12th English Unit 7 Online Test – Old Book

Explanation:- H.H.Munro was a witty British writer known for his witty stories and better known by his pen name ‘saki’.

Explanation:- H.H.Munro was a witty British writer known for his witty stories and better known by his pen name ‘saki’.

Explanation:- When the guest Mr.Framton Nuttel visited the house of Mrs.Sappleton, her niece attended the guest as it would take fifteen minutes for her aunt to arrive

Explanation:- It was Framton’s sister who gave him letter of introduction to her known circle so that his nerve disease would curve

Explanation:- They both were sitting quite for some time. Then the girl asked if Framton is aware of the place. When he said no, she started to cast a false story about Mrs.Sappleton’ tragedy

Explanation:- As Frmapton was not familiar with the place, the girl for the purpose of fun, lied to him 

Explanation:- The girl casted story on the open French window which was in the hall.

Explanation:- The girl narrated a tragic story to Frampton that Mrs.Sappleton’s husband and brother went for hunting through that French open window and never returned

Explanation:- When Frampton arrived, it was only a girl who gave company to him. Mrs.Sappleton arrived late only

Explanation:- The time period mentioned by the girl was three years.

Explanation:- Nuttel was suffering from a nerve disorder. So his doctor advised him to take a break from city life and live in a peaceful environment in rural life for sometime

Explanation:- The niece played a practical joke on Sappleton when she came to know that he was a total stranger. She said that her aunt’s husband, two brothers and a dog had gone for hunting through the window three years ago. They never returned. But the aunt was still hoping to see them back through the open window.

Explanation:- Framton swung around to know the reason for the girl’s horror. Soon he saw three figures coming towards the window.

Explanation: The niece had told Nuttel that her aunt’s husband and brothers had been missing, for three years. When Framton saw them coming, he thought they were ghosts. So he rushed out wildly in fear.

Explanation:- The girl explained that Framton had a bitter experience of the dogs. So he made a sudden exit on seeing the dog.

Explanation:- The above mentioned are all true.

Explanation:- Irony’ refers to the contrast between what is intended or expected and what actually occurs. The open window has irony of situation. Poor Framton goes to countryside for rest and relief from his nervousness. But Mrs Sappleton’s niece plays such a joke that he suddenly rushes out. He mistakes Mrs sappleton’s husband and brother as their ghosts.

Explanation:- Framton Nuttel was suffering from nervous disorder and excitement. The doctor advised him complete rest and relaxation in the countryside.

Explanation:- Mrs.Sappleton welcomed the guest with warmth but she was constantly looking at the window awaiting her husband and brothers who would return from hunting

Explanation:- Mrs.Sappleton kept the window open as her husband and her brothers would pass through the window after returning from hunting

Explanation:- When Frampton  was frightened and flee from the house, he collided with a cyclist out of house on road