NCERT Solutions Class 9 English Chapter 2 A Dog Named Duke

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Communicative Chapter 2 A Dog Named Duke

4. (a) With reference to Hooper, the author says, "Every thing was going for him", What does it imply?
(i) He had everything that a man aspires for.
(ii) People admired him.
(iii) He did what he wanted.
(iv) He was capable of playing games.

Answer 

(i) He had everything that a man aspires for.

(b) Duke never jumped on Chuck again because _____________.
(i) Duke was paralysed and unable to jump
(ii) Chuck was angry with Duke for jumping at him
(iii) Duke realized that Chuck was not well and could not balance himself
(iv) Marcy did not allow Duke to come near Chuck

Answer 

(iii) Duke realised that Chuck was not well and could not balance himself.

(c) The author says that Duke 'knew his job'. The job was _____________.
(i) to look after Chuck
(ii) to get Chuck on his feet
(iii) to humour Chuck
(iv) to guard the house

Answer 

(ii) to get Chuck on his feet

(d)  "_______ even Duke's presence didn't reach Chuck ". Why?
(i) Duke was locked in his kennel and Chuck couldn't see him.
(ii) Duke hid himself behind the bed post.
(iii) Duke had come to know that Hooper was not well.
(iv) Hooper was lost in his own grief and pain.

Answer 

(iv) Hooper was lost in his own grief and pain.

5. (a) In 1953, Hooper was a favoured young man. Explain.

Answer 

In 1953, Hooper was a favoured young man. Standing Six-foot-one, he’d played on the university
football team. He was already a hard-charging zone sales manager for a Chemical company.

(b) They said that they would create a desk job for Hooper at headquarters.
(i) Who are 'they'?
(ii) Why did they decide to do this?

Answer 

(i) ‘They’ refer to the seniors of Hooper who were working for the same chemical company Hooper used to work for.