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1. Who is the author of The Rattrap?
Selma Lagerlof
Thomas B. Allen
Howard Phillips
Sudha Murthy

2. Which country does the author belong to?
Singapore
Sydney
Sweden
Switzerland

3. Where has the story been set up?
Jewellery shops
Forests of Sweden
Roads of Sweden
Mines of Sweden

4. Sweden Mines are rich in which ore?
Brass
Copper
Steel
Iron ore

5.  In what manner has the story been narrated?
Non-fictious style
Realistic manner
Fairy tale manner
 None of these

6. What is the message of the story?
 Love and kindness are powerful reformers.
Kindness is powerless
Kindness encourages thieves
Thieves need reprimand

7. This story revolves around whom?
Around Crofter and his daughter
Around crofter
Around ironman
Around peddler- the Rattrap seller

8. What does the rattrap seller have to do to make his both ends meet?
Peddling
Selling
Begging
Thievery and begging

9.  Why does the peddler knit up various kind of thoughts?
Because of greed
Because of travelling
Because of loneliness and poverty
None

10. In peddler's view, what does the world look like?
A Rat
A Jungle
A Jigsaw
 A Rattrap

11. According to the seller what leads us to various miseries?
Attractions
People
Friends
Wishes and greed of comfort

12. Why did the peddler have to take shelter?
Because of his wishes
Because he wants to steal
Because he wants to be with his friends
Because he had no home

13.  Who offered shelter to the Peddler?
 A beggar
 A friend
A milkman
An old Crofter

14.  What made the Peddler finally change his ways?
Edla's beauty
His mistaken identity
His greed
Kindness and care

15. What does the metaphor Rattrap in the lesson signify?
Humans
Thieves
Attractions
Human greed and distractions

16. What lightens the seriousness of the lesson?
Peddler's greed
Peddler's gossip
Peddler's tricks
Peddler's sense of humour

17. What earns the sympathy of the reader towards the peddler?
His actions
His stories
His face
His sense of humour and innocent acceptance

18. From where did the Peddler get the idea of the world being a Rattrap?
 From his friends' situation
From Crofter's behavior
From Edla's words
From his circumstances and miserable life condition

19.  Why was he amused by his idea of a rattrap?
It was a bad joke
 It was a good comparison
It was the exact situation and was humorous
None

20. Why was the ironmaster so talkative and friendly with the Peddler?
Because he knew him.
He was his friend
He was his neighbour
Because of his resemblance to one of his old friend

21. Why did Elda bring the Peddler to her house for Christmas cheer?
Because she knew him
He was very funny
He was good looking
Because of his resemblance to her father's old friend

22. Why did the Peddler leave the stolen money in a Rattrap?
Because of his plan
To deceive them
Because his heart was changed with Edla’s kindness
None

23. How is the Peddler influenced by meeting the Crofter and Edla?
He was encouraged to steal money
He became a rattrap seller
His heart was changed
None of these

24.  Why did Edla have doubts about the Peddler?
His behavior
His words
His fear and appearance
None

25.  Why did the Peddler not reveal his true identity?
Because of fear
He didn't want to hurt them
In the greed of getting money
None of these

26. Why did the Peddler feel that he had fallen into the Rattrap?
Because he fell into a pit
Because he fell in love with Edla
Because his heart is changed
Because of his greedy action and pitiable circumstances

27. Why did Crofter show 30 Kronor to the Peddler?
To show him down
To flaunt
Because he is sad
To share his feelings of pride

28. Why did the Peddler have to resort to begging and thievery?
He was habitual of it
Miserable life
Because of non-profitability of his business
None of these

29. Who used to make rattraps?
Crofter
Edla
Ironmaster
Peddler

30. From where did the Peddler get the material to make rattraps?
Shops
 Roads
Streets
Stores

31. How did Crofter treat the Peddler?
Very rudely
 In a strange manner
Friendly manner
None of these

32. Why did Peddler sign himself as Captain Von Stahle?
He didn't want to hurt them
Because he forgets his name
Because he wants to meet Edla’s expectations of him being an armyman
None of these

33. When does the ironmaster realise his mistake?
when the peddler speaks
when he sees an old photograph
when the peddler changes clothes and cleans his face
All of these

34.  What made the Peddler finally change his heart?
Edla's words
Edla's appearance
Edla's father
Edla's goodness and care

35. What was the Peddler's profession and who he was?
Selling, traveller
Begging, traveller
Stealing, thief
None of these

36. Why did the Peddler feel like stealing?
has to repay a loan
has to buy a drink
habitual of it
due to others' indifference to his needs

37. How did the Crofter tempt  the Peddler to steal his money?
By his kindness
By his warm care
By showing him money
None of these

38. Why did the Peddler decline the invitation?
Because he had stolen money
He wanted to run
He wanted to hide money
He wanted to remain at the mill

39. How much money had the peddler stolen from Crofter?
20 kronors
10 kronors
40 kronors
30 kronors

40. Why did Edla plead her father not to send the Vagabond away?
Because of her father
Because he resembled her father's friend
Because she liked him
Because of sympathy and his poor life condition