Unit – 6 Prose - THE NOBLE BISHOP - CLASS 09 -Three mark questions

 

THE NOBLE BISHOP

1. Sister, put an­other plate on the table

A. Who is referred as ‘sister’?

Ans: 'sister’ refers to Baptistine.

B. Who said this?

Ans: Bishop.

C. Who is another person?

Ans: The convict.

2. Friend, sit down and warm yourself.

A. Who is the speaker?

Ans: Bishop.

B. Who does ‘friend’ refer here?

Ans: Jean Valjean.

C. Why did he say so?

Ans: Because he was tired.

3. Bishop, we have caught…

A. Who is referred as ‘we’?

Ans: Police.

B. Who did they catch?

Ans: Jean Valjean.

C. Why did they catch him?

Ans:   Because he had stolen the silverware.

4. Why didn’t you take them along with the plates?

A. Who is referred as ‘you’?

Ans: Jean Valjean.

B. What does ‘them’ mean?

Ans: The candle sticks.

C. Who is the speaker here?

Ans: Bishop.

5. If that is so, we can let him go.

A. Who said this?

Ans: The police.

B. Who do they let?

Ans: Jean Valjean.

C. Why did they let him go?

Ans:   Because Bishop said that he gave him the silverware.

6. I feel I am a man again and not a wild beast.

A. Who said these words?

Ans: Jean Valjean.

B. Whom he promised so?

Ans: Bishop.

C. What made him to do so?

Ans: Bishop’s goodness.