The sequence of events has been jumbled up. Rearrange them and complete the given flowchart.

(1)

Major Percy and Bill come to the house.

(2)

Harold comes to know that his father is a boxer.

(3)

Bill tells his wife that he is doing it for Harold.

(4)

Jerry Fisher tries to convince Bill to reconsider.

(5)

Mrs. Bramble is amazed to think that she has brought such a prodigy as Harold into the world.

(6)

Harold wants to know what will happen to the money he had bet on Murphy losing.

(7)

Mrs. Bramble is informed that Bill had decided not to fight.

(8)

Mrs. Bramble resumes work of darning the sock.

(9)

Harold is alone with his mother in their home.

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Solution

Here is the correct sequence:

(9) Harold is alone with his mother in their home.

(5) Mrs. Bramble is amazed to think that she has brought such a prodigy as Harold into the world.

(8) Mrs. Bramble resumes work of darning the sock.

(1) Major Percy and Bill come to the house.

(7) Mrs. Bramble is informed that Bill had decided not to fight.

(3) Bill tells his wife that he is doing it for Harold.

(4) Jerry Fisher tries to convince Bill to reconsider.

(2) Harold comes to know that his father is a boxer.

(6) Harold wants to know what will happen to the money he had bet on Murphy losing.

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The sequence of events has been jumbled up. Rearrange them and complete the given flowchart.

1) Major Percy and Bill come to the house.

2) Harold comes to know that his father is a boxer.

3) Bill tells his wife that he is doing it for Harold.

4) Jerry Fisher tries to convince Bill to reconsider.

5) Mrs. Bramble is amazed to think that she has brought such a prodigy as Harold into the world.

6) Harold wants to know what will happen to the money he had bet on Murphy losing.

7) Mrs. Bramble is informed that Bill had decided not to fight.

8) Mrs. Bramble resumes work of darning the sock.

9) Harold is alone with his mother in their home.

Answer the following questions.

(a) What was strange about the manner in which Mrs. Bramble addressed her son? What did he feel about it?

(b) Why was it necessary to keep Harold’s father’s profession a secret from him?

(d) Describe Mr. Bramble as he has been described in the story.

(e) Why was Mrs. Bramble upset when she came to hear that Bill had decided not to fight?

(f) Who was Jerry Fisher? What did he say to try and convince Bill to change his mind?

(g) How did Harold come to know that his father was a boxer?

(h) Why was Harold upset that his father had not told him about his true identity? Give two reasons.

(i) Do you agree with Harold’s parents’ decision of hiding from him the fact that his father was a boxer? Why/why not?

Choose extracts from the story that illustrate the characters of these people in it.

Person	Extracts from the story	What this tells us about their characters
Mrs. Bramble	(Para 12) “Bill we must keep it from Harold”	She was not honest and open with her son; concerned mother
Mr. Bramble	(Para 33)	--
Percy	(Para 109)	-
Jerry Fisher	(Para 110)	-

Choose extracts from the story that illustrate the characters of these people in it.

Person	Extracts from the story	What this tells us about their characters
Mrs. Bramble	(Para 12) “Bill we must keep it from Harold”	She was not honest and open with her son; concerned mother
Mr. Bramble	(Para 33)
Percy	(Para 109)
Jerry Fisher	(Para 110)

Why was Mrs. Bramble upset when she came to hear that Bill had decided not to fight?

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(1)	Major Percy and Bill come to the house.
(2)	Harold comes to know that his father is a boxer.
(3)	Bill tells his wife that he is doing it for Harold.
(4)	Jerry Fisher tries to convince Bill to reconsider.
(5)	Mrs. Bramble is amazed to think that she has brought such a prodigy as Harold into the world.
(6)	Harold wants to know what will happen to the money he had bet on Murphy losing.
(7)	Mrs. Bramble is informed that Bill had decided not to fight.
(8)	Mrs. Bramble resumes work of darning the sock.
(9)	Harold is alone with his mother in their home.