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1.	Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:I was just thirty-seven when my Uncle Philip died. A week before that event he sent for me; and here let me say that I had never set eyes on him. He hated my mother, but I do not know why. She told me long before his last illness that I need expect nothing from my father’s brother. He was an inventor, an able and ingenious mechanical engineer, and had much money by his improvement in turbine-wheels. He was a bachelor; lived alone, cooked his own meals, and collected precious stones, especially rubies and pearls.From the time he made his first money he had this mania. As he grewricher, the desire to possess rare and costly gems became stronger. When he bought a new stone, he carried it in his pocket for a month and now and then took it out and looked at it. Then it was added to the collection in his safe at the trust company.(a) How old was Uncle Philip’s nephew when he died?(b) How was the narrator related to Philip?(c) What was Philip doing and how did his earnings improve?(d) What did Philip do when he bought a new stone?(e) What was Philip’s mania?
Answer» (a) Uncle Philip’s nephew was thirty-seven years old when Philip died. (b) The narrator was Philip’s nephew as Philip was his father’s brother. (c) Philip was an inventor and an ingenious mechanical engineer. His earnings improved in turbine-wheels. (d) For a month, Philip carried his new stone that he had purchased in his pocket and looked at it now and then. Later he would add it to his collections in his safe at the trust company. (e) Philip’s mania was to collect precious stones, especially rubies and pearls.

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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:I was just thirty-seven when my Uncle Philip died. A week before that event he sent for me; and here let me say that I had never set eyes on him. He hated my mother, but I do not know why. She told me long before his last illness that I need expect nothing from my father’s brother. He was an inventor, an able and ingenious mechanical engineer, and had much money by his improvement in turbine-wheels. He was a bachelor; lived alone, cooked his own meals, and collected precious stones, especially rubies and pearls.From the time he made his first money he had this mania. As he grewricher, the desire to possess rare and costly gems became stronger. When he bought a new stone, he carried it in his pocket for a month and now and then took it out and looked at it. Then it was added to the collection in his safe at the trust company.(a) How old was Uncle Philip’s nephew when he died?(b) How was the narrator related to Philip?(c) What was Philip doing and how did his earnings improve?(d) What did Philip do when he bought a new stone?(e) What was Philip’s mania?

Answer»

(a) Uncle Philip’s nephew was thirty-seven years old when Philip died.

(b) The narrator was Philip’s nephew as Philip was his father’s brother.

(c) Philip was an inventor and an ingenious mechanical engineer. His earnings improved in turbine-wheels.

(d) For a month, Philip carried his new stone that he had purchased in his pocket and looked at it now and then. Later he would add it to his collections in his safe at the trust company.

(e) Philip’s mania was to collect precious stones, especially rubies and pearls.

Discussion

2.	Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:At the time he sent for me I was a clerk, and poor enough. Remembering my mother’s words, his message gave me, his sole relative, no new hopes; but I thought it best to go. When I sat down by his bedside, he began, with a malicious grin: “I suppose you think me queer. I will explain.” What he said was certainly queer enough. “I have been living on an annuity into which I put my fortune. In other words, I have been, as to money, concentric half of my life to enable me to be as eccentric as I pleased the rest of it.Now I repent of my wickedness to you all, and desire to live in the memory of at least one of my family. You think I am poor and have only my annuity. You will be profitably surprised. I have never parted with my precious stones; they will be yours. You are my sole heir. I shall carry with me to the other world the satisfaction of making one man happy. “No doubt you have always had expectations, and I . desire that you should continue to expect. My jewels are in my safe. There is nothing else left”. When I thanked him he grinned all over his lean face, and said: “You will have to pay for my funeral.”(a) What did Tom recall when Uncle Philip had sent for him?(b) What was Tom working as when Uncle Philip called for him?(c) What was the repentance that Uncle Philip said he had in his heart?(d) How was Uncle Philip‘s desire?(e) flow did Uncle Philip want to compensate for his wickedness?
Answer» (a) When Uncle Philip had sent for Tom, he recalled his mother’s words that he should not expect (b) Tom was a poor clerk when Uncle Philip called for him. (c) Uncle Philip said that he repented for his wickedness to his family members. (d) Uncle Philip’s desire was to live in the memory of at least one of his family members. (e) Uncle Philip wanted to compensate his wickedness by making one man happy as he wanted to give all his precious stones to him, who was his sole heir.

