A Question of trust

1. Horace Danby was ______ years old.

(a) forty

(b) fifty

(c) forty five

(d) fifty five

Ans: (b) fifty

2. Who stole the jewels ?

(a) The woman

(b) Horace

(c) Sherry

(d) None of them

Ans: (a) The woman

3.Horace had an allergic to ____ .

(a) dust

(b) petrol

(c) smoke

(d) smell of flowers

Ans: (d) smell of flowers

4. Sherry is a ____ .

(a) child

(b) cat

(c) woman

(d) dog

Ans: (d) dog

5. Who is the writer of the story "A Question of Trust"?

(a) Victor Canning

(b) James Herriot

(c) H.G Wells

(d) Robert Arthur

Ans: (a) Victor Canning

6. What does Horace do in the jail ?

(a) Jail cleaner

(b) Wrote a book

(c) Assistant librarian

(d) None of these

Ans: (c) Assistant librarian

7. How did Horace think that she was the owner's wife ?

(a) Sheery rubbed against her

(b) She was confident

(c) She khew the place well

(d) All of them

Ans: (d) All of them

8. Did anyone believe his story?
(a) Yes (b) No (c) Maybe

(d) None of the above Ans. (b) No 

9. How did she respond when Horace told her to forget she ever saw him? (a) She forgot she saw him (b) She told him she won't pretend anything like that

(c) She didn't respond (d) None of the above Ans. (b) She told him she won't pretend anything like that

10. Where were the house keys kept? (a) Under the pot (b) Hung on a hook (c) Under the doormat (d) In the letter box Ans. (b) Hung on a hook

11. What makes him angry ?

(a) talking about honour among thieves

(b) talking about the woman

(c) prison

(d) none of the above

Ans: (a) talking about honour among thieves

12. How did she respond when Horace told her to forget she ever saw him? (a) She forgot she saw him (b) She told him she won't pretend anything like that

(c) She didn't respond (d) None of the above Ans. (b) She told him she won't pretend anything like that

13. Where was the safe in the room? (a) behind a cheap painting (b) behind a curtain (c) behind a cupboard

(d) behind the bed box Ans. (a) behind a cheap painting

14. Why did Horace rob a safe every year? (a) to live in style (b) to buy rare and valuable books (c) to live comfortably (d) to support his family Ans. (b) to buy rare and valuable books

15. Horace Danby was suffering from: (a) cold (c) hay-fever (b) cough (d) teeth ache Ans. (c) hay-fever

16. What was Horace's first thought? (a) to kill them

(b) to shout (c) to run (d) to blackmail them Ans. (c) to run

17. Where was the safe hidden? (a) behind a painting (b) inside an almirah (c) it was kept open (d) None of the above Ans. (a) behind a painting

18. What did he study about the house? (a) rooms and garden

(b) electric wiring (c) paths (d) All of them Ans. (d) all of them

19. How many times did Horace Danby make a theft in a year? (b) twice (a) only once (c) thrice (d) every month Ans. (a) only once

20. Horace Danby did the job of: (a) making toys

(b) making locks

(c) writing books

(d) making jewellery Ans. (b) making locks

21. How did Horace come to know b about the safe? (a) servant (b) eavesdropping (c) by spying on them (d) a magazine article Ans. (d) a magazine article

22. The young lady was in a .........dress. (a) red (b) green (c) yellow (d) white Ans. (a) red

23. What was the name of the pet dog ?

(a) Rocky

(b) Snuffy

(c) Joe

(d) Tommy

Ans: (b) Snuffy

24. What was Horace fond of? (a) books

(c) locks (b) robbing (d) None of them Ans. (a) books

25. Where had the servant at Shotover Grange gone that afternoon? (a) to their homes

(b) to the market (c) to the park

(d) to the cinema Ans. (d) to the cinema