboring apartment. He connects brilliantly the knock of Henry the waiter to that of police who might fire at Max as he is armed. So, the title of the story, “The Midnight Visitor” is very pertinent.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did Aksionov’s wife stop him from going to the fair?
What were the circumstances that led to Aksionov’s imprisonment?
Why didn’t Makar disclose that he had killed the merchant?
What was Aksionov’s realization by the end of the story?
Compare and contrast the main characters, Aksionov and Makar Semyonich, in the story
Why did Aksionov decide not to reveal the truth about Makar Semyonich?
Using the mind map given below, write a brief summary of the story in your own words.
Who was Richard Parker?
Why was the great beast not behaving naturally?
Why did Pi want to tame Parker?
How did Pi feel after drinking water?
We judge people around us, based on their qualities and actions. We brand some people as good and some bad. What qualities, do you think, characterise a gentleman? Some of them may be merely external and some others internal
Why did Baldwin meet Gresham?
Sketch the character of:
i) Robert Baldwin
ii) John Gresham.
Now match the idioms under column A with their meanings in column B:
| A. IDIOMS | B. MEANINGS |
| save one’s skin | a sudden unexpected event or news |
| make both ends meet | to be the most powerful |
| a bolt out of a clear sky | viewed with suspicion and distrust |
| go to grave | to protect oneself from difficulty |
| have the whip hand | manage one’s expenses within one’s income |
| under a cloud | to exit the world |
Who was the Midnight Visitor? What was the purpose of his visit?
How, according to Ausable, had Max entered the room?
Based on your understanding of the story, complete the Graphic Organiser (GO) suitably.
Why does Margot wish to return to the earth?
Why did the children lock Margot in a closet?
What happens to Margot while the teacher is out of the classroom?
How did Margot describe the sun to others?
Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.
When the Sun comes out, the children ______the Sun.
Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.
The children are _______ of Margot and ______the door and let her out.
Do you think that Lady Weston did not care about the threat to her husband? State reasons.
Who reminded Lord Weston about Mr. Caesar?
