Chapter- 4.3 The Red-Headed League
1. Who showed the advertisement to Mr Wilson?
Answer:
Spaulding, Mr Wilson’s assistant, showed the advertisement to Mr Wilson.
2. Who founded the Red-headed League?
Answer:
An American millionaire named Mr Ezekiah Hopkins founded the Red-headed League.
3. Why was the Red-headed League founded?
Answer:
The Red-headed League was founded to help people who had red hair.
4. What did Spaulding urge Mr Wilson to do?
Answer:
Spaulding urged Mr Wilson to apply for the job advertised by the Red-headed League.
5. Where did Mr Wilson and Spaulding go to apply for the job?
Answer:
They went to the address given in the advertisement on Fleet Street.
6. Why was Fleet Street full of red-headed people?
Answer:
Fleet Street was full of red-headed people because many of them had come to apply for the job offered by the Red-headed League.
7. What did Mr Wilson think when he saw the crowd?
Answer:
Mr Wilson thought that he would not get the job because there were so many other red-headed applicants.
8. What did Mr Wilson want to do after seeing the crowd?
Answer:
He wanted to go back home because he believed he had little chance of getting the job.
9. What did Spaulding do when Mr Wilson wanted to go back?
Answer:
Spaulding pushed through the crowd and took Mr Wilson into the office.
10. What was inside the office?
Answer:
There were only a couple of chairs and a table inside the office.
11. Who was sitting behind the table in the office?
Answer:
A red-headed man named Mr Duncan Ross was sitting behind the table.
12. Who was Mr Duncan Ross?
Answer:
Mr Duncan Ross was the representative of the Red-headed League.
13. How did Mr Duncan Ross react when he saw Mr Wilson?
Answer:
He was very pleased and said that Mr Wilson was well suited for the job.
14. What did Mr Duncan Ross do after selecting Mr Wilson?
Answer:
He shook hands with Mr Wilson, congratulated him, and told all the other candidates to go back.
15. What were the working hours for the job?
Answer:
Mr Wilson had to work from ten o’clock in the morning to two o’clock in the afternoon.
16. What would happen if Mr Wilson left the office during working hours?
Answer:
If Mr Wilson left the office during working hours, he would lose his job.
17. Who promised to take care of Mr Wilson’s business?
Answer:
Spaulding promised to look after Mr Wilson’s business while he was away.
18. How much salary was offered for the job?
Answer:
The salary offered was four pounds a week.
19. What question did Mr Wilson ask about the job?
Answer:
Mr Wilson asked, “And the work?”
20. What work was Mr Wilson required to do?
Answer:
He had to copy out the Encyclopedia Britannica.
21. Why did Mr Wilson think the job was good?
Answer:
He thought the job was good because the pay was high and the work was easy.
22. When did Mr Wilson begin his work?
Answer:
Mr Wilson began his work the very next day.
23. Who stayed in the office to supervise Mr Wilson?
Answer:
Mr Duncan Ross stayed in the office to supervise Mr Wilson.
24. Which letter did Mr Wilson start copying from?
Answer:
Mr Wilson started copying from the letter ‘A’.
25. How long did Mr Wilson work each day?
Answer:
He worked for four hours each day.
26. Did Mr Wilson leave his place while working?
Answer:
No, Mr Wilson worked diligently and did not leave his place.
27. What did Mr Ross do from time to time?
Answer:
Mr Ross dropped in from time to time to check that Mr Wilson was working properly.
28. What happened at two o’clock?
Answer:
At two o’clock, Mr Ross said goodbye to Mr Wilson.
29. What did Mr Ross do after Mr Wilson finished work?
Answer:
Mr Ross locked the door of the office after Mr Wilson finished his work.
30. What was Mr Wilson’s main job in the Red-headed League?
Answer:
Mr Wilson’s main job was to copy the Encyclopedia Britannica for four hours every day.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
