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MCQS OF ESCAPE FROM DEATH VALLEY BY James Ape Milligan
EXTRA QUESTIONS, MCQS OF ESCAPE FROM DEATH VALLEY BY James Ape Milligan
TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Answer these questions:
Where did the narrator reach after crossing into California and why did he decide to stay there?
Ans: The narrator reached a tiny village called Mojave after crossing into California.
There was an inn in the village. The narrator saw an inhabited place after a long time. Therefore, he decided to stay there.
Who approached the narrator and what job did he offer him?
Ans: A big, tough-looking man in a white sombrero approached the narrator in the inn.
The job was to look for gold in the Death Valley.
Describe Death Valley. Was it an apt name for the place?
Ans: The area of the Death Valley was quite small, but it was easy to get lost in it. The sandstorms would change the landscape of the valley every time. Old landmarks would get covered with sand, and new ones would be created. Also, one could not stay there for more than a couple of weeks due to the bad climate.
It is an apt name for the place, since, one can get lost in the valley and never come back. That’s why Pete tells the narrator that one might strike an El Dorado, but never find his way back to it. He compares the Death Valley to El Dorado.
How did the narrator break into boils? What did the boils attract?
Ans: The temperature at the Death Valley went as high as 130 degrees. This made the narrator break out into itchy boils. Consumption of stale water also added to the formation of boils.
The boils attracted the ‘greenback lice’ which were bigger and more voracious than the regular lice.
How did the narrator try to find his way back to the camp during the sandstorm?
Ans: The narrator started walking the way he thought his camp was and counted his paces carefully.
Why do you think the water tasted ‘sweeter and fresher than any nectar’ to the narrator?
Ans: The narrator was tired and thirsty. He could not tolerate the hot sun and parched weather anymore. The narrator was lost too. Thus, when the stranger gave him some water, it felt sweeter and fresher than nectar.
[blur]Why did the innkeeper call Pete ‘loony’? What was the truth about Pete?
Ans: The innkeeper said that Pete had gone to the Death Valley once, years back, and came out totally mad.
Pete went completely mad, and would keep going to the Death Valley. He also was one person who would come out as well. The innkeeper said that his madness probably helped him survive every time.
2. Answer the questions with reference to context:
A man might strike an El Dorado on one trip and never be able to find his way back to it.
a. Where might a man ‘strike an El Dorado’?
b. Why would the person ‘never be able to find his way back to it’?
c. Identify and explain the metaphor in this line.
Ans: a. A man might strike an El Dorado on any trip. He might find gold in the Death Valley. Pete believed that there was gold in the Death Valley, just like El Dorado.
b. Just like the Death Valley, probably one might have high chances of getting lost in the El Dorado and never be able to return safely. It also means that the person might never spot the place again, even after finding it the first time.
c. The metaphor is that a man can find immense success on one go at one place, but never find the place again.
‘I don’t think you’re travelling for pleasure, or for the good of your health.’
a. Who said these words and to whom?
b. Why do you think the speaker came to this conclusion about the person spoken to?
c. What did the speaker say next which showed that he was in a hurry?
Ans: a. Pete said these words to the narrator.
b. The speaker came to the conclusion because he realised that the narrator was ready to work when he asked him if he needed a job.
c. The speaker said that he had been waiting for his partner for a long time, and he could do it no more. This showed that he was in a hurry.
Twice I dropped in my tracks, and the second time I couldn’t get up again.
a. Who had dropped twice in his tracks? How did he come to be in this situation? b. What happened after he couldn’t get up again?
c. Who saved him and how?
Ans: a. The narrator has dropped twice in his tracks.
He got lost during the second sandstorm. The narrator could not find the camp, and also did not have water with him. The scorching heat was killing him.
b. A stranger found him and when he woke up, he felt few drops of water on his tongue.
c. A stranger, who was also an old prospector escaping the Death Valley saved him. He gave him water, and also brought him back to the inn.
I said nothing about the wages he owed me. Somehow, I thought it better not to. a. Who owed the narrator the wages?
b. What wages are being referred to here? Do you feel that the narrator deserved to be paid his dues? Why did he think it better not to mention the wages?
c. What had the narrator found odd about Pete earlier?
Ans: a. Pete owed narrator the wages.
b. Pete mentioned that once they get the gold, they are going to divide it between themselves. That never happened. Also, Pete said that he would pay the narrator forty a week to look for gold in the Death Valley. These wages are being talked about here.
c. The narrator found Pete odd, because he was eerily cheerful while then went to look for gold in the Death Valley. He also looked very confident in his story that he would find gold.
