CLASS 12TH
A CHAMELEON
(Anton Chekhov)
Supplementary
Reader
(Lessons
meant for extensive study)
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Q. 1. Where was the Police Superintendent
Otchumyelov walking? What was he carrying under his arm?
Ans. He was walking
across the market square and carrying a parcel under his arm.
Q. 2. Who was walking after him?
Ans. A red haired
policeman was walking after him.
Q. 3. What was the red haired policeman carrying in his hands?
Ans. He was carrying a
sieve full of gooseberries in his hands.
Q. 4. Who was chasing the
dog?
Ans. The man named
Hryukin was chasing the dog.
Q. 5. Why was Hryukin
chasing the dog?
Ans. He was chasing the dog to catch it because it had bitten his finger.
Q. 6. What was Hryukin
wearing?
Ans. He was wearing a starched cotton shirt with his waistcoat unbuttoned.
Q. 7. What did Hryukin
display to the crowd?
Ans. He displayed a
bleeding finger to the crowd.
Q. 8. How was Hryukin's bleeding finger a
flag of victory ?
Ans.
The finger was a sign of
victory because he hoped to get some compensation through the police.
Q. 9. Why did Hryukin think that he must have damages?
Ans. He demanded
damages because as a fine workman, he will have to stay without work for seven
days.
Q. 10. What was Orchumyelov's first reaction on Hryukin's
complaint?
Ans. He will teach a lesson
to those who let their dogs go all over.
Q. 11. Why did he (Orchumyelov) later refuse to
take any action against the owner of the dog?
Ans. He refused to take
action because it was the General's dog.
Q. 12. What was the Police Superintendent's opinion about the biting
of the dog?
Ans. He was of the
opinion that a heavy and tall man could not be bitten by a weak and small
dog.
Q. 13. What did the
policeman tell the Superintendent about the General's dog?
Ans. He said that the
General's dogs are mostly setters (large, big dogs of a good breed).
Q. 14. Who was Prohor?
Ans. He was the
General's cook.
Q. 15. What information
did Prohor give about the dog?
Ans. Prohor said that
the dog belonged to the General's brother.
Q. 16. Why did the crowd
laugh at Hryukin at the end of the story?
Ans. The crowd laughed
at Hryukin's failure to get compensation for his bleeding finger by telling
lies.
Q. 17. A chameleon is a .........
which changes its colour suiting its surroundings.
Ans. lizard.
Q. 18. A chameleon is also
a ..... Who changes his stand and
opinions every now and then?
Ans. Man.
Q. 19. A junior police officer approached the Superintendent of
Police with a sieve of ………………(Fill up the blank with a suitable word)
gooseberries/apples/mangoes.
Ans. gooseberries.
Q. 20. Prohor was the
General's bearer/cook/dog. (Write the correct answer)
Ans. General's
cook.
Q. 21. Who was the owner of the dog?
Ans. General's
brother.
Q. 22. According to the people in the story, Hryukin is a
liar.
Ans. True.
Q. 23. He is a blockhead.
(Rewrite the sentence by using a simple word such as stupid.)
Ans. He is a stupid
man.
Q. 24. Name the author of
this chapter.
Ans. Anton
Chekhov.
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