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How was the Professor glory enhanced?
Private Quelch a lanky, stooping man who frowned through horn rimmed spectacles was given the nick name ‘Professor’. But this only enhanced the Private’s glory as he answered them with perfect technical definitions, the parts of the rifle, its use and care, the professor knew them all by heart.
What punishment was given to Private Quelch who punished him the man who knew too much?
Private Quelch was hopeful of getting a commission soon. One day, as usual, he corrected his senior, Corporal Turnbull, by telling him the exact number of fragments a grenade has. This infuriated the Corporal who sent him on permanent cookhouse duties as punishment. This barred him from realizing his ambition.
Why did the Speaker respect private Quelch?
Here, “him” refers to Private Quelch. (b) Why did the speaker respect him? Answer: The speaker respected him for his knowledge, intelligence and hard work.
Who was giving lesson on musketry?
Answer: (a) The Sergeant was giving lecture on musketry. . (b) He put questions again and again to that Professor to take revenge. (c) Enthusiasm.
Why did the fellow trainees dislike private Quelch?
Answer: Private Quelch’s fellow trainees disliked him because each time one of them made a mistake he would publicly correct him. Whenever one of them shone in their work, he outshone them. He had a very patronising and condescending attitude towards them.
What was private Quelch’s goal in life?
The ambition of private quelch was to get a high rank in the army and for this he did a lot of practice but because of this behaviour he got a post of cooking.
Why did his fellow trainees dislike private Quelch?
What is the meaning of private Quelch?
The private in private quelch refers to a soldier without rank. The quelch was called the professor because he was a lanky stooping man who frowned through horn rimmed spectacles.
Who was Corporal Turnbull?
Turnbull was a guy who found and who believed in self-control and approached an individual decidedly. Turnbull was a guy that is self-possessed, to not be readily triggered. But though composed on surface, the person and his move played nicely. Quelch was taught a lesson by him for life when the time arrived.
Why is private Quelch was called as professor?
Q5. Private Quelch looked like a ‘Professor’ when the author first met him at the training depot. Why? Answer: Private Quelch was a lanky, stooping man who frowned through horn rimmed spectacles and so was nick named ‘Professor’.
What was the name of the author’s friend in The Man Who Knew Too Much?
(f) During cook house duties: The Professor was assigned by Corporal Turnbull for ‘permanent cook house duties’. One day while the narrator and his friend Trower were returning from the canteen to their own hut, they saw through the open door three cooks standing against the wall as if at bay.