The Bewitched Jacket 9th English

 


The Bewitched Jacket

Class 9th English 



Question 1.

Who did the author meet at a party ?
(लेखक पार्टी में किस से मिला ?)

Answer:
He met a handsome man. The man was about forty years old.


वह एक  सुंदर आदमी से मिला । उस आदमी की आयु लगभग चालीस वर्ष की थी।

Question 2.
Why was the author impressed by the man he met at the party ?
(लेखक उस आदमी से प्रभावित क्यों हुआ था जिसे वह पार्टी में मिला था ?)

Answer:
The man looked handsome because of his clothes. He seemed to be a gentle person. That was why the author was impressed by him.
वह आदमी अपने वस्त्रों की वजह से सुन्दर लगता था। देखने में वह एक भद्र पुरुष प्रतीत होता था। इसी कारण लेखक उस से प्रभावित हो गया।


Question 3.
Where did the author get his suit made ?
(लेखक ने अपना सूट कहां से बनवाया ?)

Answer:
He got it made by a tailor named Alfonso Corticella. The tailor lived at via Ferrarà.


उसने यह एलफान्सो कोर्टिसेला नामक दर्जी से बनवाया। वह दर्जी मध्यमार्ग फैरारा 17 में रहता था।

Question 4.
Why was the author not keen to wear the suit ?

(लेखक सूट पहनने को उत्सुक क्यों नहीं था ?)
Answer:
The author did not know the why of it. It was only an inner feeling. He did not feel like wearing the suit.
लेखक को इस का कारण पता नहीं था। यह केवल एक अन्दर की भावना थी। उसका सूट पहनने को मन नहीं करता था।


Question 5.

What did the author find in the right pocket of the jacket ? What happened after that ?

(लेखक को जैकट की दाईं जेब में क्या मिला। उसके बाद क्या हुआ ?)

Answer:

He found there a ten-thousand-lira note. He thought it belonged to the tailor and he forgotten about it. But then he put his hand into the pocket again. This time he found there another ten-thousand-lira note. He turned as pale as death.


उसे वहां दस हज़ार लियर का एक नोट मिला। उसने सोचा कि दर्जी से संबंधित हैं और वह भूल गया हो। किन्तु फिर उसने दोबारा अपना हाथ जेब में डाला। इस बार उसे वहां दस हजार लियर का एक दूसरा नोट मिला। वह एक मरे हुए आदमी के जैसा पीला पड़ गया।

Question 6.

Why did the author not return the money to the tailor ?

(लेखक ने दर्जी को पैसे वापस क्यों नहीं किए ?)

Answer:

The author soon realized that the money did not belong to the tailor. There was something magical about the jacket. Every time he put his hand into the right pocket, he found there a banknote of ten thousand lira. Thus there was no question of returning the money to the tailor.


लेखक को शीघ्र ही महसूस हो गया कि पैसे दर्जी के नहीं थे। जैकट में कोई जादुई बात थी। हर बार जब वह दाईं जेब में अपना हाथ डालता तो वहां उसे दस हजार लियर का नोट मिल जाता। इस प्रकार दर्जी को पैसे वापस करने का वहां कोई प्रश्न ही नहीं था।


Question 7.

What did the author do after coming home ?

(लेखक ने घर लौटने के बाद क्या किया ?)

Answer:

The author shut the doors and lowered the blinds. He started taking out notes from his jacket. The pocket was never empty. There was a heap of notes. The author counted them. They were: 58 million lire. He hid them in an old trunk.


लेखक ने दरवाज़े बन्द कर दिए और पर्दे नीचे गिरा दिए। उसने अपने जैकट में से नोट निकालने शुरू कर दिए। जेब कभी खाली न हुई। वहां नोटों का एक ढेर लग गया। लेखक ने उन्हें गिना। वे 58 मिलियन लियर थे। उसने इन्हें एक पुराने ट्रंक में छिपा दिया।


Question 8.

Why did the author buy another suit ?

(लेखक ने दूसरा सूट क्यों खरीदा ?)

Answer:

The author did not want his maid to know of the bewitched jacket. So he bought another suit of the same kind. He left it to the care of the maid.


लेखक नहीं चाहता था कि नौकरानी को जादुई जैकट का पता चले। इसलिए उसने उसी तरह का एक दूसरा सूट खरीद लिया। उसने यह नौकरानी की देख-रेख में छोड़ दिया।

Question 9.

What did the author do with the money ?

