CLASS VI CHAPTER 4 THE OLD CLOCK SHOP

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Q1. What made Ray think the visitor was not really a shopper?
Ans. Ray was deaf and dumb, but a good judge of men. His old wise eyes told him that the new visitor was not a customer as there was no friendliness in his eyes.

Q2. Why do you think he had come to the shop?
Ans. The visitor had not come to the shop to buy any article but to rob Ray.

Q3. How did Ray communicate with him?
Ans. Ray was deaf and dumb, so he communicated with the visitor by writing on a notepad.

Q4. What do you think the man said to his friend who waited at the door?
Ans. He might have told his friend that its their lucky day as the shop owner whom they are planning to rob is deaf and dumb.

Q5. Ray was not a pawnbroker. Why then did he lend money to people in exchange for their old watches and clocks?
Ans. Ray was not a pawnbroker. He did not lend money for interest, but because he could not say 'no' to the needy people.

Q6. "The watch was nothing special and yet had great powers." In what sense did it have great powers?
Ans. The watch was just ordinary. But it had great power to pull a person out of a bad situation. The visitor got the money he needed without hurting Ray. The generous shopkeeper also escaped from getting injured.

Q7. Do you think the man would ever come back to pick up the watch?
Ans. No, I do not think the man would ever come back to pick up the watch. He had after all got a higher price for the watch than it was worth of.

Q8. When did the 'unfriendly face' of the visitor turn truly friendly?
Ans. The unfriendly face of the visitor turned friendly when he got a fifty dollar note for his ordinary watch. He was thankful and happy.

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