1.Describe the old man’s property.
Ans: The old man’s house was small, wretched but quaint. His Orchard was gnarled and beautiful. The little creek ran through his land.
2. Where did Don Anselmo live? What work did he do?
Ans: Don Anselmo lived in a small, quaint house in Rio en Medio. He tilled the land belonging to his ancestors.
3. Explain briefly the appearance and manners of Don Anselmo?
Ans: Don Anselmo wore an old, green faded coat. His gloves were too old and torn and his fingertips showed through them and carried a cane which was the skeleton of a worn – out umbrella. When he entered the room he bowed to all and slowly removed his hat and gloves.
4. How did the old man greet the people who had been waiting for him?
Ans: The old man bowed to all of them in the room. He then removed his hat and gloves, slowly and carefully.
5. What did the Americans speak about with Don Anselmo to break the ice?
Ans: The Americans spoke about rain and Don Anselmo’s family to break the ice.
6. What did the Americans discover after the survey?
Ans: After the survey, the Americans discovered that Don Anselmo owns more than eight acres of land which extends across the river.
7. The story teller offered the old man almost the double of what he had quoted earlier. Why?
Ans: The story teller offered the old man almost the double of what he had quoted earlier because he discovered that Don Anselmo owns more than eight acres of land which extends across the river.
8. What was the reaction of the old man to the story teller’s offer?
Ans: The old man hung his head for a moment in thought, stood up and stared at the story teller’s offer.
9. After the survey why the Americans did offered double the quoted price for the old man’s land.
Ans: The Americans were good people and when they found that Don Anselmo owned more than eight acres of land, they offered to pay double the price they had quoted earlier.
10. Why did the story teller fail to convince Don Anselmo to accept more money?
Ans: The story teller failed to convince Don Anselmo to accept more money because Don Anselmo felt that he was insulted by the offer.
11. Why do you think the Americans wanted to buy Don Anselmo’s land?
Ans: The little creek ran through the land of Don Anselmo. His orchard was gnarled and beautiful. So to lead a happy and peaceful life The Americans wanted to buy Don Anselmo’s land.
12. Why did the story teller say that Americans bueana gentla?
Ans: The story teller said that the Americans are bueana gentla because they did not want to cheat Don Anselmo and they were willing to pay Don Anselmo twice the money for his land.
13. Why do you think Don Anselmo did not sell the trees in the Orchard?
Ans: Don Anselmo planted a tree for every born child and the trees in the Orchard belong to the children of Rio-en-Medio. Hence Don Anselmo could sell only the Orchard but not the trees in the Orchard.
14. How do you say that Don Anselmo was generous?
Ans: Don Anselmo was generous. Because he was a man of principles he refused to take the extra money offered by the Americans for his land.
15. What did the story teller’s friends complain?
Ans: The story teller’s friends complained that the children of the village were over running the property purchased by them. The children came every day, played under the trees and took blossoms.
16. What changes did the Americans make to Don Anselmo’s property?
Ans: The Americans plastered the old house, pruned the trees and patched the fence.
17. What did Don Anselmo do as he left the place with money?
Ans: Don Anselmo shook hands all around, put on his ragged gloves, took his cane and walked out with the boy behind him.
18. What did the story-teller request Don Anselmo to do after the complaint?
Ans: The story teller told Don Anselmo that according to the deed, the Americans had complete possession of the property, but the children of the village over ran the orchard every day. So, he requested Anselmo to stop the children from doing this so that the Americans could live in peace.
19. What was Don Anselmo’s reply to the story teller’s request?
Ans: Don Anselmo replied that he had sold his property to the Americans because they were good people, but he did not sell them the trees.
20. Why was the story-teller unable to convince the old man?
Ans: The Story-teller was unable to convince the old man because the old man insisted that he had sold the property and not the trees which belonged to the children. So, he had not taken double the price fixed for the land
21. Whose argument do you agree with Don Anselmo’s or the storyteller’s? Give reasons.
Ans.: I agree with Don Anselmo’s stuck to his principles that he had sold only the land and not the trees which belong to the children of the village. His argument was stronger than the story teller.
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