MY FINANCIAL CAREER - Short Stories - Short Question Answers

Lesson 7 MY FINANCIAL CAREER Stephen Leacock   Q. 1: What light do the following expression throw on Leacock’s state of mind when he entered the bank: ‘looked timidly round’, ’shambled in’? Ans: Both the expressions throw light on distrustfulness and fearfulness of Leacock’s mind.   Q. 2: Why did the manager come to think that Leacock had an awful secret to reveal? Ans: Leacock’s strange behavior and doubtful manners showed to the manager that he had an awful secret to reveal.   Q. 3: What was the attitude of the manager towards Leacock on learning that he only wished to deposit 56 dollars in the bank? Ans: The manager got up angrily, opened the door and asked the clerk to open his account.   Q. 4: What other blunders did Leacock commit after leaving the manager’s office? Ans: He entered the safe, he wrote 56 instead of six.   Q. 5: After this misadventure in the bank where did Leacock keep his money? Ans: He used to keep his savings in a sock.   Q. 6: Give us many examples a