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INTRUDER: (preparing to shoot) As I said before, this conversation bores me.GERRARD: Don’t be a fool. If you shoot, you’ll s hang for sure. If not as yourself, then ? as Vincent Charles Gerrard.INTRUDER: What is this ?GERRARD: This is your big surprise. I said s you wouldn’t kill me and I was ? right. Why do you think I am here today and gone tomorrow, never see tradespeople? You say my habits would suit you. You are a crook. Do you think I am a Sunday-schoolteacher ?The game’s up as far as I’m ( concerned. Things went wrong with me. I said it with bullets and got away. Unfortunately they got one of my men, and found things the fool should have burnt. Tonight I’m expecting trouble. My bag’s packed ready to clear off. There it is.INTRUDER: It’s a bag all right and this is a gun all right. What’s all this ?GERRARD: That’s a disguise outfit; false moustaches and what not. Now do you believe me ?1. What does Gerrard want to convey through the words ‘Do you think I am a Sunday- school teacher ?A. That he is equally smart as Intruder.B. That he is not a straight-forward fellow.C. That as a teacher, he works on weekdays, too.D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’2. What has gone wrong with Gerrard as he narrates ?A. He has killed somebody.B. His accomplice was caught red-handed.C. He has allowed Intruder to enter his house.D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’3. ‘Tonight I am expecting trouble.’What trouble does he expect ?A. That Intruder will kill him.B. That police will arrest him.C. That he will be killed by someone.D. That he will have to leave the country.4. Gerrard keeps a disguise outfit ready to ………………..A. flee hiding his identity.B. befool Intruder.C. lend it to Intruder to help him.D. None of these three

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1. D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

2. D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

3. B. That police will arrest him.

4. A. flee hiding his identity.



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