Class 7 English An Alien Hand Question Answers - Short & Long Questions with Solutions: A Tiger in The House

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Ques 1: How was the tiger cub fed?
Ans: At first, the tiger cub was brought up totally on bottle milk. Thereafter the milk proved too rich for him. Then he was put on a diet of raw mutton and cod liver oil. Gradually, he was given the diet of pigeons and rabbits.

Ques 2: How was Timothy’s companionship with the puppy?
Ans: The narrator’s grandfather found a small mongrel puppy. At first, Timothy felt afraid of it. He sprang back if the puppy came near him. He would dash at it rashly but son retreated to a safe place Gradually they became friends. He allowed the puppy to crawl on its back and even rest there.

Ques 3: How was Mahmoud, the cook, attached to the tiger Cub?
Ans: Mahmoud was cook in the narrator’s house. He used to feed the tiger cub on bottle- milk. The tiger cub slept at night in the cook’s quarters.

Ques 4: When and how did Timothy become unfriendly ?
Ans: Timothy grew unfriendly when he was about six months old. The narrator took him out for a walk. Timothy tried to stalk a cat or someone’s pet dog. He used to pull out the feathers of the poultry at night.

Ques 5: Why did the narrator’s Grandfather visit Lucknow ?
Ans: His grandfather visited Lucknow both to meet his relatives there and to call to the zoo. He would see there how Timothy was getting on."

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Ques 1: What did the narrator’s grandfather see at the zoo?
Ans: The narrator’s grandfather arrived at the zoo in Lucknow. He went to the cage in which Timothy had been interned. He saw a tiger there. He said ‘Hello Timothy’. Then he put his arm through the bars of the cage. The tiger came to the bars. The narrator’s grandfather put both hands around the tiger’s head. He stroked the tiger’s forehead, tickled his ears and smacked him across the mouth.

Ques 2: What did the Keepers of the zoo reveal to the narrator’s grandfather?
Ans: The tiger licked grandfather’s hands. A crowd gathered there. A keeper asked grandfather what he was doing. The grandfather told that he had gifted the tiger to the zoo six months ago. The keeper told the grandfather that he had joined the zoo newly. However, he knew that the tiger was was bad tempered. The grandfather wandered about the zoo. He returned to the cage after a little while. Again he stroked and slapped Timothy to bid him good bye. Another keeper recognized grandfather. He revealed that the tiger was not his Timothy. His Timothy had died two months ago.