Comprehension Check I

Q1. What did the author find in a junk shop?

Ans:-The author found a roll- top desk.

Q2. What did he find in a secret drawer? Who do you think had put it in there?

Ans:- He found a small black tin box in a secret drawer. Mrs Connie Machperson had put it in there.

Comprehension Check II

Q1. Who had written the letter, to whom, and when?

Ans:- Mrs Jim Machperson had written the letter to his wife, Mrs Connie Machperson  whe he was fighting a war against the Germans.

Q2. Why was the letter written — what was the wonderful thing that had happened?

Ans:- The letter described wonderful the British and the German fighting against each other celebrated together.

Q3. What jobs did Hans Wolf and Jim Macpherson have when they were not soldiers?

Ans:- Before joining army Hans played the cello in the orchestra and Jim was a teacher.

Q4. Had Hans Wolf ever been to Dorset? Why did he say he knew it?

Ans:-  No, Hans had never been to dorset in Hardy novel ‘far from the madding crowd’.

Q5. Do you think Jim Macpherson came back from the war? How do you know this?

Ans:- No, Jim never came back from . Perhaps therefore his wife connie had preserved his letters.

Comprehension Check III

Q1. Why did the author go to Bridport?

Ans:- The Author went to Bridpot to meet Mrs Jim Machperson and diliver Jim’s letter.

Q2. How old was Mrs Macpherson now? Where was she?

Ans :- Mrs Machperson  was 101 years old she was in a nursing home.

Comprehension check IV

Q1. Who did Connie Macpherson think her visitor was?

Ans:- Connie thought that the visitor was her own husband, Jim Machperson.

Q2. Which sentence in the text shows that the visitor did not try to hide his identity?

Ans:- In the sentence, “I said I was a friend came to visit Mrs Machperson to bring her a chritsmas present”, the visitor did not try to hide his identity.