Answer the following questions

A. From your reading of the text, choose the correct answers from the options given below.

1. The narrator was very fond of ________________

a. reading detective stories.

b. driving a pony-and-cart.

c. eating oranges.

d. munching away at something.

2. The narrator was searched by the policeman, because __________

a. the oranges could be smelt.

b. he was singing songs.

c. he was carrying a box.

d. his pockets were bulging.

3. The narrator kept his mouth shut when questioned by Pongo, because __________

a. anything said would be held as evidence against him.

b. the oranges would fall out.

c. he did not steal the oranges.

d. he was scared of Pongo.

4. The voice in the narrator’s head advised him to____________

a. confess the truth to Pongo.

b. eat all the oranges.

c. deny his guilt.

d. hide all the oranges.

5. Pongo found no trace of the oranges on the table, because ______

a. Pongo’s mate had stolen them.

b. all the oranges were sold.

c. the narrator had eaten them all.

d. they disappeared mysteriously.

B. Answer the following questions briefly in one or two sentences.

1. Why did the narrator call Clem Jones a careful planner?

Clem Jone's planned a theft carefully and executed it well.

2. What was Clem Jones carrying in the box during his second attempt?

During the second attempt, Clem Jones was carrying a large Dutch cheese in the box.

3. Why did the policeman suspect the narrator?

The policeman suspected the narrator as he noticed his trouser pockets which were some what bulging.

4. What did Pongo consider as evidence against the narrator?

Pongo considered the oranges to be an evidence against the narrator.

5. How did the narrator feel when he was alone in Pongo’s cabin?

The narrator felt very worried when he was alone in Pongo's cabin.

6. What did the narrator do to get rid of the evidence?

The narrator ate all the oranges to get rid of the evidence.

7. What did Pongo do when he found no oranges on the table?

Pongo got angry and shouted at the narrator, when he found no oranges on the table.

8. Why were the policemen not able to bring any charges against the narrator?

As there was no evidence, the policemen could not bring any charges against the narrator.

9. How did the narrator feel after eating seventeen oranges?

The narrator felt very sick for a week after eating seventeen oranges.

10. What happened to the narrator’s love for oranges after the incident?

He was never crazy for oranges after that incident.

C. Answer the following in about 80-100 words.

1. Narrate the clever strategy followed by Clem Jones to deceive Pongo.

Title : Seventeen Oranges

Author : Bills Naughton

Theme : Every problem has a evidence

Clem Jones was a good planner of theft. Oneday Clem was coming out from the port with a box. Pongo the policeman stopped him. Pongo asked him to open that box. Clem told that it had a cat, When Clem opened the cat was coming out from the box and it ran away. Clem looked angrily and then he smiled. After two minutes, Clem came back with the same box. Pongo laughed at him. This time there was less security check. But Clem looked angry all the way home. He was able to steal a large Dutch cheese. He opened the box in the kitchen and took out a large Dutch cheese.

2. Describe the confrontation between the narrator and Pongo.

Title : Seventeen Oranges

Author : Bills Naughton

Theme : Every problem has a evidence

The narrator loved oranges very much. He eat oranges everyday. He worked in a shipyard carrying fruits and goods to the dock in his pony cart. One day he stole the oranges from the ship yard. The policeman caught him. He had oranges in his pocket. He locked the narrator in a cabin. The narrator decided to damage the evidence. The narrator started to eat oranges. The evidence was destroyed. Pongo looked every where for the oranges, but he couldn't find it. So the policeman released the narrator. It was a bitter experience for him. He ate seventeen oranges at a time. He felt sick for a week. The narrator was never crazy for oranges there after.

COMMON PARAGRAPH

PARAGRAPH FOR TOPPERS:

Synopsis:

• Introduction

• Narrator's job

• The clever thief

• The narrator's unluck

• The narrator's presence of mind

• Conclusion

Introduction:

Sometimes we find ourselves in critical situations. We don't know how to get out of it. Suddenly an idea strikes out of nowhere. We find an easy route to escape. This iesson is about how the author comes out of the difficult situations successfully.

Narrator's job:

The narrator worked in the Swift Delivery Company. His job in the dock was to carry fruits and other goods to the dock in his little pony - cart. He loved oranges. He took them from the boats. He ate them all the time everyday. He was not a thief. He hid them under his apron.

The clever thief:

Clem Jones planned the theft very carefully. One day Jones brought a ship cat in a box. The policeman asked him to open the box. Jones refused. He told that there was a cat in the box. But Pongo did not believe him. He insisted him to open it. Jones opened the box. Out jumped a cat. He was angry. He came back with 

the same box. Pongo allowed him to go out from the dock. But really there was a large Dutch cheese in the box.

The narrator's unluck:

One day the narrator came out of the shipyard. His apron was bulging. Pongo, the policeman stopped him to check. He found that oranges were hidden. There were seventeen oranges. The narrator was caught red handed.

The narrator's presence of mind:

Pongo left the cabin and locked the door. He went to bring another policeman there. He will be a witness against the narrator. Suddenly a voice in his mind asked him to eat the oranges. The narrator started to eat. The evidence was destroyed. Pongo was shocked. He found no oranges. He had no evidence to charge the narrator. He left the narrator out.

Conclusion:

It was the bitter experience for narrator. He escaped from the difficult situation. However his stomach was upset. He was sick for a week. He was never crazy for oranges there after.

PARAGRAPH FOR AVERAGE STUDENTS:

Title :Seventeen Oranges

Author: Bills Naughton

Theme: Managing difficult situations

The narrator worked in the Swift Delivery Company. Clem Jones was one of the narrator's friends. He was a careful planner. One day Clem carried a box with a ship's cat inside. The policeman forced him to open the box. He opened the box and the cat jumped out of the box. Later he came out with the same box. The policeman allowed him to go without any checking. This time he brought a large Dutch cheese. One day the narrator took seventeen oranges. The policeman stopped him to check, The narrator was caught red handed. The policeman went to bring another policeman to stand witness. The narrator started to eat all oranges. The evidence was destroyed. So the policeman released the narrator.

PARAGRAPH FOR LATE BLOOMERS:

• The narrator worked for the Swift Delivery Company.

• One day he took seventeen oranges.

• The policeman stopped him to check.

• The narrator was caught red handed.

• Pongo went out to bring a policeman to stand witness.

• The narrator started to eat all oranges.

• The evidence was destroyed.

• So the policeman released the narrator.