Chapter-2: The Thief’s Story

1 . Who is the author of the story “The Thief’s story”?

  • James Herriot
  • Robert Arthur
  • Ruskin Bond
  • Victor Canning
Answer
Ruskin Bond

2. What was Anil’s age?

  • 15
  • 20
  • 25
  • None of these
Answer
25

3. How did the narrator attempt at being friends with Anil?

  • Flattering him
  • Teasing him
  • Introducing himself
  • None of these
Answer
Flattering him

4. He changed his name in order to stay ahead of ……..

  • Police
  • Employers
  • Both of these
  • None of these
Answer
None of these

5. What name did he tell Anil?

  • Anil Singh
  • Hari Singh
  • Hari Lal
  • Anil Lal
Answer
Hari Singh

6. How was the meal he cooked first night?

  • Delicious
  • Mouth-watering
  • Finger-licking good
  • Terrible
Answer
Terrible

7. Who was the most trusting person narrator had ever meet?

  • Publisher
  • Anil
  • Anil’s friends
  • None of these
Answer
Anil

8. How much money did he steal?

  • 800
  • 700
  • 600
  • 500
Answer
600

9. What is be a “fairly successful hand” at?

  • Wrestling
  • Deceiving
  • Stealing
  • Working hard
Answer
Stealing

10. How has the narrator described Anil?

  • Simple
  • Easy-going
  • Kind
  • All of these
Answer
All of these

11. What was Anil doing when the boy met him?

  • Cooking
  • Playing
  • Watching a match
  • Writing an article
Answer
Watching a match

12. What did the boy ask Anil for?

  • To give him food
  • To employ him
  • To give him money
  • To téach him
Answer
To employ him

13. How often did he change his name?

  • Every day
  • Every month
  • Every week
  • Every year
Answer
Every month

14. What did Anil promise him to teach?

  • Write his name
  • Write full sentences
  • Cook
  • All of these
Answer
All of these

15. “A queer way to earn money.” What is the meaning of the word queer”?

  • Strange
  • Famous
  • Rare
  • Illegal
Answer
Illegal

16. How, according to the narrator, would Anil feel upon finding out?

  • Angry
  • Acceptance
  • Fear
  • Sad
Answer
Sad

17. What did he do with the money?

  • Ran away with it
  • Threw it
  • Bought a cycle with it
  • Returned it
Answer
Returned it