Chapter 3: The Four Feathers.

Answer these questions with reference to the context:

1. We can’t have lost babies in the school.

a) Who said these words and to whom?

Ans. Mr Fisher said these words to Mrs Fisher.

b) Who is the ‘lost baby’ in the above line?

Ans. The ‘lost baby’ in the above line is the baby of the wild-eyed woman.

c) What happened to the lost baby?

Ans. The lost baby was left by its mother under a plum tree when the latter climbed up to collect
plums. It was from there that the Four Feathers picked it and brought it to theirdormitory.

2. Quiet Adams.

a) Who said these words and to whom?

Ans. Mr Fisher said these words to villagers.

b) Why is the narrator denoting the listener as ‘Adams’?

Ans. The narrator is denoting the listeners as ‘Adams’ because he did not know the villagers
personally.

c) Are these words said in an angry tone?

Ans. No, these words are said in a friendly manner.

3. By then I was glad to be rid of it!

a) Who said these words?

Ans. Bond said these words.

b) Why was the speaker glad?

Ans. The speaker was glad because the baby had created much nuisance by crying aloud, by-goo-ing
on shirt, and by inviting the anger of villagers and the baby’s mother.

c) Why do you think the word ‘it’ is used?

Ans. The word ‘it’ is used because the narrator is not sure about the gender of the baby.