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Answer the following Questions., , Question 1:, , What are some of the signs of approaching winter, referred to in the text?, , Answer:, , The signs of the approaching winter are the, movement of birds to warm south, the woollens, needed by people and the dead leaves covering, the ground., , Question 2:, , Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following:, (i) Soapy did not want to go to, , prison., , (ii) Soapy had been to prison several, times., , (iii) It was not possible for Soapy to survive in the, city through the winter., , (iv) Soapy hated to answer questions of a personal, nature., , Answer:, , (i) False (ii) True (iii) True (iv) True, , Scanned with CamScanner

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Question 3:, , What was Soapy’s first plan? Why did it not work?, Answer:, , He would go to eat at restaurant and would then, tell them he had no money. They would, immediately call a cop who would arrest him. But, as soon as he put his foot inside the restaurant,, the waiters blocked his entry. Thus his first plan, did not work., , Question 4:, , “But the cop's mind would not consider Soapy”., What did the cop not consider, and why?, , Answer:, , The policeman did not believe that Soapy had, broken the window glass. The reason was that no, such criminal would stop and talk to a policeman., , Scanned with CamScanner

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Question 5:, , “We have orders to let them shout.” What is the, policeman referring to?, , Answer:, , The policeman means to say that he had got, orders not to arrest the unruly and shouting, college students., , Question 6:, , Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following., (i) Soapy stole a man’s umbrella., , (ii) The owner of the umbrella offered to give it to, Soapy., , (iii) The man had stolen the umbrella that was now, Soapy's., , (iv) Soapy threw away the umbrella., , Answer:, , (i) True (ii) True (iii) True {iv) True., , Scanned with CamScanner

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Question 7:, , “There was a sudden and wonderful change in his, soul”. What brought about the change on Soapy?, Answer:, , The sight of the home where Soapy had spent his, childhood suddenly changed his outlook. The old, memories of his mother and the sweet music, revived his love for a decent life. He decided to, work and become somebody in life., , Scanned with CamScanner