Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 5 Question Answers - Quality

Q1: True - False:
i. Mr Gessler was a baker.
Ans: False
ii. Mr Gessler was an Englishman.
Ans: False
iii. The writer asked Mr Gessler to make him Russian Leather boots.
Ans: True
iv. The last pair that the writer got from Mr Gessler had creaked and Mr Gessler declined to admit it.
Ans: True

Q2: Word – Meaning from the given chapter:
i. Distinction
Ans: Difference
ii. Guttural
Ans: Throaty
iii. Contempt
Ans: Disrespect
iv. Creaked
Ans: Squeak

Q3: Fill in the blanks:
i. I knew him from the days of my extreme youth because he made my ______.
Ans: I knew him from the days of my extreme youth because he made my father’s boots.
ii. The shop had a certain quiet distinction. There was no sign upon it other than the name of Gessler Brothers; and in the window ______.
Ans: The shop had a certain quiet distinction. There was no sign upon it other than the name of Gessler Brothers; and in the window a few pairs of boots.
iii. Without a word he would leave me ______ he came, or into the other portion of the shop, and I would continue to rest in the wooden chair ______ of his trade.
Ans: Without a word he would leave me retiring whence he came, or into the other portion of the shop, and I would continue to rest in the wooden chair inhaling the incense of his trade.  

Q4: Where did Mr Gessler live?
Ans: Mr Gessler lived in his shoe shop in London.

Q5: What did Mr Gessler do?
Ans: Mr Gessler was a bootmaker.

Q6: Why was it not possible for the author to visit his shop often?
Ans: Because his boots lasted terribly.

Q7: Where did the tip-tap sound come from?
Ans: From the slippers of Mr. Gessler.

Q8: Did the author visit his shop often?
Ans: No.

Q9: Who was Mr. Gessler?
Ans: Mr. Gessler was a German shoemaker, lived in London.

Q10: What did the author order from Mr. Gessler?
Ans: To make a pair of Russian leather boots for him.

Q11: What happened when the author said his boots were creaked?
Ans: This made Mr. Gessler quite shocked.

Q12: What did Mr. Gessler say if he can't repair the boots?
Ans: He would return the money.

Q13: What happened on the next visit of the author to his shop after two years?
Ans: He received the shocking news of the death of Mr. Gessler's elder brother.

Q14: Was Mr. Gessler younger than him?
Ans: No, he too was old like his elder brother.

Q15: Why did it take a longer time to make the boots?
Ans: Because of its finest quality.

Q16: Was Mr. Gessler happy to make boots?
Ans: Yes, it gave him pleasure to make.

Q17: How old was Mr. Gessler when the author visited his shop?
Ans: He was seventy-five years old.

Q18: Did Mr. Gessler able to recognize the author in his visit?
Ans: No.

Q19: What happened to his shop when the author visited later?
Ans: The shop was no more there.

Q20: Where was the poster of Gessler Brothers?
Ans: It was no more there and removed by someone.

Q21: Whom did the author find in the shop?
Ans: An Englishman.

Q22: What made the author shocked by an Englishman?
Ans: The death news of Mr. Gessler.

Q23: What was the cause of Mr. Gessler's death?
Ans: The cause was due to slow starvation.

Q24: Was Mr. Gessler proud of his work on boots?
Ans: Yes.

Q25: What happened to the money earned by Mr. Gessler
Ans: The money all went under rent and leather.

Q26: What happened to the shop of Mr. Gessler?
Ans: It was bought by an Englishman.

Q27: Who is 'I' referred to in the story "Quality"?
Ans: The 'I' is referred to the author himself.

Q28: Name the author of the story "Quality"?
Ans: John Galsworthy.

Q29: What was the name of the shop?
Ans: Gessler Brothers.

Q30: Where was the shop?
Ans: The shop was in a small by street in a fashionable part of London.

Q31: What was kept in a front window of the shop?
Ans: A few pairs of boots.

Q32: With whom did Mr. Gessler live in the shop?
Ans: He lived with his elder brother.

Q33: What did Mr. Gessler make?
Ans: Mr. Gessler made boots which were mysterious and wonderful.