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Answer:
i) the intruder
ii) The intruder says this to scare Gerrard
iii) According to the intruder, when Gerrard would come to know that his aim
was to kill him, he would get scared and stop being smart.

6. “They can‟t hang me twice.”
(i) Who says this?
(ii) Why does the speaker say it?

Answer:
i) the intruder
ii) The intruder says that he has committed a murder and Gerrard‟s murder
would be his second murder. He was not scared of being punished as already,
he was to be hanged for the first murder and if he did one more, they would
not hang him twice for committing two murders.

7. “A mystery I propose to explain.” What is the mystery the speaker proposes
to explain?
Answer: Gerrard proposes that his lifestyle was mysterious as he did not meet
many people and did not have any visitors. He proposed to explain the reason
for his mysteriousness.

8. “This is your big surprise.”
(i) Where has this been said in the play?
(ii) What is the surprise?

Answer:
i) This has been said twice in the play. Firstly, when the intruder reveals his
plan to kill Gerrard. Secondly, by Gerrard when he reveals his false identity to
the intruder.
ii) The intruder‟s surprise is his intention of killing Gerrard. Gerrard‟s surprise
is his false identity.