1. Who was speaking to Horace Danby in the drawing room?
- a) The real lady of the house
- b) A young woman thief
- c) The housekeeper
- d) The servant
Correct Answer: b) A young woman thief
2. What colour dress was the young lady wearing?
- a) Blue
- b) Green
- c) Red
- d) White
Correct Answer: c) Red
3. How did Sherry the dog react to the lady?
- a) Barked at her
- b) Bit her hand
- c) Rubbed against her lovingly
- d) Slept quietly
Correct Answer: c) Rubbed against her lovingly
4. What was the lady’s attitude when she met Horace?
- a) Angry and loud
- b) Amused and calm
- c) Nervous and weak
- d) Afraid and silent
Correct Answer: b) Amused and calm
5. What did the lady threaten Horace with?
- a) Sending servants after him
- b) Calling her husband
- c) Telephoning the police
- d) Locking him in the room
Correct Answer: c) Telephoning the police
6. How did Horace try to frighten the lady?
- a) By threatening to hurt her
- b) By scaring her with the dog
- c) By pointing a gun
- d) By locking her in
Correct Answer: a) By threatening to hurt her
7. Did the lady get frightened by Horace’s words?
- a) Yes, very much
- b) No, she remained calm
- c) She cried
- d) She shouted loudly
Correct Answer: b) No, she remained calm
8. Why did Horace plead with the lady?
- a) He wanted her jewels
- b) He wanted her forgiveness
- c) He wanted her to let him go
- d) He wanted her to call police
Correct Answer: c) He wanted her to let him go
9. What did the lady ask Horace to do in return for his freedom?
- a) Bring her money
- b) Open the safe
- c) Call the servants
- d) Hide her jewels
Correct Answer: b) Open the safe
10. What excuse did the lady give for needing the jewels?
- a) She wanted to sell them
- b) She wanted them for a party
- c) She wanted to keep them safe
- d) She wanted to show them to her friend
Correct Answer: b) She wanted them for a party
11. What reason did the lady give for not opening the safe herself?
- a) She had lost the key
- b) She forgot the combination numbers
- c) The safe was jammed
- d) She was afraid of alarms
Correct Answer: b) She forgot the combination numbers
12. What did Horace do for the lady?
- a) Called her husband
- b) Repaired the alarm
- c) Opened the safe and gave her jewels
- d) Escaped with the jewels
Correct Answer: c) Opened the safe and gave her jewels
13. Why did Horace remove his gloves while helping the lady?
- a) To shake hands with her
- b) To light her cigarette
- c) To rest his hands
- d) Because they tore
Correct Answer: b) To light her cigarette
14. What mistake did Horace make that got him caught?
- a) He left tools behind
- b) He left fingerprints on the safe
- c) He was seen by servants
- d) He stole money too
Correct Answer: b) He left fingerprints on the safe
15. Who reported the jewel robbery at Shotover Grange?
- a) The young lady
- b) The real mistress of the house
- c) The housekeeper
- d) The servants
Correct Answer: b) The real mistress of the house
16. How was the real lady of the house described?
- a) Young and kind
- b) Old, gray-haired, and sharp-tongued
- c) Middle-aged and polite
- d) Rich and careless
Correct Answer: b) Old, gray-haired, and sharp-tongued
17. What was her reaction to Horace’s story about the young woman?
- a) She believed him
- b) She laughed at him
- c) She said it was nonsense
- d) She felt sorry for him
Correct Answer: c) She said it was nonsense
18. What was Horace’s punishment after being caught?
- a) Ten years of prison
- b) Assistant librarian in prison
- c) Lifetime imprisonment
- d) Fine and release
Correct Answer: b) Assistant librarian in prison
19. What does Horace often think about in prison?
- a) His lost books
- b) His health
- c) The clever young lady who tricked him
- d) The gray-haired mistress
Correct Answer: c) The clever young lady who tricked him
20. Why does Horace get angry in prison?
- a) When people talk about hay fever
- b) When anyone mentions “honour among thieves”
- c) When books are delayed
- d) When guards mock him
Correct Answer: b) When anyone mentions “honour among thieves”
21. What quality of the young lady helped her deceive Horace?
- a) Her beauty
- b) Her confidence and intelligence
- c) Her kindness
- d) Her strictness
Correct Answer: b) Her confidence and intelligence
22. What lesson does Horace’s downfall teach?
- a) Knowledge is power
- b) Overconfidence can lead to failure
- c) Always trust strangers
- d) Books are dangerous
Correct Answer: b) Overconfidence can lead to failure
23. What kind of irony is shown in the story?
- a) Situational irony – a thief cheated by a thief
- b) Dramatic irony – readers know more than Horace
- c) Verbal irony – through dialogues
- d) Both a and b
Correct Answer: d) Both a and b
24. What theme is highlighted in this part of the story?
- a) Family love
- b) Crime and punishment
- c) Adventure and travel
- d) Power of wealth
Correct Answer: b) Crime and punishment
25. Why did Horace trust the lady so easily?
- a) She spoke kindly and firmly
- b) She was young and pretty
- c) She seemed like the real owner
- d) All of the above
Correct Answer: d) All of the above
26. What was the lady’s real profession?
- a) Librarian
- b) Thief, like Horace
- c) Housekeeper
- d) Journalist
Correct Answer: b) Thief, like Horace
27. What does Horace’s failure reveal about human weaknesses?
- a) Cleverness always wins
- b) Greed and trust in strangers can destroy plans
- c) Weaknesses are strengths
- d) Money is everything
Correct Answer: b) Greed and trust in strangers can destroy plans
28. Why did Horace never get another chance to rob?
- a) He became too old
- b) He was in prison
- c) He lost interest in books
- d) He lost his tools
Correct Answer: b) He was in prison
29. Why does the story end with Horace in prison as a librarian?
- a) To show he still loved books
- b) To show crime never pays
- c) To punish him softly
- d) To make readers laugh
Correct Answer: b) To show crime never pays
30. Which saying does the ending strongly support?
- a) Knowledge is power
- b) Honour among thieves
- c) Crime never pays
- d) Slow and steady wins the race
Correct Answer: c) Crime never pays
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