Q.1. What was Jerome K. Jerome rather proud of?
Ans. He was rather proud of his skill at packing.
Q.2. Name the two friends of Jerome.
Ans. Their names were George and Harris.
Q.3. What irritates Jerome most?
Ans. Seeing other people sitting around when he is working, irritates him the most.
Q.4. What horrible idea struck the author when he had packed the bag?
Ans. A horrible idea occurred to him whether he had packed his toothbrush in.
Q.5. Where was the toothbrush found lastly?
Ans. Lastly, it was found inside a boot.
Q.6. At what time did the author pack up the bag finally?
Ans. He finally packed up the bag at 10.05 p.m.
Q.7. According to Jerome, who was the worst packer?
Ans. According to Jerome, Harris was the worst packer in the world.
Q.8. What did Harris start with packing the hampers?
Ans. He started by breaking a cup.
Q.9. What did George do to butter?
Ans. George trod on butter and it stuck to his slipper.
Q.10. Who was Montmorency?
Ans. Montmorency was the author’s pet dog.
Q.11. What did Montmorency do to the jam?
Ans. Montmorency put his leg into the jam.
Q.12. What did Montmorency pretend the lemons?
Ans. He pretended the lemons were rats.
Q.13. At what time was all the packing finished?
Ans. All the packing was finished at 12.50 a.m.
Q.14. Who offered to pack hampers?
Ans. George and Harris offered to pack hampers.
Q.1. What kind of a man was the person with whom the author once lived?
Ans. The author once lived with a man. He often irritated the author. He would take a rest on the sofa. He would watch the author do work. His eyes followed the author wherever he went. He often called life a noble task, full of duty and stern work. But he would never offer to work.
Q.2. Why did George and Harris have to pick out the tomato with a teaspoon?
Ans. George and Harris packed things in a disorderly way. Harris packed the jar of strawberry jam on top of a tomato. As a result, the tomato was squashed. Then they had to pick it out with a teaspoon.
Q.3. The author says, “I never saw two men do more with one-and-two pence worth of butter in ivy whole life ” What did George and Harris do with butter?
Ans. George trod on the butter and it stuck to his slipper. George got it off his slipper and tried to put it into the kettle. They did not succeed. They put it down on a chair. Harris sat on the butter and it stuck to him. Then they went all over the room searching for it.
Q.4. Do you think the author packed better than George and Harris? Give reasons for your answer.
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Q.5. Describe the butter incident.
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Q.6. When were George and Harris finally able to pack the bag? What did they decide about getting up the next morning?
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Q.7. How many characters are there in the narrative? Name them.
Ans. Jerome, George, and Harris are the three human characters in the narrative. Their pet dog, Montmorency too is an important character, along with them. He also participates as enthusiastically in the packing activities as his masters. All four characters are equally funny.
Q.8. Why did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer to do the packing?
Ans. Jerome, the narrator, prided himself on his packing skills a bit too much. He felt that, under his guidance, even poor packers like Harris and George could accomplish this task with great efficiency. He volunteered to do the packing, expecting that his friends would work under his guidance and directions.
Q.9. Why did the author take pride in his packing skills?
Ans. The author felt that packing was one of those things that he knew more about than anyone else. This made him develop a sense of superiority about his ability as the best packer, and he took pride in his packing skills.
Q.10. How did George and Harris react to Jerome’s offer to do the packing? Did Jerome like their reaction?
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Q.11. What was Jerome’s real intention when he offered to pack?
Ans. Jerome’s real intention was not to pack himself but to make his friends George and Harris work under his direction and supervision. He intended to prove his superiority by bossing over them and throw his weight around while they packed.
Q.12. How did the man, with whom the narrator once stayed, used to drive him mad?
Ans. The man, with whom the narrator once stayed, used to drive him mad by lolling on the sofa and watching him constantly as he went about messing with the tasks at hand. The man said he really enjoyed that sight and felt good.
Q.13. ‘Now, I’m not like that.’ What does the narrator intend to convey by this statement?
Ans. With this statement, the narrator intends to convey his dislike for sitting idle and watching someone else work hard. He preferred to walk around and supervise work in his natural energetic way. However, this actually means that he, too, was not interested in toiling but liked to boss over others.
