Textbook Solutions: A Fondness for Cheese | Buzzword Class 7: Book Solutions, Summaries & Worksheets PDF Download

(A) Underline the sentences from the text that tell yon that—

1. 
Ans: "I remember a friend of mine, buying a couple of cheeses at Liverpool."

2. 
Ans: "And then they both began sniffing, and, at the third sniff, they caught it right on the chest, and rose up without another word and went out."

3. 
Ans: "And then a lady got up, and said it was disgraceful that a respectable married woman should be harried about in this way and gathered up a bag and eight parcels and went."

4. 
Ans: "I smiled at the last gentleman, and said I thought we were going to have the carriage to ourselves."

5. 
Ans: "She was not very happy about the situation or the odour but said she would talk to Tom about it when he got back."

6. 
Ans: "He threw them into the canal but had to fish them out again, as the bargemen complained. [...] he took them one dark night and left them in the parish mortuary. [...] by taking them down to a sea-side town and burying them on the beach."

(B) Read these lines from the text and answer the questions.

1. A few moments passed, and then the old gentleman began to fidget. 
(a) 
Ans: The old man began to fidget inside the carriage.

(b) 
Ans: He was fidgeting because of the unpleasant smell of the cheeses.

(c) 
Ans: Yes, it did. The discomfort of the old man and others eventually led to the speaker having the carriage to himself.

2. My friend got rid of them at last.
(a) 
Ans: The speaker's friend got rid of the cheeses.

(b) 
Ans: The cheeses had a strong and unpleasant odor that caused trouble and discomfort.

(c) 
Ans: He first attempted to throw them into the canal and leave them in the parish mortuary, but eventually, he buried them on the beach in a seaside town.

(C) Answer in detail.

1.
Ans: In the railway station, people at the platform were repelled by the strong smell of the cheeses, causing them to avoid the carriage. Inside the carriage, passengers experienced discomfort and distress, leading to some leaving the carriage and others enduring the unpleasant journey until they couldn't tolerate it any longer. The smell had a physical impact, causing people to sniff and feel oppressed, ultimately resulting in a humorous and chaotic situation.

(D) Think and answer.

1.
Ans: The humor in the narrator's recollection lies in the absurdity of the situation caused by the overpowering smell of the cheeses. The exaggerated reactions of people, such as the old man fidgeting, the lady leaving with multiple parcels, and the undertaker comparing the smell to a dead body, contribute to the comicality. Additionally, the failed attempts of the friend to dispose of the cheeses, including throwing them into a canal and leaving them in a mortuary, add a layer of absurdity and irony, making the entire incident humorous.