1. What was Horace Danby’s reputation among people?
- a) Dishonest man
- b) Good and honest citizen
- c) Careless businessman
- d) Harsh and rude person
Correct Answer: b) Good and honest citizen
2. How old was Horace Danby?
- a) 30 years
- b) 40 years
- c) 50 years
- d) 60 years
Correct Answer: c) 50 years
3. What was Horace Danby’s profession?
- a) Teacher
- b) Lock maker
- c) Doctor
- d) Writer
Correct Answer: b) Lock maker
4. How many helpers did Horace have in his business?
- a) One
- b) Two
- c) Three
- d) None
Correct Answer: b) Two
5. What health problem troubled Horace in summer?
- a) Cough
- b) Fever
- c) Hay fever
- d) Asthma
Correct Answer: c) Hay fever
6. What did Horace Danby love to collect?
- a) Paintings
- b) Rare, expensive books
- c) Antiques
- d) Jewelry
Correct Answer: b) Rare, expensive books
7. How often did Horace steal?
- a) Every month
- b) Every week
- c) Every year
- d) Once in ten years
Correct Answer: c) Every year
8. Why did Horace steal once a year?
- a) To travel
- b) To buy rare books
- c) To build his house
- d) To help others
Correct Answer: b) To buy rare books
9. Where was Horace’s first sentence served?
- a) Prison library
- b) Farmhouse
- c) Court
- d) Factory
Correct Answer: a) Prison library
10. How much were the jewels in Shotover Grange worth?
- a) 10,000 pounds
- b) 12,000 pounds
- c) 15,000 pounds
- d) 20,000 pounds
Correct Answer: c) 15,000 pounds
11. How much did Horace expect to earn from the jewels?
- a) 2,000 pounds
- b) 3,000 pounds
- c) 5,000 pounds
- d) 7,000 pounds
Correct Answer: c) 5,000 pounds
12. What season was it when Horace planned the robbery?
- a) Spring
- b) Summer
- c) Autumn
- d) Winter
Correct Answer: b) Summer
13. What was the name of the dog in the kitchen?
- a) Tommy
- b) Sherry
- c) Jack
- d) Rover
Correct Answer: b) Sherry
14. How did Horace calm the dog?
- a) By feeding it
- b) By calling its name lovingly
- c) By ignoring it
- d) By threatening it
Correct Answer: b) By calling its name lovingly
15. Where was the safe hidden?
- a) Behind a cupboard
- b) Under the floor
- c) Behind a painting
- d) In the kitchen
Correct Answer: c) Behind a painting
16. What was kept on the table in the drawing room?
- a) A box
- b) A bowl of flowers
- c) A candle stand
- d) A lamp
Correct Answer: b) A bowl of flowers
17. Why was the bowl of flowers a problem for Horace?
- a) It blocked the safe
- b) It made him sneeze
- c) It was heavy
- d) It distracted him
Correct Answer: b) It made him sneeze
18. How long did Horace have before the servants returned?
- a) 2 hours
- b) 3 hours
- c) 4 hours
- d) 5 hours
Correct Answer: c) 4 hours
19. What kind of article had mentioned the Grange safe?
- a) A scientific article
- b) A travel article
- c) A magazine article
- d) A newspaper report
Correct Answer: c) A magazine article
20. What did Horace think of people who owned valuable things?
- a) They were wise
- b) They were careful
- c) They were foolish
- d) They were clever
Correct Answer: c) They were foolish
21. Why did Horace put on gloves?
- a) To avoid cold
- b) To protect from flowers
- c) To avoid leaving fingerprints
- d) To look smart
Correct Answer: c) To avoid leaving fingerprints
22. How did Horace describe the burglar alarm?
- a) Strongly built
- b) Easy to manage
- c) Poorly built
- d) Unbreakable
Correct Answer: c) Poorly built
23. Who spoke to Horace from the doorway?
- a) The housekeeper
- b) The owner’s wife
- c) A young lady pretending
- d) The servant
Correct Answer: c) A young lady pretending
24. What disease did the lady mention while talking to Horace?
- a) Asthma
- b) Cold
- c) Hay fever
- d) Allergy
Correct Answer: c) Hay fever
25. What advice did the lady give to Horace?
- a) To consult a doctor
- b) To wear a mask
- c) To use medicine
- d) To avoid flowers
Correct Answer: a) To consult a doctor
26. Which saying does the story illustrate?
- a) Early bird catches the worm
- b) A thief must catch a thief
- c) Prevention is better than cure
- d) Knowledge is power
Correct Answer: b) A thief must catch a thief
27. What does Horace value more than wealth?
- a) Fame
- b) Knowledge
- c) Rare books
- d) Comfort
Correct Answer: c) Rare books
28. How did Horace study Shotover Grange before robbery?
- a) For one week
- b) For two weeks
- c) For one month
- d) For one day
Correct Answer: b) For two weeks
29. What did Horace consider collecting instead of books?
- a) Jewelry
- b) Antiques
- c) Paintings
- d) Stamps
Correct Answer: c) Paintings
30. Why did Horace think books were better than paintings?
- a) Paintings were costly
- b) Paintings took too much room
- c) Books were cheap
- d) Books were easy to carry
Correct Answer: b) Paintings took too much room
31. Why does Horace seem respectable to others despite being a thief?
- a) He hides his true nature well
- b) He never stole big amounts
- c) He helped the poor