Q.14. Why did it take the narrator longer than he had expected to pack the bag?
Ans. It took the narrator much longer to pack the bag than he had expected because he was inexperienced in the skills of packing quickly and efficiently. His forgetfulness and clumsiness made packing take far longer than it should have.
Q.15. What did Harris say after the bag was shut and strapped? Why do you think he waited till then to ask?
Ans. After the bag had been shut and strapped by the narrator, Harris reminded him that he had forgotten to pack the boots. He waited till the completion of packing to say this because he wanted to irritate the narrator and have fun at his expense.
Q.16. What “horrible idea” occurred to Jerome a little later?
Ans. The horrible idea that occurred to Jerome a little later was whether he had packed his toothbrush or not. It was a horrible idea because he was about to pack the bag for the second time and would have to unpack it all over again to locate the toothbrush.
Q.17. Where did Jerome finally find the toothbrush?
Ans. Jerome finally found the toothbrush inside a boot that he had packed in the bag. He found it after having taken out all the items and searching thoroughly for the toothbrush, which led to a terrible mess.
Q.18. Why does the narrator say that the packing of his toothbrush drives him to a point of madness?
Ans. The narrator says that the packing of his toothbrush drives him to the point of madness because he either packs it even before he has brushed his teeth or doesn’t pack it at all. In both cases, he has to unpack everything to locate his brush.
Q.19. Why did Jerome have to reopen the packed bag?
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Q.20. What did George and Harris offer to pack and why?
Ans. George and Harris offered to pack the hamper. They made this offer because Jerome had already consumed a lot of time packing the bag, and they were now left with less than twelve hours to leave.
Q.21. Why did George and Harris have to pick out the tomato with a teaspoon?
Ans. While packing the hamper, Harris packed strawberry jam on top of a tomato and squashed it. So, they had to pick out the tomato with a teaspoon, which was a messy and time-consuming task.
Q.22. What were the foolish things done by George and Harris while packing the hamper?
Ans. While packing the hamper, George and Harris fumbled and flustered many times. They broke a cup at the outset and then squashed tomatoes and stepped on the butter. They jumbled up the items to be packed and crushed softer things like pies under heavy objects.
Q.23. Who was Montmorency and how did he contribute to the packing?
Ans. Montmorency was the pet dog of the narrator and his two friends. He contributed to the packing by forcibly sitting down on things. He put his leg into the jam, fumbled with the teaspoons, and chased the lemons like rats. He gave a tough time to his masters, who had to finally shoo him away with a frying pan.
Q.24. What was the ‘highest aim and object’ of Montmorency, according to the narrator?
Ans. According to the narrator, Montmorency’s highest aim and object were to get in the way of others and make them tumble over him. He aspired to get cursed by everyone and liked things thrown at him for his unbearable interference.
Q.25. How did Harris and George fare at packing the hamper?
Ans. Harris and George fared miserably poorly at packing the hamper. They assembled all the things to be packed in the most disorganised manner. They damaged a lot of items by breaking, crushing, or stepping on them. Salt flew all over while they packed.
Q.26. Why did Harris tell Jerome that he encourages the antics of Montmorency? What was Jerome’s defense?
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Q.27. When did George go off to sleep and what did the narrator and Harris do to ensure that he would wake up fully in the morning?
Ans. George went off to sleep when the narrator and Harris were still arguing over the time they wanted him to wake them up in the morning. To ensure that he would wake up fully, they placed the bath where he could tumble in and get out in the morning.
Q.1. Who offered to pick the bag for the trip? Was he happy at his own offer?
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Q.2. Describe how the author packed the bag for going on a trip?
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Q.3. Of the three, Jerome, George, and Harris, who do you think is the best or the worst packer? Support your answer with details from the text
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Q.4. How did the butter episode in the story cause nuisance?
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Q.5. Do you find this story funny? What are the humorous elements in it?
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Hence, all these instances lend humour to the story.
Q.6. When did the “horrible idea” occur to Jerome? Why was it a “horrible idea”?
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What fuss does Jerome’s toothbrush often create for him?
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Thus, the toothbrush was a constant source of bother and horror for Jerome.
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