Comprehension
(A) Fill in the blanks with correct words:
1. Perry’s eyes became wet with tears.
2. At the party Perry looked the prettiest of all.
3. The necklace was not around her neck.
4. Amanda still looked young, pretty, and attractive.
5. Amanda looked at Perry with deep feelings
(B) Tick the correct options:
1. Perry asked Sam to give his invitation card to some colleague because she had no dress and jewel for the occasion. (True)
2. Perry said to Amanda,” I had a very hard time – and all because of you…” because the diamond necklace was of Amanda that Perry lost. (True)
(C) Answer the following questions:
1. Why did Perry weep in despair?
Ans. Whenever Perry visited any of her rich friends, she saw them with rich dresses and jewels. This made her gloomy and she wept in despair.
2. What did Sam bring in the envelope?
Ans. Sam brought an invitation card for a grand party at the managing director’s house.
3. How did Sam arrange money for Perry’s partydress?
Ans. Sam arranged money for Perry’s partydress by using the money he had saved for his hobby.
4. How did Sam and Perry arrange money to return Amanda’s necklace?
Ans. They left their flat and rented a small one-room set in a poor locality. They send away the maid. Perry washed the dishes herself. She washed their clothes, brought up water, and clothed herself like a poor woman. While Sam worked evenings and nights.
5. What made Perry’s life hard after she returned Amanda’s necklace?
Ans. After Perry returned Amanda’s necklace, she washed the dishes herself. She washed their clothes, brought up water, and clothed herself like a poor woman.
6. How did Perry know that Amanda’s necklace was a false one?
Ans. When Perry met Amanda in a park and told her about how they lived after Perry returned Amanda’s necklace. Then Amanda told her that her necklace was a false one.
(D) Think and answer:
1. How can you say that Perry was the focus of all attention in the party?
Ans. Perry was looking the prettiest of all. All the men noticed her and asked her name. The managing director praised her beauty. Thus we can say that Perry was the focus of all attention in the party.
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