Chapter- 3.3       A Crow in the House


1. Who complained about Caesar in the beginning?

Answer: Grandmother complained about Caesar.

2. What was Grandmother doing when she complained?

Answer: She was picking marigolds off the carpet.

3. What did Grandmother suggest about Caesar?

Answer: She suggested keeping him in a cage.

4. Did Caesar like being kept in a cage?

Answer: No, he did not like it.

5. How did Caesar react when kept in a cage?

Answer: He reacted with fierce cawing and flapping.

6. Why was Caesar finally given freedom in the house?

Answer: Because his loud protest disturbed everyone’s peace of mind.

7. Where did the other crows live?

Answer: They lived in the banyan tree.

8. Did Caesar join the other crows?

Answer: No, he did not join them.

9. What did Grandfather say Caesar actually was?

Answer: He said Caesar was a jungle crow or a raven.

10. Why did Grandfather think Caesar avoided other crows?

Answer: Because he felt superior to ordinary carrion crows.

11. What did the narrator think about Caesar’s behavior?

Answer: The narrator thought Caesar had become snobbish.

12. Why had Caesar become snobbish?

Answer: Because he was used to living with humans.

13. Which bird did Caesar quarrel with?

Answer: He quarrelled with Harold the Hornbill.

14. Where would Caesar sit when teasing Harold?

Answer: He would perch on top of Harold’s cage.

15. What did Caesar do to Harold?

Answer: He pecked at Harold’s feet.

16. How did Harold react to Caesar’s teasing?

Answer: Harold swore, scolded, and tried to catch him.

17. What special ability did Caesar learn over time?

Answer: He learnt to talk a little.

18. How did Caesar’s voice sound when he spoke?

Answer: His voice was cracked and throaty.

19. What words did Caesar often say?

Answer: He often said “Hello, hello.”

20. Where would Caesar sit when calling “Hello, hello”?

Answer: He would sit outside the window.

21. What would Caesar do with the window glass?

Answer: He banged on the glass with his beak.

22. How did Caesar know when the narrator came home from school?

Answer: He recognised the click of the gate.

23. How did Caesar come to greet the narrator?

Answer: He came with a hop, skip, and jump.

24. What phrase did Caesar say while greeting the narrator?

Answer: He said “Hello, hello!”

25. What trick had the narrator taught Caesar?

Answer: To sit on his arm and say “Kiss, kiss.”

26. What did Caesar do while saying “Kiss, kiss”?

Answer: He placed his head gently against the narrator’s mouth.

27. Who was Aunt Mabel?

Answer: She was the narrator’s aunt.

28. What did Caesar say when he landed on Aunt Mabel’s arm?

Answer: He said “Kiss, kiss!”

29. What happened to Aunt Mabel’s spectacles?

Answer: Caesar knocked them off with his beak.

30. Why did Grandmother call Caesar a pest?

Answer: Because his mischievous behaviour caused trouble in the house.