1. “It took months of negotiation to come to an understanding with the old man”
a. Who is the old men referred here?
Ans.: Don Anselmo
b. What was the negotiation about?
Ans.: The negotiation was about the selling of the old man’s land.
c. Why do you think it took months to come to an understanding?
Ans.: Because the old man was in no hurry to sell
2. ”We have made a discovery”
a. Who is we referred here?
Ans.: Americans
b. What did they discover?
Ans.: They discovered that Don Anselmo owns more than eight acres of land.
c. What was the result of the discovery?
Ans.: As a result, they offered double the price of what they had quoted earlier
3. “These Americans are Buena gente”
a. What is the meaning of Buena gente according to the context?
Ans.: Buena gente means good people.
b. Why did the speaker called Americans Buena gente?
Ans.: The speaker called Americans Buena gente because they were ready to pay twice the money they had quoted earlier.
c. Who is the speaker?
Ans.: Narrator
4. He said, “I do not like to have you speak to me in that manner”
a. who is I?
Ans.: Don Anselmo.
b. What is the mood of the speaker?
Ans.: The speaker felt that he was being insulted.
c. What made him to react so?
Ans.: He said these words when the Americans offered him twice the money they had quoted earlier for his land.
5. “I have agreed to sell my house and land for twelve hundred dollars and that is the price?”
a. When did the speaker say this?
Ans.: The old man said this when the Americans offered him double the price.
b. What does this statement tell about the speaker?
Ans.: This tells that the speaker was not greedy and he was a man of principles.
c. Why did speaker agree to sell the land to Americans?
Ans.: They were Good People.
6. “I did not sell them the trees in the Orchard”.
a. Why didn’t he sell the trees in the orchard?
Ans.: He didn’t sell the trees because the trees belong to the children of Rio-en-Medio.
b. How did Don Anselmo defend his statement?
Ans.: When a child was born in the village, a tree was planted and so the trees belonged to the children of the village.
c. Was Don Anselmo right in saying this?
Ans.: Yes.
7. “He lived up in Rio en Medio where his ancestors lived. He tilled the same land they had tilled”
a. Who does “he” and “they” refer to?
Ans.: “He” refers to the old man Anselmo. “They” refers to His ancestors.
b. What does the statement convey?
Ans.: The statement conveys that Anselmo was the oldest man in the village.
C . What was the profession of the Old man?
Ans.: Farmer. Agriculture.
8. “The trees in that Orchard are not mine”.
a. According to Don Anselmo, who did the trees belong to?
Ans.: The tree belonged to the children of Rio-en-Medio..
b. Why did he feel so?
Ans.: He felt so because every time a child was born in the village, he had planted a tree for that child..
c. When did speaker make the statement?
Ans.: When Americans complained about the children’s disturbances in the orchard.
9. “It took months of negotiation to come to an understanding with the old man. He was in no hurry. What, he had the most of was time”.
a. Who is the old man here?
Ans.: Don Anselmo.
b. Who did the old man negotiated with?
Ans.: The old man negotiated with the Americans..
c. What were the terms of negotiation?
Ans.: The old man had agreed to sell his house and land for twelve hundred dollars.
10. “They are good people and they are willing to pay you for the additional land as well. You will get almost twice as much”
a. Who are the good people referred here?
Ans.: The Americans are referred to as good people.
b. Why are they offering twice the amount?
Ans.: The Americans found that Anselmo owned more than eight acres of land almost double of what was mentioned in the deed.
c. Did the owner accept double amount?
Ans.: No, he didn’t accept.
11. “I argued with him but it was useless. Finally he signed the deed and took the money but refused to take more than the amount agreed upon.”
a. Who argued with whom?
Ans.: The author argued with the old man Don Anselmo.
b. What was argued with him?
Ans.: He argued with him to take the extra amount for the extra land.
c. Why did he refuse to take the extra amount?
Ans.: Anselmo was an honest and a gentle man. He was a man of principles.
12. “One day they came back to the office to complain. The children of the village were over running their property”
a. Who complained to the office?
Ans.: The Americans complained to the office.
b. What was their complaint?
Ans.:The Children of Rio en Medio were over running their property.
c. Is the property referred here?
Ans.: The property refers to the land purchased by the Americans.
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