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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:At the time he sent for me I was a clerk, and poor enough. Remembering my mother’s words, his message gave me, his sole relative, no new hopes; but I thought it best to go. When I sat down by his bedside, he began, with a malicious grin: “I suppose you think me queer. I will explain.” What he said was certainly queer enough. “I have been living on an annuity into which I put my fortune. In other words, I have been, as to money, concentric half of my life to enable me to be as eccentric as I pleased the rest of it.Now I repent of my wickedness to you all, and desire to live in the memory of at least one of my family. You think I am poor and have only my annuity. You will be profitably surprised. I have never parted with my precious stones; they will be yours. You are my sole heir. I shall carry with me to the other world the satisfaction of making one man happy. “No doubt you have always had expectations, and I . desire that you should continue to expect. My jewels are in my safe. There is nothing else left”. When I thanked him he grinned all over his lean face, and said: “You will have to pay for my funeral.”(a) What did Tom recall when Uncle Philip had sent for him?(b) What was Tom working as when Uncle Philip called for him?(c) What was the repentance that Uncle Philip said he had in his heart?(d) How was Uncle Philip‘s desire?(e) flow did Uncle Philip want to compensate for his wickedness?

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(a) When Uncle Philip had sent for Tom, he recalled his mother’s words that he should not expect

(b) Tom was a poor clerk when Uncle Philip called for him.

(c) Uncle Philip said that he repented for his wickedness to his family members.

(d) Uncle Philip’s desire was to live in the memory of at least one of his family members.

(e) Uncle Philip wanted to compensate his wickedness by making one man happy as he wanted to give all his precious stones to him, who was his sole heir.

Discussion

3.	Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order.a. Finally, when I thanked him he grinned and wanted me to pay for his funeral. b. Later, it was added to the collection in his safe at the trust company.c. Now and then, he took it out and looked at it. d. When Uncle Philip bought a new stone, he carried it in his pocket for a month. e. When Uncle Philip sent for Tom, he was a clerk, and poor enough.
Answer» d, c, b, e, a d. When Uncle Philip bought a new stone, he carried it in his pocket for a month, c. Now and then, he took it out and looked at it. b. Later, it was added to the collection in his safe at the trust company. e. When Uncle Philip sent for Tom, he was a clerk, and poor enough. a. Finally, when I thanked him he grinned and wanted me to pay for his funeral.

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Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order.a. Finally, when I thanked him he grinned and wanted me to pay for his funeral. b. Later, it was added to the collection in his safe at the trust company.c. Now and then, he took it out and looked at it. d. When Uncle Philip bought a new stone, he carried it in his pocket for a month. e. When Uncle Philip sent for Tom, he was a clerk, and poor enough.

Answer»

d, c, b, e, a

d. When Uncle Philip bought a new stone, he carried it in his pocket for a month,

c. Now and then, he took it out and looked at it.

b. Later, it was added to the collection in his safe at the trust company.

e. When Uncle Philip sent for Tom, he was a clerk, and poor enough.

a. Finally, when I thanked him he grinned and wanted me to pay for his funeral.

Discussion

4.	Fill in the blanks with the right option and write down the summary of the story ‘A dilemma’.1. The narrator was sent for, by his uncle when he was _____ . (on his deathbed / on his travels/ in his workplace)2. The uncle had collected precious _____. (jewels / stones /articles)3. His uncle announced Tom as his heir and wanted* him to pay for his ______. (rented house / marriage / funeral)4. Leaving an iron box for Tom, his uncle instructed him ______ not to the box. (throw / carry / shake)5. The letter read that the box contained ______ . (a sensitive dynamite / jewels / money)6. He started thinking of all possible ways to open the box without being ______ . (wounded / killed / maimed)7. He planned to explode the box at ________ but dropped the plan ______in fear of losing the rubies. (home / a safe distance / a waste land)8. His consultation with did ______ not yield him any fruitful solution. (Uncle Philip / Professor Clinch / Susan)9. He failed in his attempts to open the box. His efforts to read about explosives led to_____(hopes / confusions / suspicions) and he had to change his ______ . (name and occupation /lodgings / appearance)10. At last, he bequeathed the box to______ . (his offspring / his friends / the Society)
Answer» 1. on his deathbed 2. stones 3. funeral 4. shake 5. a sensitive dynamite 6. killed 7. a safe distance 8. Professor Clinch 9. confusions, name and occupation 10. the Society.

