Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XI Short Questions The Angel And The Author And Others 1st Year English Notes Online Taleem Ilmi Hub Class 11th
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Q 1. At what point of journey in his dream did the author hear the throbbing sound of wings?
Ans. It was the point of his journey when he could see nothing beneath but a faint luminosity buried beneath darkness. He heard the slow, throbbing sound of wings behind him.
Q 2. What time of the year was it?
Ans. It was about a fortnight after Christmas.
Q 3. What does the author like about Christmas?
Ans. The author likes the spirit of generosity about Christmas. Everyone quite suddenly becomes pious. Christmas makes everybody good.
Q 4. Write down the good deeds the author has admitted are a great joy on Christmas.
Ans. The writer admits that he gave five shillings subscription to the Daily Telegraph’ Sixpenny Fund for the Unemployed. Then he remembers that it was ten shillings altogether. They spelt his name wrong the first time. Then he had been to four charity dinners. He sent a dozen photograph of himself signed, to a charity bazaar. He performed in a theater to raise fund for Poor Curates. He also reminded the Angel of the four balcony seats he had taken for the monster show at His Majesty’s in aid of the Fund for the Destitute British in Johannesburg. He remembered the rummage sale to which he sent all his old clothes, including a coat that had got mixed up with them by accident and could have been worn again. He also reminded him the raffle he had joined for a motor car.
Q 5. Why are the noble deeds always a great joy for the author?
Ans. Noble deeds are always a great joy for the author because he is a thinking human being. He can differentiate between right and wrong. He wants to do something for the needy. He feels satisfaction after a little deed of kindness. He does have human flaws but still he has a good sense of morality.
Q 6. What was the writer’s dream?
Ans. He dreamt that he flew out of the window in his nightshirt and went up and up. He met the Recording Angel and talked to him about his worldly deeds.
Q 7. What did the writer think to himself?
Ans. The writer thought to himself, if anything he had been a bit too good. A little less virtue and he might have lived longer.
Q 8. What did the writer see of London lastly?
Ans. The last he saw of London was the long line of electric lamps bordering the Embankment.
Q 9. What did the writer remind the angel of balcony seats?
Ans. The writer reminded him of the four balcony seats he had taken for the monster show at His Majesty’s aid of the Fund for the Destitute British in Johannesburg.
Q 10. What did the writer remember about the rummage sale?
Ans. The writer remembered that he sent all his old clothes to the rummage sale including a coat the he could have worn again.
Q 11. What is the theme of the story?
Ans. It is satirical story. The author wants to show that human beings do good deeds for self praise and not for the satisfaction of their conscience.
Q 12. What kind of dream did the writer have?
Ans. The writer had a vexing dream.
Q 13. How did the world grow?
Ans. The world grew smaller and smaller.
Q 14. What did the writer hear behind him?
Ans. He heard the slow, throbbing sound of wings.
Q 15. What do we become suddenly on Christmas?
Ans. We become generous quite suddenly. It is a delightful sensation.
Q 16. What was the sweet child giving to the street arab?
Ans. The sweet child was giving Bovril to the street arab.
Q 17. What was the good old red faced squire doing?
Ans. He was shoveling out plum pudding to the crowd of grateful villagers.
Q 18. What has the writer often thought of?
Ans. The writer has often thought of keeping a diary.
Q 19. What is always pleasant according to the writer?
Ans. It is always pleasant to chat about one’s self.
Q 20. What did the writer remind the angel?
Ans. The writer reminded the angel of the four charity dinners he had attended.
Q 21. What did the angel assure him?
Ans. The angel assured the writer that his attendance had been noted.
Q 22. What did the writer do with his own photographs?
Ans. The writer sent a dozen photographs of himself, signed to a charity bazaar.
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