Class Eight. CBSE Gulmohar Reader Unit 1 – The Street that Got Mislaid
Solved Questions and Answers .
1 Marc’s ‘neighbours were noisy and sometimes violent, and his landlady consistently so.’ (1)This shows that he was unhappy where he lived and that explains two things in the story. First, it explains why he spent a lot of time in the office and, as a result, got in his mind a complete map of the city’s streets, What is the other thing it explains? ( Look at the end of the story)
A He was happy to find a place to live in Green Bottle street at the cost of not disclosing the existence of the street to the outer world.
2. ‘Then the trutli burst upon him’.(4)What was the truth? What did he look at and remember before it burst upon him
2A.That Green Bottle Street was a lost, forgotten street. He looked at the index card of Green Bottle Street that he suddenly found at the back of a drawer and realised that fifteen years ago when fresh cards were being made, this card had got mislaid. So the street had dropped out of sight and the officials had been unaware of its presence.
3. When Marc went to the location of Green Bottle Street but could not at first find it, what did he do? Why? Which was more accurate-his mental map or his seeing of the actual place? (7)
A 3 He consulted his mind’s map and walked directly to the entry. Because the city was laid out in his mind as a map for such a long time that it was infallible. Mental map.
4. 4 Could Green Bottle Street be entered from both ends? What kind of street was it? ln what way was it ‘exactly like a bottle? (8)
4. No. It was a blind alley. In shape.
5.’lt was a curious story.’ (11) What was curious was how the street got forgotten, which almost never happens. But there was something else about the street which also happens very rarely. Can you say what it was? (Think of the ownership of the six little houses)
A.5 The tenants of the street lived in amity for a long time and more surprisingly the landlord had left his property in his will to those who lived there.
Read these sentences from the text and answer the questions
1.’…the card got stuck behind the drawer, and Green Bottle Street got mislaid.’ Which card got stuck? How was the street mislaid as a result?
Answer . The index card with details of Green Bottle street got stuck and as a result the street failed to feature in the inspection.
2.’Marc realised that he had not been mistaken’. Not mistaken in what? What made him realise it?
Answer Not mistaken about the existence of the street. The woman’s words, which meant that someone finally got to know the secret.
3.’…if miracles happened, we should aid them.’ Whose opinion was this? What miracle had happened? How did they aid it?
Answer Michael Flanagan who lived at number four. The street had become non-existent to the world outside. They aided it by putting up a door at the entrance to keep out passers-by or officials.
4. ‘…he carried in his pocket a grenade that could blow their little world to pieces.’ Who carried what in his pocket? Why is it referred to as a grenade?
Answer Marc Girondin carried the index card with the name Green Bottle Street. It would blow up the peaceful existence of the tenants there.
5. ‘The mind of Marc Girondin was made up.’ Did that change his life? ln what way?
Answer Yes. He was to live in a place of calm and peaceful co-existence much different from the one he was used to.
More Questions
1. Where did Marc Girondin work?
Answer: Marc Girondin worked in the filing section of the Montreal City Hall’s engineering department.
2. Where did Marc stay? Did he like it there?
Answer: Marc stayed in Oven Street. He did not like living there at all because his neighbours were very noisy and his landlady was noisy and violent.
3. Did Marc know the names of all the streets in the city?
Answer: The whole city was laid out like a map in Marc’s mind. He knew the names of all the places and streets and even blind alleys and winding lanes spread across the city.
4. What did Marc find one night? Answer: One afternoon, Marc found a card at his desk in his office that bore the name “Green Bottle Street” on it.
5. Did Marc know where Green Bottle Street was?
Answer: No, Marc had never heard of this street before. It puzzled him no end that he knew nothing about a street with such an odd name in the city.
6. What did Marc decide to do when he saw the card?
Answer: Marc made up his mind to go in search of this street. So, the next day he took the afternoon off from work, pleading sickness, and went looking for the street.
7. Did he find the street easily?
Answer: He had a difficult time locating the street, although he knew that area very well. He walked past the address twice before he was able to find it.
8. What did he see on the street?
Answer: Marc saw a cobbled street that was shaped like a bottle. There were three small houses on either side of the street. Each house had a small garden in front of it. The houses looked very neat and wellmaintained.
9. Who did Marc see? Describe the person and what she was doing.
Answer: Marc saw a woman in the garden of one of the houses. She looked to be about sixty years old. She was watering roses in her garden
10. Did Marc speak to the woman? What did he say to her? How did she respond?
Answer: When the woman looked at him, Marc took off his hat and spoke to her. He told her that he was from the city engineering department. The woman was surprised but she recovered soon enough to say they had, at last, been found.
11. What was the woman’s story?
Answer: She said that the residents of Green Bottle Street had lived in peace for several years. The landlord used to live in one of the houses too. He became so attached to all of them that he left them his property in his will.
12. How many people lived on that street?
Answer: There were six people living on that street. Apart from the old lady, Miss Trusdale, there was Miss Hunter who lived with a distant relative of hers. Then there was Mr Flanagan, Mr Jean Desselin and Mr Plonsky.
13. How did these people spend their time?
Answer: Miss Trusdale informed Marc that while Mr Plonsky and Mr Flanagan liked to travel and talk about things they saw, Miss Hunter played the piano and gave concerts to the others. As for Miss Trusdale herself, she had her flowers and books. The residents of the Green Bottle Street did not go out into the city except to buy food and clothes.
14. Did Marc decide to inform the authorities about this forgotten street?
Answer: No, Marc decided he would not inform the authorities about this forgotten street. Instead, he decided to quit his job and live in the street that got mislaid
15. If you were in Marc’s place, what would you do?
Answer: . Guidelines for your free response : Begin the answer by saying whether you agree or disagree with what Marc decided to do in the end. Then, write what you would have asked Miss Trusdaleback in Green Bottle Street or living in your own home. If you were in Marc’s place, what would you do? answer by saying whether you agree or disagree with what Marc decided to do in the what you would have asked Miss Trusdale. Finally, write your reasons for either staying living in your own home
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