7. MY FINANCIAL CAREER (Stephen Leacock)
Questions & Answers (Based on Exercise)
Q.No.1: What light do the following expressions throw on Leacock’s state of mind when he entered the bank, “Looked timidly”, “Shambled in”?
Answer: These expressions show the writer’s confusion and nervousness whenever he enters the bank. He acts like a stupid person. He fears everything in the bank.
Q.No.2: Why did the manager come to think that Leacock had an awful secret to reveal?
Answer: The writer wished to see the manager in solitude. It was the writer’s wish that compelled the manager to think that the writer had an awful secret to reveal.
Q.No.3: What was attitude of the manager towards the writer on learning that he only wished to deposit 56 dollars?
Answer: When the manager came to know that he wanted to deposit 56 dollars, his attitude changed at once. He called the accountant and asked him to open his account.
Q.No.4: What other blunders did Leacock commit leaving the manager’s office?
Answer: He made the following blunders.
1. Instead of going out, he tried to enter the safe.
2. He handed the money over to the accountant in the form of a ball.
3. He wrote 56 instead of 6 on the cheque and drew out the whole money.
Q.No.5: After misadventure in the bank where did Leacock keep his money?
Answer: After this misadventure in the bank, he decided never to visit bank. He started to keep his money in cash in his trousers pocket and his savings in dollars in a sock.
Q.No.6: Give as many examples as you can to show that Leacock was feeling completely lost in the bank all the time he was there?
Answer: There are so many examples to show that Leacock was completely lost in the bank. They are following.
1. Instead of going out, he tried to enter the safe.
2. He handed the money over to the accountant in the form of a ball.
3. He wrote 56 instead of 6 on the cheque and drew out the whole money.
MORE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS (PAST PAPERS)
Q.No.1: What kind of man manager was? OR How did the manager try to look? (FB-2008)
Answer: The manager was sitting alone in one corner. He looked grave and calm.
Q.No.2: Why did the writer go to bank? OR How much was the writer’s salary raised? OR What was the writer’s reaction at the increase of salary? (FB-2009, 12)
Answer: The writer’s salary was raised to fifty-six dollars a month. His first reaction at the increase of his salary was to deposit his surplus in the bank. That’s why, he went to bank.
Q. No.3: What mistake did the writer commit when he wanted to withdraw his money? OR Why did Leacock want to draw out money? (FB-2012)
Answer: He wanted to withdraw six dollars for present need but in nervousness, he made a mistake. He wrote fifty-six instead of six on the cheque.
Q.No.4: Having committed the mistake of writing 56 instead 6, how did the writer try to look at that time? (FB-2010)
Answer: Having committed the mistake of writing 56 instead 6, the writer tried to look like a man with quick temper, who could easily be irritated by trifle.
Q.No.5: How did the manager turn Leacock out of the safe? (FB-2013)
Answer: The manager used very harsh tone and asked him to come out of the safe. Then, the manager led him to the right way and asked the accountant to open his account.