11th Class English Chapter 14 Overcoat Short Question Answer

11th Class English Chapter 14 Overcoat Short Question Answer
Class:11th Class Subject:English
Chapter:Chapter 14 Board:All Boards
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11th Class English Chapter 14 Overcoat Short Question Answer

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1. What was the color of the overcoat of the young man?
The color of the young man coat was brown.
2. What was his appearance?
He had sleek shining hair, side burns and thin moustaches. He had a rose in the button hole of his overcoat a silk scarf around his neck, a flat hat on his head and a stick in his hand.
3. Why did the people come out on the Mall?
People come out on the Mall to join the full off the streets.
4. What were the people wearing who came on the Mall?
Most of the people were wearing overcoat. The coats were of many kinds from astrakhan to the rough military khaki color.
5. Why was the cat shivering?
The cat was shivering with cold.
6. Why did the driver of the truck speed away after the accident?
The driver hit the young man. He realized that something serious had happened. Therefore, he sped away into the night.
7. Who took the young man to the hospital after accident?
The passersby took the young man to the hospital.
8. What was being played in one of the restaurants?
An orchestra was being played in one of the restaurants.
9. Give the list of the articles which are found from the coat of the young man?
A small black comb a handkerchief and a few pies a half smoked cigarette a little diary, a list of gramophone records and a few handbills were found from his pocket.
10. What is the moral of the story?
The story teaches us that we should not hide our identity otherwise it would be revealed in one way or the other. Moreover it tells us that mere appearance is deceptive.
11. Write a gist of the story in three lines?
A young man seems to be rich. He poses to be refined. Then he dies in an accident. His dirty clothes and dirty body is then discovered under his overcoat.
12. What was the theme of the story?
The story tells us hoe poor people try to hide their poverty. It also tells us to how they take part in the happy activities of life.
13. What was the appearance of the young man wearing overcoat?
He has sleek shining hair, side- burns and thin moustaches. He had a half opened head and a stick in his hand.
14. How did the young man turn away the Tonga-walls and the taxi?
With the wave of his stick, the young man turned away the Tonga –walls. He turned away the taxi saying “No thank you”.
15. What was the effect of the intense cold on the people? OR why did the people come out on the Mall?
Intense cold urged people to seek comfort in pleasure. They came out of their hide –outs to join the fun of the streets.
16. Where the people enjoying themselves on the Mall Road?
People were enjoying themselves in hotels, restaurants, cafes, and snack bars. Some people nearly looking at the colorful lights and bright advertisement.
17. Why were some people enjoying themselves out of the hotels?
The people who could not afford to get into any hotel were enjoying themselves on the road by merely looking at the colorful lights and bright advertisement.
18. What kinds of coat were the people wearing?
They were wearing every kind of coats from astrakhan to the rough military khaki found at the second hand clothes shops.
19. What sort of overcoat was the young man wearing?
The coat he was wearing was old, but it was well cut. Its material was a good quality. Its lapels were stiff and the sleeves were well creased. The big shiny buttons were made of honors.
20. How did the young man treat the cat?
The cat was shivering with cold. It rubbed against his legs and mewed. The young man patted it and smoothed its fur. He felt pity for it.
21. What kinds of people had gathered outside the restaurant to enjoy the music?
Mostly they were passersby. There were drivers of taxies and tong as, laborers beggars and the fruit vendors with their empty basket.
22. What did the young man demand from the salesman?
He demands the list of gramophone records of the present month.
23. What were the feelings of the young man after the long remaining?
He was still in high spirits after remaining for a long time. He was neither tried nor bored.
24. Who delighted the young man among the persons that evening?
The couple who passed by him and went ahead of him attracted him. Little.
25. What happened to the young man when he was crossing the Mall Road?
When the young man reached the middle of the road, a truck full of bricks caught from behind him, crushed him and sped off toward McLeod Road.
26. Why did the driver of the truck not stop after crushing the young man?
The driver heard the shriek. He slowed down for a moment. But realizing that something serious had happened, he sped away into the night.
27. What were the conditions of the young man after the accident?
He was badly hurt. There was a lot of blood on the spot.
28. What did nurse Gill say about the young man?
He said that the young man was dressed to have the fun of the Saturday night.
29. What was the young man wearing under the overcoat?
He was wearing an old cotton sweater which was all in holes. And under this sweater he was wearing a dirty vest.
30. How did the body of the young man look?
There were many layers of dirt on his body. It seemed that he had not taken a bath at least for the last two months. Only neck was clean and well – powdered.
31. What things were found in the pockets of the young man?
A small black comb a handkerchief, six annas and a few pies, a half smoked cigarette, a little diary, a list of gramophone records and a few handbills were found from his pockets.
32. What were the feelings of nurses Shehnaz and Gill on the death of the young man wearing overcoat?
Shehnaz said that the young man seemed to be quite well –to –do. Gill said that he was dressed to have the fun of the Saturday night but when his clothes were removed they came to know the reality.
33. What does the overcoat of the young man symbolize?
Overcoat is the symbol of richness. The young man hides his poverty under the overcoat. Wherever he goes he is respected due to his overcoat.

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