Class 9 English Chapter 11 NCERT Solutions | If I Were You Class 9 English Beehive
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Question 1:
“At last a sympathetic audience.”
(i) Who says this?
ANSWER: The speaker of the given line is
Gerrard.
(ii) Why does he say it?
ANSWER: He says it as he is asked by the
intruder to speak about himself.
(iii) Is he sarcastic or serious?
ANSWER: He speaks the given dialogue
sarcastically.
Question 2:
Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as
the man whose identity he wants to take on?
ANSWER:
The intruder chooses Gerrard as the man
whose identity he wants to take on as they were of similar built.
Question 3:
“I said it with bullets.”
(i) Who says this?
ANSWER: Gerrard says the given line.
(ii) What does it mean?
ANSWER: It means that when things went wrong,
he had used his gun to shoot someone for his escape
(iii) Is it the truth? What is the
speaker’s reason for saying this?
ANSWER: No, it is not the truth. The speaker
says this to save himself from getting shot by the intruder.
Question 4:
What is Gerrard’s profession? Quote the
parts of the play that support your answer.
ANSWER:
Gerrard is a playwright by profession.
Several parts of the play that reflect this. Some of these are:
• “This is all very melodramatic, not
very original, perhaps, but…”
• “At last a sympathetic audience!”
• “In most melodramas the villain is
foolish enough to delay his killing long enough to be frustrated”.
• “I said, you were luckier than most
melodramatic villains.”
• “That’s a disguise outfit; false
moustaches and what not”.
• “Sorry I can’t let you have the props
in time for rehearsal, I’ve had a spot of bother – quite amusing. I think I’ll
put it in my next play.”
Question 5:
“You’ll soon stop being smart.”
(i) Who says this?
ANSWER:The intruder says the line under
reference.
(ii) Why does the speaker say it?
ANSWER: Peeved at the smartness displayed by
Gerrard, the intruder says this to warn him against acting smart as he is
unaware of the consequences that he might suffer.
(iii) What according to the speaker
will stop Gerrard from being smart?
ANSWER: The speaker thinks that Gerrard would
stop acting smart once he comes to know about his plan to kill Gerrard and take
over his identity.
Question 6:
“They can’t hang me twice.”
(i) Who says this?
ANSWER: The speaker of the given line is the
intruder.
(ii) Why does the speaker say it?
ANSWER:
Since he is already being hunted for
having killed someone else, murdering Gerrard won't make any difference. Hence,
he says that he cannot be hanged twice.
Question 7:
“A mystery I propose to explain.” What
is the mystery the speaker proposes to explain?
ANSWER:
The speaker proposes to explain the
mystery about himself. He tells the intruder that he would not be able to lead
a peaceful life even as Vincient Gerrard. This is because he himself is a
criminal living an unstable life, being hunted by the police.
Question 8:
“This is your big surprise.”
(i) Where has this been said in the
play?
ANSWER: This has been said twice in the play. On the
first occasion, it is spoken by the intruder while revealing his plan to kill
Gerrard. Secondly, it is spoken by Gerrard before he reveals his fictitious
identity to the intruder.
(ii) What is the surprise?
ANSWER: The intruder's surprise is his plan to
kill Gerrard and take on his identity to lead a secure and hassle-free life.
Whereas, Gerrard's surprise is his fictitious identity, his way of refraining
the intruder from killing him.
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