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Fill in the blanks with the right option and write down the summary of the story ‘A dilemma’.1. The narrator was sent for, by his uncle when he was ___ . (on his deathbed / on his travels/ in his workplace)2. The uncle had collected precious _. (jewels / stones /articles)3. His uncle announced Tom as his heir and wanted* him to pay for his . (rented house / marriage / funeral)4. Leaving an iron box for Tom, his uncle instructed him not to the box. (throw / carry / shake)5. The letter read that the box contained . (a sensitive dynamite / jewels / money)6. He started thinking of all possible ways to open the box without being . (wounded / killed / maimed)7. He planned to explode the box at but dropped the plan in fear of losing the rubies. (home / a safe distance / a waste land)8. His consultation with did not yield him any fruitful solution. (Uncle Philip / Professor Clinch / Susan)9. He failed in his attempts to open the box. His efforts to read about explosives led to_(hopes / confusions / suspicions) and he had to change his . (name and occupation /lodgings / appearance)10. At last, he bequeathed the box to__ . (his offspring / his friends / the Society)

Answer»

1. on his deathbed

2. stones

3. funeral

4. shake

5. a sensitive dynamite

6. killed

7. a safe distance

8. Professor Clinch

9. confusions, name and occupation

10. the Society.

Discussion

5.	Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form a complete meaningful paragraph.(in the house with that box / to withdraw it/ In my despair / in a safe / by the dozen)(i) ……I advertised in the Journal of Science, and have had absurd schemes sent me (ii) ………At last, as I talked too much about it, the thing became so well known that when I put the horror (iii) ………, in a bank, I was promptly desired (iv) ……… I was in constant fear of burglars, and my landlady gave me notice to leave, because no one would stay (v) ……
Answer» (i) In my despair (ii) by the dozen (iii) in a safe (iv) to withdraw it (v) in the house with that box

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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form a complete meaningful paragraph.(in the house with that box / to withdraw it/ In my despair / in a safe / by the dozen)(i) ……I advertised in the Journal of Science, and have had absurd schemes sent me (ii) ………At last, as I talked too much about it, the thing became so well known that when I put the horror (iii) ………, in a bank, I was promptly desired (iv) ……… I was in constant fear of burglars, and my landlady gave me notice to leave, because no one would stay (v) ……

Answer»

(i) In my despair

(ii) by the dozen

(iii) in a safe

(iv) to withdraw it

(v) in the house with that box

Discussion

6.	According to the list kept in the Bible, what can you infer of Uncle Jim’s collection of stones?
Answer» One fine day when Tom was already groping in fear that the iron box may explode with careless handling by someone, found between the leaves of his uncle’s Bible, a numbered list of the stones with their cost. It was dated two years before his uncle’s death. Many of the stones were well known, and their enormous value was also mentioned. Several of the rubies were described with care and curious histories of them were given in detail. One was said to be the famous “Sunset ruby, ” which had belonged to the Empress-Queen Maria Theresa. One was called the “Blood ruby, ” not because of the colour but on account of the murders it had occasioned. The pearls were described with care as an unequaled collection. Concerning two of them, they seemed to have done much evil and some good. One, a black pearl, was mentioned in an old bill of sale which seemed queer. ‘Genius like precious stones is chiefly prized because of its rarity. ’

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According to the list kept in the Bible, what can you infer of Uncle Jim’s collection of stones?

Answer»

One fine day when Tom was already groping in fear that the iron box may explode with careless handling by someone, found between the leaves of his uncle’s Bible, a numbered list of the stones with their cost. It was dated two years before his uncle’s death. Many of the stones were well known, and their enormous value was also mentioned. Several of the rubies were described with care and curious histories of them were given in detail.

One was said to be the famous “Sunset ruby, ” which had belonged to the Empress-Queen Maria Theresa. One was called the “Blood ruby, ” not because of the colour but on account of the murders it had occasioned. The pearls were described with care as an unequaled collection. Concerning two of them, they seemed to have done much evil and some good. One, a black pearl, was mentioned in an old bill of sale which seemed queer.

