Q. 1: What
light do the following expression throw on Leacock’s state of mind when he
entered the bank: ‘looked timidly round’, ’shambled in’?
Ans: Both the
expressions throw light on distrustfulness and fearfulness of Leacock’s mind.
Q. 2: Why
did the manager come to think that Leacock had an awful secret to reveal?
Ans: Leacock’s
strange behavior and doubtful manners showed to the manager that he had an
awful secret to reveal.
Q. 3: What
was the attitude of the manager towards Leacock on learning that he only wished
to deposit 56 dollars in the bank?
Ans: The
manager got up angrily, opened the door and asked the clerk to open his
account.
Q. 4: What
other blunders did Leacock commit after leaving the manager’s office?
Ans: He
entered the safe, he wrote 56 instead of six.
Q. 5: After
this misadventure in the bank where did Leacock keep his money?
Ans: He used
to keep his savings in a sock.
Q. 6: Give
us many examples as you can to show that Leacock was feeling completely lost in
the bank all the time he was there.
Ans: He met the manager to open an account. He wrote 56 instead of six.
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