Convert the play into a story (150–200 words). Your story should be as exciting and as witty as the play. Provide a suitable title to it.

Which of the words below describe Gerrard and which describe the Intruder?

Imagine you are Gerrard. Tell your friend what happened when the Intruder broke into your house.

A word can mean different things in different contexts. Look at these three sentences :

Irony is when we say one thing but mean another, usually the opposite of what we say.

Screw the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and (shake/shape) well before using the contents.

Our school will (host/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife conservation.

The book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary (collage/college) of science fiction and mystery.

Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant (artist/artiste).

The fog had an adverse (affect/effect) on the traffic.

I studied (continuously/continually) for eight hours.

Our college (principle/principal) is very strict.

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

“A mystery I propose to explain.” What is the mystery the speaker proposes to explain?

“They can’t hang me twice.” (i) Who says this? (ii) Why does the speaker say it?

“You’ll soon stop being smart.” (i)Who says this? (ii)Why does the speaker say it? (iii) What according to the speaker will stop Gerrard from being smart?

What is Gerrard’s profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your answer.

“I said it with bullets.” (i)Who says this? (ii)What does it mean? (iii) Is it the truth? What is the speaker’s reason for saying this?

Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on?

“At last a sympathetic audience.”