Understanding the Story
1. Where does William Morris work and
what job does he do?
William
Morris work at an Antique shop of Regnier in Knightsbridge as a sales assistant
or salesman.
2. What are his hobbies?
William
Morris found of reading (especially of detective fiction) painting (only water
colors yet), doing odds and ends about the house, doing odd jobs too.
3. Who are his favorite writers?
William
Morris’ favorite writers are Poe and Collins, Gaboriau, Holmes and Trent and
Dr. Thorndyke. Mostly belongs to the detective fictions.
4.
Why is he interested in detective
fiction?
Wiiliam
Morris had been reading the detective fiction more than thirty years and he
found that detective stories deals with real detection, where the detective is
not just a kind of superman but an ordinary one who has nothing but sharp eye
and common sense to rely on.
5.
Why does he observe people whenever he
travels?
Out
of curiosity through observation he comes to know about human nature in
general. A same method as the birdwatcher. So whenever he travels he seldom
misses people around him at first glance.
6.
What is the problem that he faces in his
workplace?
The problem that he
faced in his workplace was that the antique ring was stolen.In
the last seventeen years of Morris’s career that anything in his in-charge at
the shop has vanished like the antique Floral ring which Regnier like the most.
7.
How does his reading help him in solving
the problem at the store?
His
reading helped him in solving the problem at the store because he
keenly observed the behavior of the girl and used his common sense.
8.
How does he work closely with Miss
Susskind and Mr Reginer to solve the problem?
He worked closely with
Miss Susskind and Mr Reginer to solve the problem by very attentively
observing the man and the girl's behavior.
Short
Answer:
1. William Morris used to work at Regnier’s
, the antique Jewellery shop in knights bridge as an assistant.
2. he was fond of reading.
3. His favorite writers included the one
who wrote detective fiction.
4. he was interested in detective fiction because
it involves keen observing and use of common sense.
5. he used to observe people while traveling as he
was too much in detective fiction.
6. the problem that he faced in his workplace was
that the antique ring was stolen.
7. his reading helped him in solving the problem at
the store because he keenly observed the behavior of the girl and used
his common sense.
8. he worked closely with Miss Susskind and Mr
Reginer to solve the problem by very attentively observing the man and
the girl's behavior.
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