(लेखक ने पैसों का क्या किया ?)

Answer:

He hid it in an old trunk.

उसने ये एक पुराने ट्रंक में छिपा दिए।


Question 10.

Did the author know that there was a connection between the ill-gotten money and the bad happenings ?

(क्या लेखक जानता था कि बुरे ढंग से प्राप्त किए पैसे और बुरी घटनाओं के बीच कोई सम्बन्ध था ?)

Answer:

Yes, he did have such a feeling. Every time he drew money from the pocket, something bad happened in the world.

हां, लेखक को इस तरह की भावना अवश्य महसूस होती थी। हर बार जब वह जेब में से पैसे निकालता, तो संसार में कोई बुरी घटना घट जाती।


Question 11.

Why did the author still want more money ?

(लेखक अब भी और पैसे क्यों चाहता था ?)

Answer:

The more one has, the more one wants. It is a universal truth.

किसी आदमी के पास जितना ज़्यादा होता है, वह उतना ही और ज़्यादा चाहता है। यह एक स्थाई सच्चाई है।

Question 12.

Why did the author decide to destroy the jacket ? What happened when he was destroying it?

(लेखक ने जैकट को नष्ट क्यों किया ? तब क्या हुआ जब वह इसे नष्ट कर रहा था ?)

Answer:

Every time he drew money from the jacket, something bad happened in the world. The author could bear it no longer. That was why he decided to destroy the jacket. While he was destroying it, he heard a human voice. It said, “Too late, too late !” But he could see none there.

हर बार जब वह जैकट में से पैसे निकालता, संसार में कोई बुरी घटना हो जाती। लेखक इसे और अधिक सहन न कर सका। इसी कारण उसने जैकट को नष्ट करने का फैसला कर लिया। जब वह इसे नष्ट कर रहा था, तो उसे एक मानव आवाज़ सुनाई दी। यह कह रही थी, “अब बहुत देर हो गई है, बहुत देर !” किन्तु उसे वहां कोई भी दिखाई न दिया।


Question 13.

Do you think the author was a happy man after getting rid of the jacket ? Why ?

(क्या आप समझते हैं कि जैकट से छुटकारा पाने के बाद लेखक एक प्रसन्न व्यक्ति था ? क्यों ?)

Answer:

The author was still sad and worried. He feared that someday the tailor would come to his house and ask for the payment.

लेखक अब भी उदास और चिन्तित था। उसे भय था कि किसी दिन दर्जी उसके घर आ जाएगा और उससे पैसे के भुगतान की मांग करेगा।



Objective Type Questions


Answer the following in one word / phrase / sentence :


Question 1.

Who is the writer of the story, ‘The Bewitched Jacket’ ?

Answer:

Dino Buzzati


Question 2.

What kind of a story is ‘The Bewitched Jacket’ ?

Answer:

A mystery story.

Question 3.

What was the age of the man the author met at a party?

Ans:

About forty years.

Question 4.

Who made the author’s suit ?

Answer:

A tailor named Alfonso Corticella.


Question 5.

Did the author feel like wearing the suit ?

Answer:

No, he didn’t.


Question 6.

What is lira ?

Answer:

Lira used to be an Italian unit of money. Or name of Italian currency.


Question 7.

What was found in the right pocket of the jacket?

Answer:

A ten-thousand lira note.

Question 8.

Where did the writer hide the money ?

Answer:

In an old trunk.


Question 9.

What happened every time the writer drew money from the pocket of the jacket?

Answer:

Something bad happened in the world.


Question 10.

What happened when the author was destroying the jacket?

Answer:

A human voice was heard "To late,To late".

And Car and property vanished.


Complete the following:


1. The author shut the door and …………………. the blinds.

2. There was news of a bank …… in the newspapers.

3. A bank’s ………………. car was carrying money to the main office.

4. An …………………. of 58 million lire was looted.

5. A terrible fire had destroyed a …………

6. The narrator took a car and went to a …………….. place.

Answer:

1. lowered

2. robbery

3. armoured

4. amount

5. warehouse

6. hilly.


Write True or False against each statement :


1. The writer went to a reception party in Rome.

2. The name of the tailor was Alfonso Corticella.

3. The tailor himself came to take the measurements.

4. The first time, narrator found 59 million lire.

5. The maid came in the morning.

6. In the morning papers, there was news of a bank inauguration.

Answer:

1. False

2. True

3. True

4. False

5. True

6. False.


Simply prepared by

Daya Krishan 


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