A Fellow Traveller question Answer

Question 1: Give a brief description of the train Mr. A.G. Gardiner was travelling by.

Answer: Mr. A.G. Gardiner was going from London to Midland town. He was travelling by a slow train. It was the last train for Midland town. The train stopped all the way of stations.

Question 2: What, according to A.G. Gardiner,  are the advantages of travelling alone in a railway compartment?

Answer: According to A.G. Gardiner travelling alone in a compartment, a person could talk easily to himself. He could sing loudly, play marbles, open or shut windows, walk or lie down. He could dance. He could do everything .

Question 3: Who was the author’s fellow traveller?

Answer: A mosquito was the fellow traveller of the auther.

Question 4: Who was the fellow traveller? What relationship did the author develop with the fellow traveller?

Answer: A mosquito was the fellow traveller. The author developed a kind of distant relationship with the mosquito.

Question 5: ‘Magnanimity has its limits.’ Who said it and why?

Answer : ‘Magnanimity has its limits.’ The author said it because mosquito disturbed him very much.

Question 6: Why did the author decide to be magnanimous and merciful to the fellow traveller?

Answer: The author decided to be magnanimous and merciful to the fellow traveller because these two qualities were the noblest virtues of mankind by this he wanted to get his prestige back.

Question 7: Why did the writer decide to punish the fellow traveller?

Answer: The writer decided to punish the fellow traveller because it disturbed him again and again, in spite of his warning.

By : Mr. M. Q. Khan ( Faculty of English & Maths )