1st Year English: Book 1 : Ch 9: The Foolish Quack

 Lesson-9

The Foolish Quack

Exercise Questions
Q.1. What is a clump of trees?
Ans: A clump of trees means a group of trees growing together at a place.
Q.2. What was struck in the camel’s throat?
Ans: A melon was stuck in the camel’s throat.
Q.3. What did the quack pretend to cure?
Ans: The quack pretended to be a doctor. He pretended to cure goiter.
Q.4. What did the quack do with the old woman? How did the quack try to cure the old woman?
Ans: The quack tied a blanket around the neck of the old woman and hit hard with a mallet. As a result, the poor woman expired at once.
Q.5. What was the result of the cure?
Ans: As a result of his cruel treatment, the poor woman expired at once.
Q.6. What was the punishment inflicted upon the quack by the villagers? OR How did the villagers punish the quack? (imp)
Ans: The villagers were seriously annoyed at the death of the old woman. They forced the quack to dig the grave of the woman. Then they beat him well and turned him out of the village.
Q.7. For whom did the quack dig the grave?
Ans: The quack dug the grave of the old woman who died as the result of his treatment.
Q.8. What did the quack do in the next village? (imp)
Ans: In the next village, he again set himself up for a doctor. But the villagers did not welcome him.
Q.9. Why didn’t the villagers let the old man get cured? (imp)
Ans: When the quack refused to dig the grave of the old man before he started the treatment, the villagers realized that he was a man of doubtful ability. So, they did not let him cure the old man.

Additional Questions
Q.10. Why did the quack come back to the camel-men?
Ans: He returned to the camel-men to learn the exact method of curing goiter.