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Q. 3. Give a character-sketch of Ausable. Ans . Ausable is a secret agent. He is very fat and looks like a common man. He can speak French and German passably. He mixes American accent with french and German. He came to Paris from Boston twenty years ago. He shows his presence of mind in dealing with his rival secret agent. Max. He immediately coins a story of balcony and assures him that there is a balcony. As there is knock at the door, he tells Max that there are police and suggests him to hide in the balcony. In a hurry. Max jumps onto the balcony which does not exist. In this way, he gets rid of his rival.

Q. 1. Write a character-sketch of thief/Hari Singh.   Ans . Hari Singh is a young lad of 15. He is an experienced thief and fairly successful hand.  He is very expert in scanning his victim. He found Anil as his best victim. He knows a lot about the nature of the different people. He knows how to flatter and makes friends. He takes a new name every month so that the police and his former employers might not catch him. He does not know how to cook food but he prepares tea for Anil. He makes profit in purchasing the day's supplies. He stole money from Anil but his heart changes and returns. By the kindness of Anil he is transformed from a thief to a gentleman. Q. 2. Write a character-sketch of Anil. Ans . Anil is a young man of 25. He is tall and lean. He is kind and easy-going. He has a very big heart. He accepts the narrator who is a thief. The thief works for him. Anil treats him nicely. He teaches him how to read and write. The thief does small things for Anil. Anil brings a...

Q.1. Draw a character-sketch of Mrs Pumphrey. Ans . Mrs Pumphrey is a very rich lady. She loves her pet Tricki very much. She treats him like  her own child. Tricki has his own beds and bowls. He has a number of coats according  to the weather. Mrs Pumphrey provides his favourite food for him. When Tricki falls ill, she sends him to a veterinary surgeon. She phones the narrator everyday and asks about Tricki's health. She sends eggs, wine and brandy to the surgery to build up Tricki's strength. Thus, we can say that Mrs Pumphrey is a very loving and caring mistress for Tricki.

Q.1. Write a brief sketch of Anne's life. Ans. Anne's full name was Anneliese Marie. She was born on June 12, 1929. She was a German born Jewish girl. She wrote her diary while she was hiding in Amsterdum during Second World War. She was an intelligent girl during her schooling. She showed good sense of humour when Mr Keesing was annoyed with her. Anne was also skilled in writing. Unfortunately Anne died of typhus in 1945. But her father found her diary and got it published. We are able to know about Anne's thoughts from her diary. It is described as the work of a mature and insightful mind. The diary provides an intimate examination of Anne's daily life.

Q. 1 Draw a character-sketch of the narrator-pilot .  Ans. The narrator-pilot has many qualities of head and heart. He is an expert in the art of flying aircraft. He flies an old Dakota. Once he is trapped in stormy black clouds. All the instruments in his aeroplane become suddenly dead. The compass and the radio fail to work. Even then, he keeps his nerve and follows another acroplane, the black aeroplane, that happens to be flying next to his plane. It is his determination, courage and skill that saves him. He loves his family and takes great risk to be with it. 02. Draw a character-sketch of the pilot who flew the old Dakota. Ans . The pilot who flew old Dakota is a adventure-loving person. He dared to fly alone during the night. This shows his self-confidence and ability to face difficulties. He is an English and loves his family very much. He seems to be fond of eating healthy and delicious dishes. He is a fearless person and doesn't lose courage even in face of dangers.

Q.1. Draw a character-sketch of Lencho.  Ans . Lencho is a farmer. He works hard in his fields. He knows about farming.  He has firm faith  in God and His kindness. He is taught that nobody dies of hunger. He can predict well. He is sure of getting help from God. He commits only one mistake that he fails to imagine that seventy pesos were sent by none other than the post office employees themselves. Q.2. Draw a character-sketch of the postmaster . Ans . The postmaster was a fat and amiable fellow. He was kind and helpful to others. When he read the letter sent by Lencho to God, he became serious to help him. He collected money from the post office employees and from his friends. He himself also contributed in it. Thus he sent 70 pesos to Lencho so that his firm faith in God might not be shaken. The postmaster didn't show any anger when he read Lencho's second letter. In fact, the postmaster was a generous and true human.