Class – 12th
Subject – English
Day – Friday
Date – 14/08/2020
Topic – Short Type Q-Ans of
Ch. ‘The Rattrap’
4. The Rattrap (Selma Lagerlof)
Short Type Q-Ans.
Q. 1 From where did the peddler get the idea of the
world being a rattrap?
Ans. One day the peddler was
going along the road. He was thinking of his rattrap. He thought that the world
is also like a rattrap. A rat is caught in the rattrap when it is lured by the
bait. In the same way the world existed only to set baits for people. The world
offers its riches, joys, shelter, food and clothing to man just to trap him.
Q. 2 What made the peddler think he had indeed fallen
into a rattrap?
Ans. The peddler had stolen
the thirty kronor of the crofter. In order to avoid being caught, he did not
walk along the main road. He took a forest way. In the meantime, the night fell
and there was darkness over the forest. He forgot the way and he was confused
where to go. This money was bait that had trapped him. Now he thought that the
world was indeed a rattrap.
Q. 3 Why did the ironmaster speak kindly to the
peddler and invited him home?
Ans. The ironmaster saw the
peddler in the dim light of the furnace. He mistook the peddler for his an old
friend. He thought that his old friend was passing through bad days. Therefore,
he invited him to his house to help him in his evil days.
Q. 4 When did the ironmaster realise his mistake?
Ans. The ironmaster had seen
the peddler in the dim light of the furnace. As a result, his face was not
clearly visible. He mistook the peddler for an old friend. But when he saw the
peddler well groomed in the broad daylight, he realised that he had made a
mistake about him. He was not his friend.
Q. 5 How did the peddler steal the old crofter money?
Ans. The peddler knew where
the crofter had kept his thirty Kronor. As soon as they left the cottage, the
peddler came back. He smashed the windowpane and took out the money from the
leather pouch and hung the pouch back.
Q. 6 Why did the peddler take his way through the
forest?
Ans. The peddler had the
crofter’s stolen money in his pocket. He was afraid that he would be chased and
caught If he went by the highway. That is why he took his way through the forest.
Q. 7 What present did the peddler leave for Edla? What
did he write in his letter to him?
Ans. The servant told Edla
that the peddler had left a little package for her. She found a small rattrap
in the package. Inside the package there were three ten Kronor notes and a
letter. In his letter he thanked her for being so nice to him as if he was
really a captain. He did not want her to be troubled with a thief on Christmas.
He requested her to return the money to the old crofter. He wrote that the
rattrap was a Christmas present for her.