Chapter- 15 The Glorious Whitewasher
1. Question: On which day does the story begin?
Answer: The story begins on a Saturday morning.
2. Question: How was the summer world described?
Answer: It was bright and fresh.
3. Question: What was there in every heart?
Answer: There was a song in every heart.
4. Question: What expressions were seen on people’s faces?
Answer: Cheerfulness was seen on every face.
5. Question: What filled the air that morning?
Answer: Blossoms filled the air.
6. Question: How did Cardiff Hill look?
Answer: Cardiff Hill was green with vegetation.
7. Question: What did Tom carry when he appeared?
Answer: He carried a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush.
8. Question: Where did Tom appear?
Answer: He appeared on the side wall.
9. Question: How did Tom feel after seeing the fence?
Answer: All gladness left him.
10. Question: How big was the fence?
Answer: It was thirty yards broad and nine feet high.
11. Question: What work was Tom supposed to do?
Answer: Tom was supposed to whitewash the fence.
12. Question: What did Tom do after repeating the work two or three times?
Answer: He sat on a tree log.
13. Question: Why did Tom sit on a log?
Answer: Because he was tired and unhappy with the big task.
14. Question: Who came out of the gate skipping?
Answer: Jim came out of the gate skipping.
15. Question: What was Jim carrying?
Answer: He was carrying a tin pail.
16. Question: Where was Jim going?
Answer: He was going to bring water from the town pump.
17. Question: Which work did Tom hate?
Answer: Tom hated bringing water from the town pump.
18. Question: Why did Tom think Jim would return late?
Answer: Because many boys and girls gathered at the pump.
19. Question: What activities happened at the pump?
Answer: Children rested, traded playthings, quarrelled, and fought.
20. Question: What offer did Tom make to Jim?
Answer: Tom offered to fetch water if Jim would whitewash.
21. Question: What did Tom offer Jim to tempt him?
Answer: He offered a marble and showed his sore toe.
22. Question: Why did Jim agree at last?
Answer: Because the temptation was too much for him.
23. Question: What did Jim do after agreeing?
Answer: He put down his pail and bent to see the sore toe.
24. Question: What did Tom do at that moment?
Answer: Tom ran away with the pail.
25. Question: What does the word “flying” mean in the sentence?
Answer: It means running very fast.
26. Question: How was Tom behaving while whitewashing later?
Answer: He was showing all his happiness.
27. Question: Who came making noise with a toy?
Answer: Little Ben came making noise.
28. Question: What toy did Ben have?
Answer: He had a toy “ting-a-ling-ling”.
29. Question: What was Ben eating?
Answer: Ben was eating an apple.
30. Question: Why did Tom’s mouth water?
Answer: Because he wanted the apple.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