3. Fill in the blanks with these phrases from the story.
The railways has introduced special trains where seats are available at a flat rate.
In a crisis, Varun always stays calm; he never loses his head.
You are working too hard; you should take it easy for a while.
After having hiked for a few hours without water, I was in an agony of thirst.
Don’t touch the leaves of that plant, or you will spring out rashes all over.
The crowded metro was a happy hunting ground for the pickpockets.
Within a few years of the new colony being settled, markets broke out in the area.
I had not saved the files before the computer switched off, so I had to start my work all over again.
4. Fill in the blanks with the infinitive or gerund form of the given verbs.
Isha finds it difficult to solve (solve) math problems.
My father agreed to take (take) us camping this weekend.
Rinki has always enjoyed hiking (hike) in the woods.
Swimming (Swim) regularly helps increase stamina.
Kiran is going to help (help) me finish my project.
We should all learn to forgive (forgive) and forget.
Playing (Play) cricket is Soni’s favourite pastime.
Would you mind joining (join) us for a movie this afternoon?
5. Fill in the blanks with suitable relative pronouns.
That’s the artist whose songs always top the charts.
Who does this book belong to?
I finally managed to read the new book that you were telling me about.
I know someone who can get these medicines for you.
Is that the headline that took the world by storm?
The people who I met in the village were quite helpful.
This theatre, which was built in 1875, is being renovated.
The new exchange students who you met at school are from China.
6. Join these pairs of sentences with relative pronouns and rewrite them.
Jassi lives across the street. She will be coming to the birthday party.
Ans: Jassi who lives across the street will be coming to the birthday party.
This is the house. Nishi lives in it.
Ans: This is the house in which Nishi lives.
This is the player. The sports committee selected him as the captain.
Ans: This is the player who the sports committee selected as the captain.
I have a dog named Mario. He is quite playful.
Ans: I have a dog named Mario who is quite playful.
Have you met Bill? His flat is right above ours.
Ans: Have you met Bill whose flat is right above ours?
This is the route. It leads to the lake and the viewpoint.
Ans: This is the route that leads to the lake and viewpoint.
7. Identify the words with American spelling in these sentences. Then write the British spelling of the words.
What a marvelous structure that bridge is!
Ans: Marvelous – Marvellous.
The Ministry of Defense is investigating the matter.
Ans: Defense – Defence.
How many liters of milk does the dairy farm yield in a month?
Ans: Liters – Litres.
After flying non-stop for thirteen hours, the plane had to stop for refueling.
Ans: Refueling – Refuelling.
What flavor of ice cream would you like?
Ans: Flavor – Flavour.
The fleet of ships sailed into the harbor.
Ans: Harbor – Harbour.
The student counselor wanted to meet each student separately.
Ans: Counselor – Counsellor.
Additional Questions & Answers:
1. “But I still don’t see why you chose me”-
a) Who is ‘I’ in the above line?
b) Who is the speaker talking to?
c) What was he chosen for?
Ans: a) ‘I’ is the narrator.
b) The speaker is talking to Pete, who he met in the inn.
c) Pete gave him an offer for a job. The job was to look for gold in the Death Valley. He also said that he would pay the narrator 40 bucks a week.
2. What did the narrator decide to do when he reached Mojave village?
Ans: The village had an inn. The narrator came across an inhabited place after a long time. Hence, he decided to stay there.
3. What happened to the narrator in the Death Valley.
Ans: The narrator kept digging along with Pete, but found no gold. Eventually, boils developed on the narrator’s body due to the extreme hot temperatures. He was in great discomfort. Also, he lost his way to the camp during a sandstorm, and went in wrong directions. He fell down, and gradually fainted.
MCQs:
1. Where did Pete ask the narrator to go?
A) His house
B) Mojave village
C) California
D) Death Valley
Ans: D) Death Valley.
2. What did Pete offer the narrator?
A) A job
B) Food and drinks
C) A room to stay in
D) A mule
Ans: A) A job.
3. Who was the ‘loony’ in the story?
A) The old man who saved the narrator’s life
B) The narrator
C) Pete
D) The innkeeper
Ans: C) Pete.
4. How long did the narrator stay in bed?
A) A month
B) Few weeks
C) Couple of days
D) Few hours
Ans: C) Couple of days
5. “Take it easy, pal”- Who is the speaker
A) Innkeeper
B) The stranger who saved him
C) Pete
D) The narrator
Ans: B) The stranger who save him.[/blur]
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