Why was Mrs. Bramble upset when she came to hear that Bill had decided not to fight?

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Mrs. Bramble was also concerned about Harold coming to know about his father’s profession. However, there were other concerns too that she was worried about. Although Mrs. Bramble never liked Mr. Bramble’s profession but the fact remained that it earned them a good deal of money, which made it easy for them to provide Harold with the best of education till now. Mrs. Bramble even remarked that the education they have provided to Harold was as good as education provided to a Duke. The final fight that Mr. Bramble was to fight with the American Murphy was going to earn him five hundred pounds. Even if he lost, still he would have been given a hundred and twenty pounds that would have been enough for them to Harold a good start. Mrs. Bramble was so upset about how she was to manage her son’s education. Her financial worries were disturbing her deeply. She was so sure of the money that Mr. Bramble was to bring home the next week over his victory she was already celebrating in her heart and the news of him quitting the fight broke all her hopes of a better tomorrow.

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Answer the following questions.

(a) What was strange about the manner in which Mrs. Bramble addressed her son? What did he feel about it?

(b) Why was it necessary to keep Harold’s father’s profession a secret from him?

(d) Describe Mr. Bramble as he has been described in the story.

(e) Why was Mrs. Bramble upset when she came to hear that Bill had decided not to fight?

(f) Who was Jerry Fisher? What did he say to try and convince Bill to change his mind?

(g) How did Harold come to know that his father was a boxer?

(h) Why was Harold upset that his father had not told him about his true identity? Give two reasons.

(i) Do you agree with Harold’s parents’ decision of hiding from him the fact that his father was a boxer? Why/why not?

When Mr. Bramble came to know that he was to become a father what were some of the names he decided upon? Why?

The sequence of events has been jumbled up. Rearrange them and complete the given flowchart.

(1)	Major Percy and Bill come to the house.
(2)	Harold comes to know that his father is a boxer.
(3)	Bill tells his wife that he is doing it for Harold.
(4)	Jerry Fisher tries to convince Bill to reconsider.
(5)	Mrs. Bramble is amazed to think that she has brought such a prodigy as Harold into the world.
(6)	Harold wants to know what will happen to the money he had bet on Murphy losing.
(7)	Mrs. Bramble is informed that Bill had decided not to fight.
(8)	Mrs. Bramble resumes work of darning the sock.
(9)	Harold is alone with his mother in their home.

The sequence of events has been jumbled up. Rearrange them and complete the given flowchart.

1) Major Percy and Bill come to the house.

2) Harold comes to know that his father is a boxer.

3) Bill tells his wife that he is doing it for Harold.

4) Jerry Fisher tries to convince Bill to reconsider.

5) Mrs. Bramble is amazed to think that she has brought such a prodigy as Harold into the world.

6) Harold wants to know what will happen to the money he had bet on Murphy losing.

7) Mrs. Bramble is informed that Bill had decided not to fight.

8) Mrs. Bramble resumes work of darning the sock.

9) Harold is alone with his mother in their home.

Mrs Bramble was a proud woman because __________.

(i) she was the wife of a famous boxer

(ii) she had motivated her husband

(iii) she was a good housewife

(iv) she was the mother of a child prodigy

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