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Solution to Model Question–13
1.A.(a) (iii) important (b) (ii) dramatist (c) (iii) the writer was seized with panic to see the bill of fare (d) (iii) Paris (e) (iv) to survive (f) (ii) call (g) (i) Paris (h) (iii) Latin Quarter, Paris (i) (iii) a chat (j) (iv) tiny (k) (ii) a cemetery (l) (iii) Thursday (m) (iv) a restaurant (n) (i) senators (o) (iii) talkative (p) (iii) eighty francs (q) (iii) 40 years (r) (ii) startled (s) (iii) two weeks (t) (ii) teeth (u) (iii) to call someone with visual expression (v) (iii) off-time (w) (i) conjecture (x) (ii) communication by letters (y) (iv) kindly (z) (iii) play (aa) (ii) costly (bb) (ii) apartment (cc) (iv) paradox (dd) (iv) to rebuke (ee) (ii) unexpected appearance of the guest (ff) (ii) he was blandished (gg) (iii) adulator (hh) (iii) idea (ii) (iii) a section of Paris popular with students and writers (jj) (iv) moderate (kk) (i) He was flattered by her proposal (ll) (iii) a theatre performance (mm) (ii) have a view of (nn) (iii) short story (oo) (i) seeing her beckoning.
- (a) The writer met with the woman at one play during the interval by answering to her beckoning.
(b) Foyot’s is a restaurant in Paris. It is very expensive. Rich people specially French senators eat here.
(c) The writer was young enough to say ‘no’ to any woman. So he decided to offer her a luncheon at Foyot’s restaurant by cutting out coffee for the next two weeks.
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(d) The writer lived in a tiny apartment in the Latin quarter overlooking a cemetery in Paris.
(e) The woman was forty years old and by nature she was talkative and fond of eating.
(f) The writer was living in a tiny apartment in Paris. He was compelled to be economical to keep body and soul together.
(g) The lady apparently seemed to admire the writer and therefore wanted to meet him for the same reason. But in fact, she was gluttonous and wanted to deceive the writer to eat costly foods. That’s why, she wanted to meet him.
(h) The lady appeared to be a woman of nearly 40 years of age. Her appearance seemed to be imposing rather than attractive. She had white and large teeth, which were more in number than were practically necessary.
(i) The lady’s unattractive appearance, talkativeness and gluttonous nature annoyed the writer.
(j) The subject-matter of the story is the greedy and gluttonous nature of a woman.
(k) The writer earned barely enough money to keep body and soul together.
(l) The woman wanted a little lunch from the writer. Because she was greedy and gluttonous.
(m) The woman was of the age of forty. She was not so beautiful and attractive to look at. She possessed more teeth than necessary.
(n) The writer felt startled when the bill of fare was brought. Because the prices were higher than the writer’s expectation.
(o) The woman assured him by saying that she never ate more than one thing for luncheon.
(p) The writer had never thought of going there because it was the most expensive restaurant in Paris where the French Senators often visit.
(q) A little luncheon at Foyot’s was the topic of the second letter written by the lady to the writer. The writer’s answer was yes as he was too young to have learned to say no to a woman.
(r) The writer said the above statement because he was expecting a young and attractive lady rather than a woman of forty.
(s) The writer realized that he was blandished by the writer due to his lack of experience and that’s why he said “I was too young to have learned to say no to a woman.”
(t) Yes, I think the writer was disappointed to see the lady. He was expecting the lady to be young and attractive but he saw a woman of forty years of age.
(u) Financially the writer was in a poor condition when he was living in a small apartment in Paris. He was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together.
(v) The writer couldn’t recognize the lady at the play because it had been long since he had last seen her.
(w) The admirer in her first letter wrote appreciating about the writer’s book. In her second letter she expressed her desire to meet him at Foyot’s.
(x) On Thursday morning the lady was supposed to be in the Luxembourg.
(y) The writer had eighty francs for the rest of the month. He thought if he cut out coffee for the next two weeks, he could manage well enough. Thus he calculated on spending his money before meeting his admirer.
(z) The topic of the first letter of the lady to the writer was a book written by the writer. Yes, the writer answered it.
- (i) A flow chart showing the appearance of the woman is given below :
1. Woman of forty | ® | 2. Looking unattractive | ® | 3. Having more teeth-white and large | ® | 4. Talkative | ® | 5. Expert in praising | ® | 6. Fond of eating |
(ii) A flow chart showing the incidents leading the writer to invite and entertain the lady is given below :
1. The lady’s feigned admiration of the writer through a letter | ® | 2. His return letter thanking her | ® | 3. The lady’s willingness to meet the writer through another letter | ® | 4. The writer’s temptation to meet her | ® | 5. The writer’s acceptance of the lady’s proposal to meet her at Foyot’s | ® | 6. The lady’s continuous choice of costly food items and the writer’s helpless surrender |
Or, (i) had (ii) twenty years ago (iii) would like to have a chat (iv) Foyot’s (v) Foyot’s (vi) I (vii) the bill of fare at Foyot’s (viii) The lady (ix) was spending (x) luncheon
- The writer lived in Paris. One day a female admirer wrote him and expressed her desire to meet him at Foyot’s. Foyot’s was too expensive for him. But he was so young and was flattered. So he met her at Foyot’s one Thursday. She was not so attractive as he expected. Besides, she was very talkative. However, when the bill of fare was brought, he was startled to see the high price. At that, she reassured him saying she never ate more than one thing. But it was a matter of sorrow that she chose a menu which was very expensive.
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