A Question of Trust — Questions with Answers
A. Short Answer Type Questions
Answer the following questions in 30–40 words each.
1. How was Horace aware of all the details of the house?
Answer: Horace had studied the house at Shotover Grange for two weeks. He examined its rooms, electric wiring, paths and garden. He also read a magazine article containing the plan and details of the house.
2. What was Horace's hobby? How did he manage to fulfil his hobby?
Answer: Horace's hobby was collecting rare and expensive books. He managed to fulfil his hobby by robbing one safe every year. He used the stolen money to buy books through an agent.
3. How did the lady spoil his plan?
Answer: The lady spoiled Horace's plan by pretending to be the owner of the house. She cleverly persuaded him to open the safe for her and made him remove his gloves, leaving his fingerprints behind.
4. What kind of tricks did she on Horace?
Answer: The lady pretended to be the owner of the house and behaved confidently. She claimed that she had forgotten the safe's combination and needed her jewels for a party. She cleverly persuaded Horace to open the safe.
5. What did the young lady ask Horace to do for her?
Answer: The young lady asked Horace to open the safe and take out the jewels for her. She said that she had forgotten the combination and needed the jewels to wear at a party that night.
6. What is 'Shotover Grange' in the story?
Answer: Shotover Grange is the country house that Horace Danby planned to rob. Its study contained a safe with jewels worth about fifteen thousand pounds. Horace had carefully studied the house before attempting the robbery.
7. What story did Horace tell the police when he was arrested?
Answer: Horace told the police that the young lady had asked him to open the safe for her. He said that she was the owner’s wife. However, the police did not believe his story.
8. What was the reason behind his habit of robbery?
Answer: The reason behind Horace's habit of robbery was his expensive hobby of collecting rare and valuable books. He robbed one safe every year and used the stolen money to buy books through an agent.
9. Describe his way of planning?
Answer: Horace planned his robbery very carefully. He studied the house for two weeks, observed its rooms, electric wiring, paths and garden, and learnt about the servants’ movements. He also wore gloves to avoid fingerprints.
10. How did Horace enter in the house?
Answer: Horace entered the house through the kitchen door. He used the kitchen key that was kept on a hook outside. He had seen the housekeeper place the key there and knew the servants had gone out.
B. Long Answer Type Questions
Answer the following questions in not more than 60 words.
1. How can we say that the lady was more professional than Horace Danby?
Answer: The lady was more professional because she was clever, confident and quick-thinking. She immediately understood that Horace was a thief and pretended to be the owner. She persuaded him to open the safe and remove his gloves. She escaped with the jewels, while Horace was arrested.
2. Sketch the character of Horace Danby.
Answer: Horace Danby was a successful locksmith and appeared to be a respectable man. He was intelligent, careful and fond of rare books. However, he was also a thief who robbed one safe every year. His weakness was that he trusted the clever young lady and was finally arrested.
3. Describe the whole incident between Horace and the Lady.
Answer: Horace entered Shotover Grange to rob the safe. He met a young lady who pretended to be the owner. She told him that she had forgotten the safe's combination. Horace believed her, removed his gloves and opened the safe. She took the jewels and escaped, leaving Horace to face arrest.
4. What were Horace's plannings for his latest robbery? Explain.
Answer: Horace had carefully planned to rob Shotover Grange. He studied the house for two weeks and knew its rooms, wiring, paths, garden and servants’ movements. He also knew the location of the safe from a magazine article and knew where the kitchen key was kept.
5. How is Horace Danby cheated by the lady in the story ‘A Question of Trust’?
Answer: The lady cheated Horace by pretending to be the owner of Shotover Grange. She told him that she had forgotten the safe’s combination and needed the jewels. Horace trusted her and opened the safe without gloves. She took the jewels and escaped, leaving him to be arrested.
6. Why did Horace Danby fail in his final robbery attempt?
Answer: Horace failed because he was deceived by the young lady, who was herself a clever thief. He had planned the robbery carefully but trusted her false story. He removed his gloves and opened the safe for her. She escaped with the jewels, while his fingerprints led to his arrest.
C. Tick the Correct Option
1. Horace Danby's job was:
(c) making locks
2. Horace Danby loved:
(a) reading expensive books
3. Which was Horace's new target of robbery?
(c) Shotover Grange
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