CLASS-10TH
SUPPLEMENTRY
READER
CHAPTER-3
ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS
O’ Henry
Short Question Answer
Q.1. Who gave $1000 to Robert Gillian? Who did the money
belong to? Why was it given to him?
Ans. Lawyer Tolman gave the money to Robert
Gillian. This money belonged to Gillian’s uncle. He was asked to spend the amount
and then given an account of how he had spent it.
Q.2. Why was Bobby Gillian not happy with the money given to
him?
Ans. Bobby Gillian was the only heir of
his uncle’s property. This property was worth half a million dollars. But Bobby
got only one thousand out of it. Naturally he was not happy.
Q. 3. What was the condition laid down by the lawyer?
Ans.The lawyer asked Bobby to spend the one thousand dollars and then give an
account of how he had spent it. Only then the full contents of the will
could be shown to him.
Q. 4. Who else got the money and how much?
Ans. The others who got the money were the butler, the housekeeper
and
Miss hayden
who was the ward of Robert's Uncle. Each of them gotten dollars.
Q. 5. Why was Old Bryson not serious in giving suggestions to
Gillian? What were the suggestions given?
Ans. Old Bryson did not like Gillian. Therefore, he was not
serious in giving his suggestions. He suggested that Gillian could buy a house,
provide milk for babies, spend in art galleries, spend for someone's education,
or buy a diamond pendant for Miss Lotta:
Q. 6. Which suggestion did Gillian accept? What did he do
then?
Ans.Gillian accepted the suggestion to give a diamond pendant to Miss Lotta. He
phoned for a cab, and asked the driver to take him to the Columbine Theatre.
Q.
7. Who was Miss Lotta Lauriere? Did she welcome Gillian's coming? Was
she happy with his offer? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans. Miss Lotta was an actress. She did not welcome Gillian's
coming. She was not happy with Gillian's offer. She wanted a much
costlier pendant.
Q8. What did Gillian ask the driver of the cab? Did he like
his answer? How do you know?
Ans. Gillian asked the cab driver what he
would do if he had a thousand dollars. The driver said that he would open a saloon.
At this Gillian said, "Oh, no." It shows that he did not like the cab
driver's answer.
Q.9. Who did Gillian talk to next? Why?
Ans. Gillian next talked to a blind man, who was selling pencils. He wanted to know
from him, what he would do if he had a thousand dollars.
Q. 10. Why did Gillian give his money to Miss Hayden? What
did he ask her to give him and why?
Ans. Gillian gave his money to Miss Hayden
because he wanted to spend the money in a lump and save himself the trouble of
keeping accounts. He asked Miss Hayden to give him a piece of paper to write a
note.
Q.11. What did Gillian write in his note?
Ans. He wrote that he had paid one thousand dollars to the best and dearest woman on earth. He added that it would give him eternal happiness.
Q.12. Why did Gillian go to the lawyers again?
Ans. He went to the lawyers to give them the account of how he had spent the one
thousand dollars.
Q.13. What had Gillian's uncle written in the postscript of
his will?
Ans. He had written that if Robert had spent the money wisely, he would get
Another five thousand dollars. Or else, this amount would go to Miss Hayden.
Q. 14. Why did Gillian not get the rest of the money? Was he sorry for his action?
Ans. Gillian told the lawyers falsely that he had lost the
thousand dollars on the races. Thus he lost his right to the other five
thousand dollars. But he was not at all sorry for it. Rather he was happy that
the money would go to the lady he loved so much.
Q. 15.
Which is the correct answer?
After talking to the blind man Gillian
went to
a.
Miss Hayden
b.
The
lawyers
c. Miss Lauriere
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