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Q. 11. What was Dr. Herriot’s suggestion about Tricki? Did Mrs. Pumphrey heed his advise? Ans : Dr. Herriot suggested cutting down sweet items from Tricki’s diet and giving him more exercises. She didn’t heed his advice. She continued to give the dog his favourite cream cakes, chocolates, and over fed him. Q. 12. Why was it a temptation to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest? Ans : Dr. Herriot and his partners could get two eggs each from Tricki’s breakfast. They could also get a little wine and brandy from his share. That is why Dr. Herriot said it was a temptation to keep Tricki as permanent guest. Q. 13. Why did Horace Dandy described as good and respectable but not completely honest? Ans : Horace Danby was a skilled and successful lock maker. He minded his business, earned a good reputation and lived peacefully. He was not completely honest because he used to rob a safe every year to get more money to buy rare and expensive books. Q. 14. He was a very successful thief .How did Horace plan his work? What went wrong when he attempted to rob Shotover Grange? Ans : When Horace was inside the house, a lady came there. Horace thought that she was the lady of the house. In fact she was also a thief like him. She tricked him and took away all the jewels. Poor Horace had to go to prison as he forgot to wear his gloves. Q. 15. What do you think the meaning of the phrase honour among the thieves? Which of the two lacked Ans : It means that even the thieves have their codes of conduct. They do not cheat one another. They divide their booty honestly. The lady in red lacked the honour of thieves. She not only betrayed Horace by not dividing the jewels but also sent him to the prison. Q. 16. How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life? Ans : The book ‘The travels of Monarch X’ became a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life because it opened a world of science on to him. Due to this book he could communicate with Dr. Urquhart who gave suggestions and motivated him to initiate his scientific research on butterflies. Q. 17. What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair? Ans : He learned that to win in a science fair one must try to do real experiments. Mere display material does not fetch a prize. Q. 18. What are the qualities that go into the making of a scientist? Ans : A person must have a first-rate mind and curiosity to know things. Good observations and analytic mind and strong will to win for the right reasons make one a scientist. Q. 19. What did Ebright find about the gold spot of a pupa? Ans : Ebright found out that gold spots were not only ornamental as was the popular belief but produced a hormone responsible for the full growth of a butterfly.
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