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Max was slender, a little less than tall, with features that suggested slightly the crafty, pointed countenance of a fox. There was about him — aside from the gun — nothing especially menacing. “The report,” he murmured. “The report that is being brought to you tonight concerning some new missiles. I thought I would take it from you. It will be safer in my hands than in yours.” Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily. “I’m going to raise the devil with the management this time, and you can bet on it,” he said grimly. “This is the second time in a month that somebody has got into my room through that nuisance of a balcony!” i. Owning a gun gave a menacing impression to Max’s character because a) a gun is only used by police officials. b) he was carrying it without any official license. c) a gun has a threatening implication. d) the gun was particularly huge. ii. Choose the option that displays the correct analogy. a) crafty : fox :: menacing : gun b) report : missile :: management : devil c) crafty : fox :: management : balcony d) armchair : grim :: balcony : nuisance iii. Choose the part of the house through which Ausable thought Maxwell had entered his room.a) Option 1 b) Option 2 c) Option 3 d) Option 4iv. Delnaaz is a new tenant in her locality and Mrs. Mehta is the landlady. Choose the option that lists an action that would require Mrs. Mehta to ‘raise the devil’ with Delnaaz.1. She uses the elevator five times a day.2. She feeds the stray dogs in the street.3.  She works lete  a night and stays home in the afternoon only.4. She plays music louder than is necessary late into the night.a) Option 1 b) Option 2 c) Option 3 d) Option 4v. Which word replaces ‘sat down heavily’ in the sentence—'Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily’? a) dumped. b) flumped. c) pumped. d) jumped. vi. Extra Q: Ausable’s annoyance at the balcony when he says, “…nuisance of a balcony…” could be called fake, keeping in mind that a) Max was the second person to enter the room through it. b) his balcony was easy enough that anyone could break through it. c) he later admitted that there was no balcony at all. d) he wanted to make a spy-like impression in front of Fowler

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i. c

ii. a 

iii. b

iv. d 

v. b 

vi. c



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