Available Answers

1. 1.

   Choose the correct options.

   1. What about the learning astonished the scientist?
      1. It knew many adjectives.
      2. It could speak.
      3. It could stridulate.
   2. What do human beings do when they stridulate and chirr?
      1. They rub their hands.
      2. They play instruments.
      3. They eat crickets.
   3. Why are learning mysterious creatures for human beings?
      1. They can rhyme.
      2. They drown themselves in the sea.
      3. They cut down elm trees.
   4. How long could the learning go on listing the sins and shames of human beings?
      1. All through the night.
      2. Till four o'clock next afternoon.
      3. It had no idea.
2. 2.

   '...you cut down elm trees too put up institutions for people driven insane by the cutting down of elm trees...' What is the lemming talking about here?

3. 3.

   'If we are going to indulge in adjectives beginning with "m" ...' What adjectives does the speaker indulge in and why?

4. 4.

   Write a note on the scientist's character.
5. 5.

   Why do you think the lemming finds it strange that human beings do not rush to the sea and drown themselves?
6. 6.

   Do you think the lemming was too harsh in its judgement of human character? Justify your answer.