‘Genius like precious stones is chiefly prized because of its rarity. ’

Discussion

7.	What did Uncle Jim tell his nephew a week before his death?
Answer» Tom was just thirty-seven when his Uncle Philip died. A week before that event Jim sent for him and it was the first day Tom had ever seen his uncle. At that time Tom was a poor clerk. When Tom sat down by his bedside, he began, with a malicious grin and told him that he must be thinking about this strange meet. He told him that he would explain why it was strange too. He told him that he had been living on an annuity into which he put his fortune. In other words, he, has been, as to money, concentric half of his life to enable him to be as eccentric as he pleased the rest of it. He added that now he repented of his wickedness to all of them and desire to live in the memory of at least one of his family. Jim also told Tom that he might think he was poor and had only his annuity but said that he would be surprised to know how profitable he was. He said that he had never parted with his precious stones and that they would be Tom’s after his death since he has accepted him to be his sole heir. He said that he should carry with him to the other world the satisfaction of making one man happy. Uncle Jim also told Tom that there wasn’t any doubt about his expectations and that he should continue to expect. He told Tom about his jewels in the safe and that he should pay for his funeral. ‘Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back.’

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What did Uncle Jim tell his nephew a week before his death?

Answer»

Tom was just thirty-seven when his Uncle Philip died. A week before that event Jim sent for him and it was the first day Tom had ever seen his uncle. At that time Tom was a poor clerk. When Tom sat down by his bedside, he began, with a malicious grin and told him that he must be thinking about this strange meet. He told him that he would explain why it was strange too. He told him that he had been living on an annuity into which he put his fortune.

In other words, he, has been, as to money, concentric half of his life to enable him to be as eccentric as he pleased the rest of it. He added that now he repented of his wickedness to all of them and desire to live in the memory of at least one of his family. Jim also told Tom that he might think he was poor and had only his annuity but said that he would be surprised to know how profitable he was. He said that he had never parted with his precious stones and that they would be Tom’s after his death since he has accepted him to be his sole heir.

He said that he should carry with him to the other world the satisfaction of making one man happy. Uncle Jim also told Tom that there wasn’t any doubt about his expectations and that he should continue to expect. He told Tom about his jewels in the safe and that he should pay for his funeral. ‘Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back.’

Discussion

8.	Uncle Jim had much money by his improvement in …… . (a) turbine-wheels (b) cargo-wheels(c) construction sites
Answer» (a) turbine-wheels

Discussion

9.	From the time Jim made his first money he had this ……… . (a) desire (b) sickness (c) mania
Answer» Correct answer is (c) mania

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10.	When Jim bought a new stone, he carried it in his …… for a month. (a) pocket (b) wallet (c) suitcase
Answer» Correct answer is (a) pocket

Discussion

11.	After a month, Jim added it to the collection in his safe at ……(a) state treasury (b) the trust company (c) the Bank of Lorraine
Answer» (b) the trust company

Discussion

12.	Read the given lines carefully and identify the character / speaker:1. I suppose you think me queer. I will explain.2. Don’t come back. It won’t hasten things3. He thought it simply a cruel jest.4. He did not desire to do so.5. He would think it over and come back later
Answer» 1. Uncle Philip 2. Uncle Philip 3. Tom’s father 4. Professor Clinch 5. The collector

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Read the given lines carefully and identify the character / speaker:1. I suppose you think me queer. I will explain.2. Don’t come back. It won’t hasten things3. He thought it simply a cruel jest.4. He did not desire to do so.5. He would think it over and come back later

Answer»

1. Uncle Philip

2. Uncle Philip

3. Tom’s father

4. Professor Clinch

5. The collector

Discussion

13.	What did the uncle do as soon as he bought a stone?
Answer» He carried it in his pocket for a month, looked at it now and then and then added to the collection in his safe.

Discussion

14.	……… before Uncle Philip’s death, the author got to see him. (a) two weeks (b) a week (c) a month
Answer» Correct answer is (b) a week

Discussion

15.	The box was heavy and strong, about ten inches long; ……… inches wide and ten inches high.(a) ten (b) nine (c) eight
Answer» Correct answer is (c) eight

Discussion

16.	What was the doctor’s warning to Tom?
Answer» The doctor warned him that he would lose his mind thinking a lot about the rubies.

