Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follows:
The doorknob turned. Swiftly Max pushed with his left hand to free himself from the sill and drop to the balcony. And then, as he dropped, he screamed once, shrilly.
1. Why did Max jump out of the window ?
(i) Fowler made up a story of a balcony under Ausable's window. He convinced Max about the balcony. Thus, when someone knocked at the door. Max fearing it to be the police, jumped out and died
(ii) Waiter made up a story of a balcony under Ausable's window. He convinced Max about the balcony. Thus, when someone knocked at the door. Max fearing it to be the police, jumped out of the window and died.
(iii) Ausable made up a story of balcony. He convinced Max about the balcony. Thus when someone knocked at the door, Max fearing it to be the police, jumped out of the window and died.
(iii) The hotel management made up a story of balcony under Ausable's window. They convinced Max about the balcony. Thus, when someone knocked at the door, Max fearing it to be the police, jumped out of the window and died.
2. Was there a balcony outside the window?
(i) Yes, there was a balcony in real outside the window but when Max dropped himself to the balcony, his feet slipped and he fell from the balcony screaming.
(ii) No. actually there was no balcony outside the window . Ausable had falsely told Max about the balcony. When Max dropped himself to the balcony, he screamed.
(iii) No, actually there was no balcony outside the window but a ladder so when Max dropped himself to the balcony, he fell and screamed.
(iv) Yes, there was a balcony in real outside but it was made of thermocol, it was a clever plan of Ausable . When Max dropped himself to the balcony due to his weight the thermocol balcony collapsed and he screamed.
3. Did Max and Ausable worked for the same organisation?
(i) No, they didn't work for the same organisation. They both are secret agents but worked for different organisations.
(ii) Yes, they worked for the same organisation but different positions.
(iii) Yes , they worked at the same post at the same organisation.
(iv) No , they didn't work for the sme organisation . Ausable was a secret agent and Max was a writer.
4. Give synonym for the word shrilly.
(i) low - pitched
(ii) timbre
(iii) High - pitched
(iv) noise
5. Why was Ausable startled to see Max in his room?
(i) Ausable was startled to see Max in his room because he thought Max was in Boston.
(ii) Ausable was startled to see Max in his room because he thought Max was in France.
(iii) Ausable was startled to see Max in his room because he thought Max was in Germany.
(iv) Ausable was startled to see Max in his room because he thought Max was in Berlin.