NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 4

NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 4 The Rattrap

Page No. 34

Question 1:
From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?

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Question 2:
Why was he amused by this idea?

Question 3:
Did the peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the crofter?

Question 4:
Why was the crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler?

Question 5:
Why did he show the thirty kroner to the peddler?

Question 6:
Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?

Page No. 37

Question 1:
What made the peddler think that he had indeed fallen into a rattrap?

Question 2:
Why did the ironmaster speak kindly to the peddler and invite him home?

Question 3:
Why did the peddler decline the invitation?

Page No. 41

Question 1:
What made the peddler accept Edla Willmansson’s invitation?

Question 2:
What doubts did Edla have about the peddler?

Question 3:
When did the ironmaster realise his mistake?

Question 4:
What did the peddler say in his defence when it was clear that he was not the person the ironmaster had thought he was?

Question 5:
Why did Edla still entertain the peddler even after she knew the truth about him?

Page No. 42

Question 1:
Why was Edla happy to see the gift left by the peddler?

Question 2:
Why did the peddler sign himself as Captain von Stahle?

Understanding the text

Question 1:
How does the peddler interpret the acts of kindness and hospitality shown by the crofter, the ironmaster and his daughter?

Question 2:
What are the instances in the story that show that the character of the ironmaster is different from that of his daughter in many ways?

Question 3:
The story has many instances of unexpected reactions from the characters to others’ behaviour. Pick out instances of these surprises.

Question 4:
What made the peddler finally change his ways?

Question 5:
How does the metaphor of the rattrap serve to highlight the human predicament?

Question 6:
The peddler comes out as a person with a subtle sense of humour. How does this serve in lightening the seriousness of the theme of the story and also endear him to us?