Discussion

17.	Why and when was the narrator shocked?
Answer» The narrator was shocked when he opened the safe and found nothing but an iron box wondering whether it contained gems or it was a lie.

Discussion

18.	What was told by Uncle Jim to Tom about his property?
Answer» Uncle Jim told him that the rubies were valuable and they were kept in the safe at the Trust company. He told Tom that he should read the letter which lies on top of the box before unlocking the box and be sure not to shake the box.

Discussion

19.	What did Tom find inside the safe?
Answer» Tom found inside the safe an iron box which was heavy and strong, about ten inches long, eight inches wide and ten inches high, evidently made by Uncle Jim

Discussion

20.	Why didn’t Tom dare to assign the task of unlocking the box to someone?
Answer» Tom felt a stranger had no right to be subjected to the trial that he dared not face. So he did not want a stranger to open the box

Discussion

21.	What did Tom know about his father’s brother?
Answer» Tom knew that his uncle was an inventor, an able and ingenious mechanical engineer. He knew that he was a bachelor who lived alone and cooked his own meals and collected precious stones, especially rubies and pearls.

Discussion

22.	In despair, the author consulted ………. (a) Professor Clinch (b) Professor Gems (c) Physician Schaff
Answer» Professor Clinch

Discussion

23.	When I sat down by his bedside, the author noticed his …………grin. (a) malicious (b) benevolent (c) deathly
Answer» Correct answer is (a) malicious

Discussion

24.	Write a few words about the mechanism used in the iron box
Answer» The box contained an interesting mechanism. It will act with certainty as one unlocks it, and explode 9 Vi ounces of his improved, super sensitive dynamite. One must open without » doubting to desire a fortune. If they doubt, the person will be blown to atoms.

Discussion

25.	Explain the efforts taken by Tom to open the iron box. Did he succeed? Why?
Answer» Tom went on thinking about it, finding people to advise, ransacked libraries, imagined wild plans like throwing it from a far off place to open it, after the explosion he could get the gems, but was sure he wouldn’t succeed. He thinks very hard in vain for weeks and months. His father dismisses it that it is a dirty joke by his deceptive uncle. His doctor advises him to stop thinking about the iron box with precious gems, as it would make him mad, he tries to put it in the bank, but withdraws because he is afraid of the burglary. He consults Professor Clinch about his dilemma who dismissed it as an altogether incredible tale. Thus Tom had to leave the box to the Society for the Preservation of Human Vivisection.

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Explain the efforts taken by Tom to open the iron box. Did he succeed? Why?

Answer»

Tom went on thinking about it, finding people to advise, ransacked libraries, imagined wild plans like throwing it from a far off place to open it, after the explosion he could get the gems, but was sure he wouldn’t succeed. He thinks very hard in vain for weeks and months. His father dismisses it that it is a dirty joke by his deceptive uncle.

His doctor advises him to stop thinking about the iron box with precious gems, as it would make him mad, he tries to put it in the bank, but withdraws because he is afraid of the burglary. He consults Professor Clinch about his dilemma who dismissed it as an altogether incredible tale. Thus Tom had to leave the box to the Society for the Preservation of Human Vivisection.

Discussion

26.	Worst of all, his ……… was reduced, and marriage cancelled. (a) fame (b) peace (c) salary
Answer» Correct answer is (c) salary

Discussion

27.	When did the craze for collecting precious stones start for Uncle Jim?
Answer» From the time Uncle Jim made his first money he had this mania to collect precious stones. As he grew richer, the desire to possess rare and costly gems became stronger.

