Lesson:4 The Rattrap

 Class XII

Sub:English

Book:Flamingo

Lesson:4 

The Rattrap

Question 1.

What did the peddler sell? How did he make those things?

Answer:

The peddler sold small rattraps made of wire. He made them himself. He got the material by begging in the stores or at the big farms.

Question 2.

Why did the peddler drive pleasure from his idea of the world as a rattrap?

Answer:

The peddler used to sell rattraps. The world had never been kind to him, so it gave him joy to think ill of it in this way. It became a cherished pastime for him. He thought some people had already been caught in this rattrap while the others are circling around it.

Question 3.

Why did Edla plead her father not to send the vagabond away?

Answer:

Edla had felt so happy when she thought how she would be going to entertain the stranger on the Christmas Eve. She could not get away from the idea all at once, and that was why she pleaded her father for the vagabond. She wanted him to enjoy a day of peace with them in their house.

Question 4.

Why did the crofter welcome the peddler in his cottage?

Answer:

The crofter lived alone in his cottage. He was without wife and child. He welcomed the peddler to over-come his loneliness.

Question 5.

How can you say that the crofter was a good host?

Answer:

The crofter was indeed a good host. He welcomed the peddler in his cottage. He shared with him his meal and tobacco. He also played a game of cards with him. All this show that the crofter was a good host.

Question 6.

What do we learn about the crofter’s nature from the story, “The Rattrap’?

Answer:

The crofter lived alone in his cottage. He welcomed the peddler in his cottage and offered him meal and tobacco. He also played a game of cards with him. Though the crofter was a good host yet he entertained the peddler only to overcome his own loneliness.

Question 7.

Why did the crofter show his thirty kronor to the peddler?

Answer:

The crofter was very proud of his cow. He told the peddler that it gave enough milk to support him. To prove himself true he showed his thirty kronor to the peddler which he had received as a payment for the milk.

Question 8.

How did the ironmaster react on seeing the stranger lying close to the furnace?

Answer:

The ironmaster saw the peddler at the forge. The ironmaster walked close to him. He thought the peddler was his one of the regimental acquaintances. He called him by the name of Nils Olof. The ironmaster felt sorry to see his miserable condition and he invited the peddler to his home.

Question 9.

What did the ironmaster tell the peddler about his family?

Answer:

The ironmaster told the peddler that his wife, Eliza- beth had already died. Both his sons were abroad. There was no one in the house expect his eldest daughter Edla and himself. He thought it would be so nice if the peddler came with him and gave them the company at the Christmas Eve.

Question 10.

What made the peddler accept Edla’s invitation? How did he feel?

Answer:

Edla Willmansson noticed that the man was quite afraid. She reassured him that she would be allowed to leave just as freely as freely he came. She said that she only wanted to stay with them on the Christmas Eve. She said that in such a friendly manner ‘ that the rattrap seller could not refuse her. She thought that the young girl would behave with him ‘ kindly.

Good Night to all students. .