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1. 1.

   Choose the right option.

   1. A princely reception means

   1. a warm reception.
   2. a friendly reception.
   3. a royal reception.

   2. The sentence I did not let a word or a meaning or a gesture escape me implies

   1. he did not pay attention to anything.
   2. he was extremely alert.
   3. he felt helpless against the coming events.

   3. The phrase as a dog smells game implies

   1. the narrator is enjoying the laughter of his friends.
   2. the narrator is on the verge of finding the prankster.
   3. the narrator is very alert to some hidden plans.
2. 2.

   Why did the narrator of the story think that his friends planned to play a practical joke on him? What behaviour on the part of his friends aroused his suspicion?

3. 3.

   What did the narrator do after being escorted to his bedroom?

4. 4.

   What practical jokes did he think that his friends might play on him? What new sleeping arrangements did the narrator make for himself?

5. 5.

   How had the narrator's actions caused this ridiculous accident?

6. 6.

   I did not let a word or a meaning or a gesture escape me. Everyone seemed to me an object of suspicion, and I even looked distrustfully at the faces of the servants.

   1. What was the narrator suspicious about?
   2. Was he able to find out what the other people were planning?