(i) How will the intruder’s clothes let him down?
(ii) What is extremely interesting?
(iii) Find words which are similar in meaning to the meaning of given words (from the passage):
(a) very much, (b) wisdom.
(i) The intruder wants to impersonate Gerrard but they wear different types of clothes. While Gerrard wears simple clothes, the intruder wears flashy clothes. These can let him down.
(ii) The intruder’s plans and preparations seem extremely interesting to Gerrard.
(iii) (a) very much — extremely.
(b) wisdom — intelligent.
(a) Who is the ‘villain’ in this context?
(b) How has he been luckier?
(c) Find a word from the passage which means ‘simulation’.(a) In this context, the ‘villain’ is the Intruder.
(b) He has been luckier as he has not been frustrated in spite of delaying killing Gerrard.
(c) Imitation.
(i) Who has been referred to as ‘a poor hunted rat’ here?
(ii) What does the intruder has to gain? How?
(iii) Find the words from the passage which are opposites of:
(a) lose, (b) bounded.
(i) The intruder has been referred to as ‘a poor hunted rat’ here.
(ii) The intruder has freedom to gain. He will gain it after killing Gerrard and by becoming Gerrard himself.
(iii) (a) lose — gain
(b) bounded — free
(a) Who does T refer to?
(b) Why has he been hunted long enough?
(c) Find a word from the passage which means ‘sought after’.(a) ‘I’ refers to the Intruder.
(b) He has been hunted long enough because he has killed a cop.
(c) hunted.
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