- d) He was very rich
Correct Answer: a) He hides his true nature well
32. What does Horace’s love for books reveal about his character?
- a) He was selfish
- b) He valued knowledge over money
- c) He wanted to impress others
- d) He was materialistic
Correct Answer: b) He valued knowledge over money
33. Why is the title “A Question of Trust” appropriate?
- a) Horace trusted the dog
- b) The lady trusted Horace’s hay fever
- c) Horace was tricked because he trusted the wrong person
- d) The servants trusted Horace
Correct Answer: c) Horace was tricked because he trusted the wrong person
34. What does the story teach about overconfidence?
- a) It makes one successful
- b) It leads to carelessness and failure
- c) It helps in planning
- d) It gives courage
Correct Answer: b) It leads to carelessness and failure
35. Why does the author describe Horace’s hay fever in detail?
- a) To show his weakness which ruined the robbery
- b) To make the story funny
- c) To describe summer season
- d) To gain sympathy
Correct Answer: a) To show his weakness which ruined the robbery
36. What irony is present in the story?
- a) A thief is cheated by another thief
- b) Horace’s health problem saves him
- c) Books make Horace honest
- d) Servants return early
Correct Answer: a) A thief is cheated by another thief
37. Why do you think Horace called the dog by name?
- a) He read about it in the magazine
- b) He overheard the servants
- c) It shows his cleverness and observation
- d) He guessed the name
Correct Answer: c) It shows his cleverness and observation
38. What moral lesson does the story highlight?
- a) Crime never pays
- b) Books are treasures
- c) Health is wealth
- d) Hard work always wins
Correct Answer: a) Crime never pays
39. Why did the lady succeed in tricking Horace?
- a) She was clever and confident
- b) Horace was nervous
- c) The servants helped her
- d) The alarm rang
Correct Answer: a) She was clever and confident
40. Which trait of Horace’s personality led to his downfall?
- a) His greed for money
- b) His weakness for books and trust in strangers
- c) His love for dogs
- d) His anger
Correct Answer: b) His weakness for books and trust in strangers
41. What does the story suggest about human weaknesses?
- a) They can be hidden forever
- b) Clever people always overcome them
- c) They can be exploited by others
- d) They don’t matter in success
Correct Answer: c) They can be exploited by others
42. What does the character of the lady tell us about human nature?
- a) Everyone is trustworthy
- b) Even thieves can cheat each other
- c) People value kindness
- d) Women are always honest
Correct Answer: b) Even thieves can cheat each other
43. What is the symbolic meaning of Horace’s hay fever?
- a) His physical weakness
- b) His inability to control desires
- c) A small weakness that exposed him
- d) A sign of old age
Correct Answer: c) A small weakness that exposed him
44. Which proverb best fits Horace’s situation?
- a) Slow and steady wins the race
- b) Pride comes before a fall
- c) All that glitters is not gold
- d) Time and tide wait for none
Correct Answer: b) Pride comes before a fall
45. Why is the ending of the story surprising?
- a) Horace escapes with jewels
- b) Horace is cheated by a thief like him
- c) Servants return suddenly
- d) Dog bites Horace
Correct Answer: b) Horace is cheated by a thief like him
46. What does Horace’s decision to steal only once a year suggest about his mindset?
- a) He was lazy by nature
- b) He was a professional thief
- c) He justified crime for personal passion
- d) He was too weak to work
Correct Answer: c) He justified crime for personal passion
47. Why did Horace avoid stealing paintings though he admired them?
- a) He didn’t know their value
- b) Paintings could not be sold easily
- c) They required too much storage space
- d) He feared being caught
Correct Answer: c) They required too much storage space
48. What can be inferred about the society from the magazine article that described the safe?
- a) Media made thefts easier by giving details
- b) People were always careful with valuables
- c) Journalists loved writing on art
- d) Newspapers promoted robbery
Correct Answer: a) Media made thefts easier by giving details
49. What is ironic about Horace’s belief in “honour among thieves”?
- a) He trusted another thief but was cheated
- b) He never trusted anyone in life
- c) The lady honoured her promise
- d) He himself was always honest
Correct Answer: a) He trusted another thief but was cheated
50. What deeper message does the author convey through Horace’s downfall?
- a) Cleverness always guarantees success
- b) Weakness and overconfidence destroy plans
- c) Wealth can buy happiness
- d) Books are worth any sacrifice
Correct Answer: b) Weakness and overconfidence destroy plans
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