the theif questions English icse

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I was still a thief when I met Arun, and though I was only fifteen, I was an experienced and a fairly successful hand. Arun was watching the wrestlers when I approached him.
(i) Why does the narrator say ‘still a thief' ? [3]
(ii) How did Arun look like? [3]
(iii) How does the author describe the wrestling match ? [3]
(iv) How did the narrator strike an acquaintance Arun ? [3]
(v) What did Arun teach the narrator? [4]

Subject: Re: the theif questions English icse Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:17 am

was still a thief when I met Arun, and though I was only fifteen, I was an experienced and a fairly successful hand. Arun was watching the wrestlers when I approached him.
(i) Why does the narrator say ‘still a thief' ? [3]
(ii) How did Arun look like? [3]
(iii) How does the author describe the wrestling match ? [3]
(iv) How did the narrator strike an acquaintance Arun ? [3]
(v) What did Arun teach the narrator? [4]

Ans1: Because the narrator has still not left the nature of robbing, because he latter on robs arun itself but for the reason of teaching him whole sentences he keeps the money back which he robbed.

Ans2 :Arun was a tall ,lean fellow who was simple and a suitable man for the narrators purpose.

Ans3 : He says that two oiled men walk on the soft mud, gruntind and slapping their thighs. The narrator says that arun looks like wrestler.

Ans4 :

Ans5:Arun thought him many things they are

a)cooking

b)writing his name and Arun’s

c)and writing whole sentence.