Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger_Extra Questions_With Answer

 

       Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger

1.   What is Mrs. Packletide pleasure and intention? And what was her reason for her new interest?

Mrs. Packletide's pleasure and intention was that she should shoot a tiger. The reason for her new interest was she was neither a hunter nor did she feel that by killing one tiger, she would make the huge population of India feel safer. And she also wanted to show Loona down.

2.  Describe Loona Bimberton achievement.

Loona Bimberton achievement was her own procured Tiger skin for which she travelled 11 miles in an aero plane through the jungles of Africa, with a pilot from Algeria in order to hunt a tiger

3.    What made Mrs. Packletide decide to give a party in Loona Bimberton's honour? What she decides to give Loona on her birthday?

Mrs. Packletide was jealous of Loona Bimberton and wanted to show her down. She had decided to host a party supposedly in Loona’s honour but actually wanted to display the tiger skin that she procured and show Loona down. As she wanted to shoot a tiger, she decided to gift her a brooch in the shape of the tiger’s claw as a birthday gift.

4.  “Mrs. Packletide decide to give a party in Loona Bimberton's honour.” Where was place where Mrs. Packletide gives the party?

She already arranged that the lunch she would give at her house in Curzon Street.

5.  Describe Mrs. Packletide.

Mrs. Packletide, is a character portrayed in the story. She was competitive and jealous. She was a lady who cares more for her reputation than her money.

6.  For what reason Mrs. Packletide announces a reward of thousand rupees? She announced a reward of a thousand rupees to anyone who arranged a suitable tiger – one which was easier to shoot for her, without putting her life in danger. The reason was that she wanted Loona Bimberton to feel down in front of her.

7.  How was the tiger shooting arranged? What kind of a tiger was chosen for the purpose?

The neighbouring village was a famous point where a lot of tigers were found.  The villagers spotted an old, infirm tiger for shooting. A goat was tied at the perfect distance as bait for it. A platform was also constructed from where Mrs. Packletide could easily shoot the tiger. The tiger chosen was of a good lineage but it was weak and old. Due to old age and illness it had given up hunting bigger animals and restricted itself to hunting smaller domestic animals to satisfy hunger.

8.   What preparations did the villagers make to make easier for Mrs. Packletide to shoot the tiger?

They made many efforts in order to make it easier for Mrs. Packletide. The children were asked to guard the outskirts of the jungle, in case the tiger tried to escape. Cheap goats were left in the jungle to act as food for it, lest it should die due to starvation before being shot down by Mrs. Packletide. A platform was raised from where the tiger could be shot at easily. The village women hushed their children to not to disturb the tiger from its sleep. They tied a goat as bait at the perfect distance so that the tiger could be shot easily when it approached it. Also, a platform was constructed from where Mrs. Packletide could easily shoot at the tiger.

9.   How the night for the shooting was?

The night chosen for the shooting was also a perfect one. The sky was moonlit so that Mrs. Packletide could spot the tiger with ease.

10.             Who was Miss Mebbin? How did she behave during the tiger shooting?

Miss Mebbin was a paid companion of Mrs. Packletide She was a greedy and money minded woman. Still, she behaved like an elder sister to Mrs. Packletide and prevented her from carelessly wasting money. She would stop Mrs. Packletide from wasting money on tips, in restaurants. During the tiger shooting she commented that as the tiger was old and weak, it should have been cheaper. Also, they would not pay for the goat which was bait if the tiger did not eat it.

11.              Who notices the tiger after dying? What actually happens with the tiger?

It was Miss. Mebbin who noticed that the tiger did not die of the gunshot and that the gunshot had killed the goat. The beast died of heart failure due to the loud sound of gunshot.

12.             How Mrs. Packletide reacts after hearing the true comment by Miss. Mebbin which was that the Tiger died of heart failure?

Mrs. Packletide was angry at Louisa Mebbin as her plans of showing off Loona Bimberton would get defeated.

13.                     How did the villagers react to the tiger's death?

The villagers were overjoyed and celebrated when they saw the tiger lying dead. They were happy as the success of Mrs. Packletide’s shooting expedition assured them of earning the reward money. They danced to the beats of the drum and were happy to have earned the reward money.

 

14.             How did Loona feel when she get to know about Mrs. Packletide success which was not a healthy one?

When Mrs. Packletide gained a lot of publicity Loona Bimberton couldn’t see it, she was so depressed and angry. She in-fact declined the invitation for the luncheon-party. And it was a model of repressed emotions means that the letter of thanks reflected her jealousy.

15.             Louisa Mebbin, being a greedy woman and taking advantage of the situation, demanded a price for keeping this secret. What was her demand?

She said she had seen a weekend cottage that she would love to buy but had no money for it. Hence, Mrs. Packletide is forced to give her the money (the six hundred and eighty pounds) so that Louis can buy the cottage and keep her image as it is.

16.             Give evidences from the story which shows that Mrs. Packletide is

a)  Competitive and Jealous- When Loona Bimberton tells her about the personally procured tiger skin, she immediately decides to honour her and present her a tiger-claw brooch. And she wanted to show Loona down, she wanted to shoot a tiger. This incident points towards her competitive and jealous nature

b)  .A lady who cares about her reputation- In order to hunt the tiger by all means, she just offered one thousand rupees to the villagers for shooting a tiger without any risk or exertion. In the end when she killed the goat instead of the tiger, the paid companion, Mebbin blackmail her by asking for buying a cottage which she wanted so that none comes to know the truth. So, she was a lady who cares more for her reputation than her money.

17.             “Six hundred and eighty, freehold. Quite a bargain.” Who says this statement? In what context?

This statement was said by Louisa Mebbin. She was talking about the price of a weekend cottage. She wanted Mrs. Packletide to pay the price of the cottage as she did not have the money. She called it “quite a bargain” as she felt that the amount was very less in comparison to the secret which she has to keep.

18.              Why did she plant so many tiger lilies in her garden?

She planted tiger lilies in the cottage as a thanks giving tribute to the tiger because of which she had managed to get it.

19.             What is the message conveyed in this story?

The message conveyed in the story is that a person’s actions can often backfire on him/her.