Question

One dark evening as he was trudging along the road he caught sight of a little grey cottage by the roadside, and he knocked on the door to ask shelter for the night. Nor was he refused. Instead of the sour faces which ordinarily met him, the owner, who was an old man without a wife or child, was happy to get someone to talk to in his loneliness. Immediately he put the porridge pot on the fire and gave him supper; then he carved off such a big slice from his tobacco roll that it was enough both for the stranger's pipe and his own. Finally, he got out an old pack of cards and played 'mjolis' with his guest until bedtime.

How did the man behave with the stranger on opening the door?

Options

• The man was happy to get someone to talk to in his loneliness.

• The man behaved in a possessive manner.

• The man did not allow the stranger to enter the door and rather thrashed him.

• The man received the stranger wholeheartedly.

Answer 1

The man was happy to get someone to talk to in his loneliness.