CBSE Class 12 English HOTs The Rattrap

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The Rattrap

Question. She ………. at him compassionately, with her heavy eyes, and then she noticed that the man was afraid.
(a) had looked
(b) looking
(c) look
(d) looked

Answer : D

Question. He accepted the fur coat.
(a) The fur coat will be accepted by him.
(b) The fur coat were accepted by him.
(c)The fur coat is accepted by him.
(d) The fur coat was accepted by him.

Answer : D

Question. Why was he amused by his idea of a rattrap?
(a) it was a bad joke
(b) it was a good comparison
(c) it was the exact situation and was humorous
(d) none

Answer : C

Question. Why did the Peddler feel that he had fallen into the Rattrap?
(a) because he fell into a pit
(b) because he fell in love with Edla
(c) because his heart is changed
(d) because of his greedy action and pitiable circumstances

Answer : D 

Question. From where did the Peddler get the material to make rattraps?
(a) shops
(b) roads
(c) streets
(d) stores

Answer : D

Question.  How did Crofter treat the Peddler?
(a) very rudely
(b) in a strange manner
(c) friendly manner
(d) none

Answer : C

Question. Why did Peddler sign himself as Captain Von Stahle?
(a) he didn't want to hurt them
(b) because of love and care
(c) because of mistaken identity
(d) none

Answer : C

Question. Why did ironmaster realise his mistake?
(a) because of Edla
(b) because of pedlar's words
(c) because of his friend
(d) because of uncertain reflections and Edla

Answer : D

Question. What made the Peddler finally change his heart?
(a) Edla's words
(b) Edla's appearance
(c) Edla's father
(d) Edla's goodness and care

Answer : D

Question. What was the Peddler's profession and who he was?
(a) selling, traveller
(b) begging, traveller
(c) stealing, thief
(c) none

Answer : C

Question. Why did Crofter show 30 Kronor to the Peddler?
(a) to boast
(b) to flaunt
(c) because he considers him a friend
(d) to share his feelings of pride

Answer : D

Question. Why did the Peddler have to resort to begging and thievery?
(a)Poverty
(b)miserable life
(c) because of non-profitability of his business
(d) none

Answer : C

Question. Who used to make rattraps?
(a) Crofter
(b) Edla
(c) Crofter and Edla
(d) Peddler

Answer : D

Question. He realised, of course, that at first he ………….. not continue on the public highway
(a) may
(b) could
(c) would
(d) dared

Answer : D

Question. He …………… nothing but a long shirt and a pair of wooden shoes.
(a) wear
(b) worn
(c) wore
(d) wearing

Answer : C

Short Questions
 
1. Why does the peddler feel that the whole world is a rattrap?
 
2. How did people usually treat the peddler and what made the crofter different?
 
3. Breach of trust is the worst crime one can commit? How is it true in the case of peddler?
 
4. How does the writer bring out the allegory in the lesson when the peddler is trapped in the forest?
 
5. What made the peddler respond to the name Nils Olof?
 
6. What made the ironmaster send his daughter to persuade the peddler?
 
7. What shows that Edla was very observant, quick and sharp by nature?
 
8. Why does Edla stop the peddler from going away though she knew that he was not the captain?
 
9. What trait of the daughter is brought out when her father talks about her being worse than a parson?
 
10. Safety and security is a distant dream even in one’s own home. What makes the peddler safe and secure in the house of ironmaster?
 
11. What was Edla`sX`mas gift to the peddler?
 
12. What was the peddler’s gift to Edla?
 
13. Why does he sign in as the captain?
 
Essays
 
1. How were the two hosts’ - the crofter and the ironmaster different from one another?
 
2. In what way does humour help us to sympathize with the peddler?
 
3. Is the reader relieved by the way the story ended. Justify your answer
 
4. The story Rattrap is highly philosophical. Discuss
 
5. The metaphor of Rattrap highlights human nature. Discuss
 
More Important Questions For CBSE Class 12 English HOTs The Rattrap........ 
 
Question. To be grateful is a great virtue of a gentleman. How did the peddler show his gratitude to Edla?
Answer : The Rattrap is the story of a peddler who used to earn his living by selling small rattraps of wire. But, since his business was not profitable, he often indulged in begging and stealing. He had a grudge against the world because no one was ever kind to him. He took pleasure in imagining others in pain and misery as much as he was. This is why he did not mind absconding with the old crofter’s thirty kronors even though the crofter treated him with kindness. However, Edla’s sympathetic behaviour and understanding nature transformed the thief into an honest man. Edla’s father wanted the peddler out of his house immediately when he came to know that he was not his old friend. But Edla insisted that the peddler should spend the Christmas Eve with them and stay for the Christmas feast. She fed him, gave him clean clothes to wear and a place to sleep for the night. The peddler was not expecting to be treated with so much respect, almost like a gentleman. Edla’s humbleness and compassion won over the peddler and brought about a change in him. He not only left behind the thirty kronors notes to be returned to the crofter, the peddler also left Edla a rattrap as her Christmas gift. In the letter, the peddler thanked Edla for her kindness and hospitality. He signed the letter as Captain von Stahle because Edla made her feel so honoured. The peddler’s transformation proves that basic human goodness can be brought out by understanding and love
 
Question. Why didn’t the stranger tell the ironmaster that he was not Nils Olof ?
Answer : The stranger thought that the ironmaster might give him a couple of kronor taking pity on an old known person. So, he didn’t tell the ironmaster
that he was not Nils Olof.
 
Question. What made the peddler finally change his ways?
Answer : The kind, understanding and generous behaviour of Edla, the ironmaster’s daughter, finally changed him.
 
Question. Why did the peddler derive pleasure from his idea of the world as a rattrap?
Answer : The peddler handcrafted rattraps and sold them to earn a living, besides begging and stealing. His life was sad and monotonous; no one treated him kindly. He often felt gloomy because of his loneliness and at such times it gave him unwonted joy to think that the world was a giant rattrap, which lured and entrapped others in it by offering temptations, just as a rattrap would offer treats as bait. As he enjoyed thinking ill of the world, it pleased him that he was free from the rattrap; the temptations of the world could not ensnare him in the trap.
 
Question. Why did the ironmaster speak kindly to the peddler and invite him home?
Answer : The ironmaster saw the peddler in rags, sitting close to the furnace. He mistook him for an old acquaintance and expressed his joy on meeting him after a long time. The ironmaster wanted to spend the Christmas Eve with his old friend. Moreover, seeing the man in dishevelled condition, the ironmaster felt pity for him. Therefore, he spoke to the peddler kindly and invited him to his home. 20. The blacksmith and his worker did not notice the peddler entering the forge because it was dark and they were busy doing their work. Besides, there was a lot of noise in the forge due to iron bar being hammered on the anvil and the heavy storms outside.

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