Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
His fingerprints, for he had opened the safe without gloves, were all over the room, and no one believed him when he said the wife of the owner of the house had asked him to open the safe for her. The wife herself, a gray-haired, sharp-tongued woman of sixty, said that the story was nonsense.
1. How was Horace befooled?
(i) The lady pretended to be the owner of the house, and made him open the safe without gloves, leaving his fingerprints.
(ii) The man pretended to be the owner of the house, and made him open the safe without gloves, leaving his fingerprints.
(iii) The policeman disguised himself in civilian clothing and asked Horace to open the safe for him.
(iv) civilian disguised himself in police clothing and asked Horace to open the safe for him.
2. Does the 'title' of the story match?
(i) No, it doesn't as Horace was an expert in robbery and left no trace or sign.
(ii) Yes, it does as Horace opened the safe in trust. He trusted the lady blindly and he should have been more careful while robbing.
(iii) It is not clear if the title of the story matches. It remains ambiguous.
(iv) The title doesn't match because Horace didn't trust the lady and didn't open the safe.
3. How old was the lady of the house?
(i) The lady of the house was forty.
(ii) The lady of the house was forty.
(iii) The lady of the house was sixty.
(iv) The lady of the house was eighty.
4. What is the full name of Horace?
(i) The full name of Horace is Horace Mandy.
(ii) The full name of Horace is Horace Sandy.
(iii) The full name of Horace is Horace Brandy.
(iv) The full name of Horace is Horace Danby.
5. What is the name of the story?
(i) The name of the story is 'A Question of Trust'.
(ii) The name of the story is 'A Statement of Trust'.
(iii) The name of the story is 'An answer of Trust'.
(iv) The name of the story is 'A Declaration of Trust'.