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A SHOCKING ACCIDENT, Graham Greene, , , , Introduction, Graham Greene (1904-1991) was born in England and educated at Balliol college. His first|, , , , , , published work was Babbling April (1925),a volume of poetry. His first novel The Man within|, , , , }was written in 1929, , , , The shocking accident was originally published in magazine Punchin 1957.It then reappeared in, , , , Greenes 1967 collection May We Borrow Your Husband and other Comedies of the Sexual Life., , , , |The story was adapted into a short comedy film by James Scott in 1982, , , , Exercises, 1 Answer the following questions, , , , , , , , , , 1. Jerome’s father was a, , , , , , |A: writer., 2. Jerome’s friends at the public school found the death of his father, , , , , , , , , , , , ‘A: funny, , , , , , 3. Jerome is worried that Sally would, , A: laugh at the news of his fathers death, , , , , , , , , , 4. Jerome’s father always carried a water filter with him because, , , , , , , , A; It was less expensive, he could save money, he was a careful man, , , , , , II Answer the following questions in a sentence or two each:, 1 When Jerome hears of his father’s accident from his house master, how does he imagine his, father has died?, , Jerome imagined that his father died due to gun shot in a police encounter., , , , , , , , , , , , 2. How did Jerome's father die?, Jerome's father died when a pig fell on him as he was walking along a street in Naples., , , , , , , , 3. "He shook a little with emotion.” What "emotion "do you think is Mr. Wordsworth shaking}, with?, , Mr Wordsworth struggles to tell Jerome about the death of his father as it was funny.Mr|, |Wordsworth shook with laughter., , , , , , , , , , , , 4. Why do you think that the story has been titled as A Shocking Accident?, , The story has been titled as A Shocking Accident because the accident which caused, [Jeromes father’s death was due to a pig which fell on him, It is ironic because no one expected that, , fa pig that fell from a third floor would kill a man., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 5. What bothers Jerome about his aunt?, jerome’s aunt is a woman of “a great old age” who has “no sense of humour” and wh, ‘annot help but exaggerate and dramatize the event of her brother's death, Jerome way, , SS, Ways with Words Page 35, , , , , , , , , , , , , , SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, , , , , , orried that his aunt would narrate the story of his father’s death to Sally which would|, , , , , , , , , , provoke laughter in her], , , , , , 6. Do you think Sally is an ideal companion for Jerome. Why?|, , Sally is Jerome's fiancée. She is an ideal companion to Jerome as she is the only one who, sympathized with Jerome on his father’s death when his aunt narrated the events dramatically. Her, , , , , , , , , , reaction made Jerome appease his fear forever