Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“I agreed that it was pretty disrespectful treatment. We did, however, search the house. Since it was only one storey high, Bill went round it, peering in at all the windows. We examined the barn and stable.”
a. Who does ‘I’ refer to-
(i) Sinclair Lewis (ii) Carol Lewis (iii) Oliver Lutkins(iv) Leslie Norris
b. What was Bill’s profession? (i) Lawyer (ii) hack driver (iii) guide (iv) drama artist
c. The disrespectful treatment faced by the speaker was ________
d. The phrase ‘peering in at all windows’ here means _____________

Answer 1

a) (i) Sinclair Lewis
b) (ii) hack driver
c) Oliver’s mother had shouted at them, threatened them with an iron from the stove, laughed at them, driven them away
. d) looking inside, trying to find something