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After uncountable obstacles and tremendous efforts, finally,
the packing was done at 12:50 and Harris sat on the hamper

hoping that nothing was broken. George consoled himself and
Harris by saying that if anything was found broken then it

would be because it was already broken.

They all were ready for bed and decided to wake up at half
past six. George was already asleep by then. So, George and

Jerome placed the bath where he could tumble into on getting
up in the morning and they themselves went to bed.

NCERT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (to be done in class work
notebook)
Q1. How many characters are there in the narrative? Name them.
(Don‟t forget the dog!).

A. There are four characters in the story. They are the narrator,
Jerome, his friends George and Harris and a dog named
Montmorency.

Q2. Why did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer to do the packing?

A. Jerome was proud of his packing skills and so, he offered to do
the packing .Actually, he did not intend to do the packing work, but
he wanted to supervise his friends and direct them to

Q3. How did George and Harris react to this? Did Jerome like their
reaction?

A. George and Harris readily agreed to Jerome‟s plan. They sat on
the sofa and the chair respectively, and watched Jerome do the
packing.

Q4. What was Jerome‟s real intention when he offered to pack?

A. Jerome did not intend to do the packing work, but he wanted to
supervise his friends and direct them to pack the right way.

Q5. What did Harris say after the bag was shut and strapped? Why
do you think he waited till then to ask?

A. After the bag was shut and strapped, Harris pointed out that
Jerome had forgotten to pack his boots. I think that he waited till
then because he thought that Jerome would pack the boots in the
end.