Discussion

28.	The “………., ” belonged to the EmpressQueen Maria Theresa. (a) Sunset Ruby (b) Blood Sapphire (c) Precious Jades
Answer» (a) Sunset Ruby

Discussion

29.	The list in the Bible was dated ……… before my uncle’s death.(a) two weeks (b) two months (c) two years
Answer» (c) two years

Discussion

30.	Any woman would sell her soul-or her affections for …………(a) the famous green pearl and a necklace of blue pearls (b) the famous antique turquoise shell comb with pearls embedded(c) the blue coloured large diamond
Answer» (a) the famous green pearl and a necklace of blue pearls

Discussion

31.	The author carried the iron box away, set it down with care in a ……(a) cupboard (b) wooden case (c) closet
Answer» Correct answer is (c) closet

Discussion

32.	……… was the author’s uncle’s doctor. (a) Dr. Clinch (b) Dr. Schaff (c) Dr. Gems
Answer» (b) Dr. Schaff

Discussion

33.	The library attendants, mistook him to be a dynamite fiend, alerted the ………(a) crime department (b) library manager (c) police
Answer» Correct answer is (c) police

Discussion

34.	According to the letter, the box contains very fine …… . (a) pigeon-blood rubies and a fair lot of diamonds (b) blue pearls and rubies (c) pigeon-blood rubies and a green jade and emerald
Answer» (a) pigeon-blood rubies and a fair lot of diamonds

Discussion

35.	He spent all his spare hours at one of the greatest libraries reading about ………(a) rubies (b) diamonds (c) dynamite
Answer» Correct answer is (c) dynamite

Discussion

36.	As the author rose to leave, Jim said: “The ……… are valuable”. (a) Rubies (b) Pearls (c) Emeralds
Answer» Correct answer is (a) Rubies

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According to the list kept in the Bible, what can you infer of Uncle Jim’s collection of stones?

What did Uncle Jim tell his nephew a week before his death?

Uncle Jim had much money by his improvement in …… . (a) turbine-wheels (b) cargo-wheels(c) construction sites

From the time Jim made his first money he had this ……… . (a) desire (b) sickness (c) mania

When Jim bought a new stone, he carried it in his …… for a month. (a) pocket (b) wallet (c) suitcase

After a month, Jim added it to the collection in his safe at ……(a) state treasury (b) the trust company (c) the Bank of Lorraine

Read the given lines carefully and identify the character / speaker:1. I suppose you think me queer. I will explain.2. Don’t come back. It won’t hasten things3. He thought it simply a cruel jest.4. He did not desire to do so.5. He would think it over and come back later

What did the uncle do as soon as he bought a stone?

……… before Uncle Philip’s death, the author got to see him. (a) two weeks (b) a week (c) a month

The box was heavy and strong, about ten inches long; ……… inches wide and ten inches high.(a) ten (b) nine (c) eight

What was the doctor’s warning to Tom?

Why and when was the narrator shocked?

What was told by Uncle Jim to Tom about his property?

What did Tom find inside the safe?

Why didn’t Tom dare to assign the task of unlocking the box to someone?

What did Tom know about his father’s brother?

In despair, the author consulted ………. (a) Professor Clinch (b) Professor Gems (c) Physician Schaff

When I sat down by his bedside, the author noticed his …………grin. (a) malicious (b) benevolent (c) deathly

Write a few words about the mechanism used in the iron box

Explain the efforts taken by Tom to open the iron box. Did he succeed? Why?

Worst of all, his ……… was reduced, and marriage cancelled. (a) fame (b) peace (c) salary

When did the craze for collecting precious stones start for Uncle Jim?

The “………., ” belonged to the EmpressQueen Maria Theresa. (a) Sunset Ruby (b) Blood Sapphire (c) Precious Jades

The list in the Bible was dated ……… before my uncle’s death.(a) two weeks (b) two months (c) two years

Any woman would sell her soul-or her affections for …………(a) the famous green pearl and a necklace of blue pearls (b) the famous antique turquoise shell comb with pearls embedded(c) the blue coloured large diamond

The author carried the iron box away, set it down with care in a ……(a) cupboard (b) wooden case (c) closet

……… was the author’s uncle’s doctor. (a) Dr. Clinch (b) Dr. Schaff (c) Dr. Gems

The library attendants, mistook him to be a dynamite fiend, alerted the ………(a) crime department (b) library manager (c) police

According to the letter, the box contains very fine …… . (a) pigeon-blood rubies and a fair lot of diamonds (b) blue pearls and rubies (c) pigeon-blood rubies and a green jade and emerald

He spent all his spare hours at one of the greatest libraries reading about ………(a) rubies (b) diamonds (c) dynamite

As the author rose to leave, Jim said: “The ……… are valuable”. (a) Rubies (b) Pearls (c) Emeralds