Story-1
Pen Pal -G.
Shrinivasrao.
Short answer type questions:
Q.1) What was the
name of the author’s pen pal?
Ans.: The name of the author’s pen pal
was Alice. She lived in Los Angeles, America.
Q .2) Why was the
author so keen to have a pen pal?
Ans.: The author was so keen to have a
pen pal because it was the fashion of his time. Many boys and girls of his
class had made pen pal in other country. They received fast air mails from
their friends. So the writer also wanted to take a pen pal.
Q .3) How old was
the author when he entered a pen friendship?
Ans.: The author was a college student
when he entered in open friendship. He was twenty one year old at that time.
Q .4) Why did the
author choose to buy an expensive writing pad? What prompted him to buy a
writing pad of pink sheets?
Ans. The writer bought an expensive
writing pad to make a good impression on his pen pal. He was advised to buy a
writing pad of pink sheet because a girl of his class told him that she loved
letters written on pink sheet. So he thought that all the girls would love pink
sheets.
Q .5) What did the
author feel when he wrote his first letter to Alice?
Ans. When the author wrote his first
letter to Alice, he was as nervous as a school boy taking his very first exam.
He also felt as if he was facing enemy’s bullet as he dropped the letter into
the post box.
Q.6) What was the
effect of Alice’s first letter on the author?
Ans. after receiving Alice’s first
letter, the author read it many times. The letter gave him all the joy of life.
He felt as he was in seventh heaven.
Q.7) Why did the
Author ask Alice her picture?
Ans. The Author asked the picture of Alice
to know the age of her beauty.
Q.8) Why did Alice
not send her picture to the author immediately?
Ans. Alice did not send her picture to
the author because she did not want to disappoint the Author by telling the
fact that she was an old lady.
Q.9) What changes
took the place in the life of the author as years rolled by?
Ans. As years rolled by, the author
grew olden, got a job, married and had children. He did not write a letter to
Alice regularly.
Q.10) Who sent a
large packet to the author from America? What did it contain?
Ans. A close friend of Alice sent a
large packet to the author from America. It contained a few magazines and a
short note about her death.
Long answer type
Question;-
Q.1) Who was the
author’s pen pal? What do you know about her? OR
Why does the author
call his correspondence with Alice a game of hide and seek?
Ans. pen pal is a romantic story by G. Srinivasrao. The story gives us an
idea of pen friendship. It has a great scope for our young people.
Though pen friendship we can come in contact with people of different
countries. We know their custom and culture, exchange gift with them and
develop international brother hood for peace and pleasure.
The author was a twenty one years old college
student when he fells in love with his pen pal. She was an American girl. The
author wrote a letter to her and received its reply. He was very happy to have
a loving pen pal. After some time, he wants to know about her beauty and age.
So he asked her picture but being very clever she told him that at present she
had no picture. But very soon she would sent to him. Though she was not too
smart and stylist.
After
this the author though that Alice was too clever and smart. She was hiding
something. His mood changed and he called his friendship as a game of hide and seek. Now, he did not write to
her regularly. He became a man of word. He was got married too.
One
day he received a large packet from America. It was the close friend of Alice.
She told the writer that Alice died in a car accident last Sunday. She was
seventy eight years old. So she could not see the car. But she became very
happy to know about you. She was alone in the world and helping others was her
passion.
Now
the author was very emotional felt great respect for Alice in his heart, he saw
her photo and impressed greatly.
The
story teaches us that our young people should learn to have move self control
in the field of love and romance. They should not follow any girls blindly.
Story
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After Twenty Years - O Henry
Short Answer type
Question;-
Q.1) What was the
police man doing on beat?
Ans. The police man on the beat was
going up the street impressively. He was trying every door with his club. He
also looked at the lonely road.
Q.2) Who was the
man to discover that Bob was wanted by the police? Mention his source of
information?
Ans. Jimmy was the man to discover.
That Bob was wanted by the police.
Q.3) When and where
had the two friends parted twenty years ago?
Ans. Jimmy and Bob were parted with
each other after twenty years ago from “Big
Joy and Bready” restaurant in New York.
Q.4) How did Jimmy
manage to get his friend arrested?
Ans. When Jimmy came to know that Bob
was a criminal wanted by the police, he did not arrested him but he sent
another policeman in plain clothes to arrested him.
Q.5) Who had sent
plain clothes man to arrest Bob?
Ans. Jimmy had sent plain clothes man
to arrest Bob.
Q.6) What was Bob’s
face like?
Ans. Bob’s face was pale and square – jawed.
His eyes were keen. There was a little white scar near his right eyebrow.
Q.7) Why did Jimmy
get Bob arrested?
Ans. Jimmy got Bob arrested for his
criminal ways. He was an honest police man. So he thought that a criminal
should be arrested no matter If he was his friend.
Long answer type
Question;-
Q.1) Bring out the qualities of Jimmy as a
policeman and as a friend?
Ans. ‘After twenty year’ is the story of two sincere
friends. They are Jimmy and Bob. Once they sat in a restaurant and discussed
their future career. They promised to meet each other just on the same time,
date and place after twenty years. So Bob goes to the west and becomes a rich
man by unfair means.
He is wanted by police. But Jimmy does not go
outside his city and becomes a dutiful policeman. He always remember Bob and
his friendship.
The main qualities of Jimmy as a policeman and as a friend are
given below:
1. Jimmy as a
friend: Jimmy
was a true friend of Bob. They loved each other very much since their childhood
days. Bob says that Jimmy will meet him there if he is alive because he is very
true and best friend in the world.
When Jimmy found that Bob was a
criminal, he wanted to arrest him. But being a loving friend, he did not arrest
Bob himself. He was shocked to see him as a bad man. In this way Jimmy kept his
promise of twenty year ago and proved himself as a good friend and true well-
wisher.
2. Jimmy as a
policeman: jimmy had all the good qualities of an able
policeman. His body is tall and strong. He goes on the beat in every weather.
His eyes are watchful. He looks like a guardian of peace.
He is an honest policeman. He
loves law and order more than any other thing in the world. After seeing Bob as
a criminal he decided to punish him. He thought that every criminal should be
caught and sent to the jail. But he was also a great friend. So he moves a way
from there and sent another policeman in plain clothes to arrest him.
Thus we have seen
that Jimmy was not only a good friend
but also a dutiful policeman. He has a high respect for his duty and low.
Q.3) Compare and
contrast the character of Jimmy and Bob.? OR
How did the two friends differ such
from each other.
Ans. After twenty years is a teachingful story by
‘O’ Henry. This is the story of two fast friends-Jimmy and Bob. They loved each
other very much. Once they parted for twenty year to make their career. Bob
becomes a rich man but wanted by police. But Jimmy becomes a dutiful policeman.
In this
story we find that they have many similar qualities in life. But these are
contrasting qualities also in their life, which are given below:-
1. Jimmy is a poor and honest
policeman while Bob becomes rich in the best and he is very ambitious.
2. Jimmy is called a lazy person.
But Bob says that he is a busy man.
3. By nature Bob is a talkative.
Jimmy is a man of serious nature.
4. Bob likes to earn money by unfair
means in life. But Jimmy is an honest man. He is sincere to his duty
5. Jimmy is a loving friend so he
does not arrest Bob by himself. But Bob forgets the value of life when he
begins to earn money.
Thus we
find that jimmy and Bob have very little in common. Their life is quite
different with each other.
Although their childhood was similar yet
youth become different. 