Arts (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

Discuss in a small group taking off from points in the text. 

Poetry and films.

Why did he show the thirty kroner to the peddler?

Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?

Discuss in a small group taking off from points in the text.

Humour and criticism.

What made the peddler think that he had indeed fallen into a rattrap?

Why did the ironmaster speak kindly to the peddler and invite him home?

Why did the peddler decline the invitation?

What made the peddler accept Edla Willmansson’s invitation?

What doubts did Edla have about the peddler?

When did the ironmaster realise his mistake?

What did the peddler say in his defence when it was clear that he was not the person the ironmaster had thought he was?

Why did Edla still entertain the peddler even after she knew the truth about him?

Why was Edla happy to see the gift left by the peddler?

Why did the peddler sign himself as Captain von Stahle?

How does the peddler interpret the acts of kindness and hospitality shown by the crofter, the ironmaster and his daughter?

What are the instances in the story that show that the character of the ironmaster is different from that of his daughter in many ways?

The story has many instances of unexpected reactions from the characters to others’ behaviour. Pick out instances of these surprises.

What made the peddler finally change his ways?

How does the metaphor of the rattrap serve to highlight the human predicament?

Have you ever stopped at a roadside stand? What have you observed there?