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1. 1.

   Tick (√) the correct options.

   1. It was Mrs. Packletide's pleasure and intension that she should shoot a tiger because
      1. She felt that she would leave India safer and more wholesome than she had found it.
      2. lust to kill had suddenly descended upon her.
      3. Only a personally procured tiger-skin and a heavy harvest of press photographs could successfully counter Loona Bimberton's boast of an aeroplane flight.
      4. She just wanted to use the tiger skin for a party dress.
   2. In a world that is supposed to be chiefly swayed by hunger and by love, Mrs. Packletide was an exception
      1. She was more interested in hunting big game.
      2. She wanted to do social work for others.
      3. She wanted to rid the land of wild animals.
      4. Her movements and motives were largely governed by her dislike of Loona Bimberton.
   3. "I suppose we re in some danger?" said Miss Mebbin.
      1. She was actually nervous about the wild beast.
      2. She had a morbid dread of performing an atom more service than she had been paid for.
      3. She wanted to help Mrs Packletide as she felt like an elder sister towards her.
      4. She feared that they might fall down the temporary platform and be hurt.
   4. Mrs. Packletide indulges in no more big-game shooting because
      1. She is no more interested in shooting.
      2. The incidental expenses are very heavy.
      3. There are not many big animals left in Nimrod.
      4. Miss Mebbin has blackmailed her into buying her a cottage for a heavy sum.
   5. Loona Bimberton declined the luncheon party because
      1. She was very unwell that day.
      2. She had already repressed her emotions for too long.'Mrs. Packletide's invitation was not very cordial.
      3. She was supposed to go to another party that day.
2. 2.

   Why did Mrs. Packletide want to kill a tiger?

3. 3.

   What steps did the villagers take to keep the tiger in good humour?

4. 4.

   Did Mrs. Packletide succeed in killing the tiger? If not, what caused the tiger's death?

5. 5.

   "There are limits beyond which represses emotions become dangerous."

   1. Whose emotions is the narrator talking about?
   2. Who is the cause of these repressed emotions?
   3. How is Loona affected by Mrs Packletide's fame?
6. 6.

   "It is a marvel how Louisa manages to do it," is the general verdict.

   In the light of this statement, write a character sketch of Louisa Mebbin.