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Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily. ‘‘I’m going to raise the devil with the management this time, and you can bet on it,’’ he said grimly. ‘‘This is the second time in a month that somebody has got into my room through that nuisance of a balcony!’’

(a) Who is Ausable?
(i) A secret agent
(ii) A tourist in a hotel
(iii) A reporter
(iv) A businessman

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(a) i) Ausable is a secret agent.

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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily. ‘‘I’m going to raise the devil with the management this time, and you can bet on it,’’ he said grimly. ‘‘This is the second time in a month that somebody has got into my room through that nuisance of a balcony!’’

(d) Ausable was playing a ___________ on his visitor.

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily. ‘‘I’m going to raise the devil with the management this time, and you can bet on it,’’ he said grimly. ‘‘This is the second time in a month that somebody has got into my room through that nuisance of a balcony!’’

(b) Why was Ausable angry with the management?

(i) His room was unsafe.

(ii) The food was not good.

(iii) The balcony was a nuisance

(iv) The armchair was not soft.

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily. ‘‘I’m going to raise the devil with the management this time, and you can bet on it,’’ he said grimly. ‘‘This is the second time in a month that somebody has got into my room through that nuisance of a balcony!’’

(c) Was there a balcony with the room ? Yes/No.

Q. Read the extract given below and answer the question that follows:
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
“What will you do now, Max ?” Ausable asked. “If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway. The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot”.

(i) a spy
(ii) a tourist

(iii) a businessman
(iv) a waiter

Read the extract given below and answer the question that follows:

Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
“What will you do now, Max ?” Ausable asked. “If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway. The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot”.

Max became nervous because:

(i) he got scared of Ausable.

(ii) he thought the police had come.

(iii) the door was unlocked.

(iv) Ausable did not get up to open the door.

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