{"id":101,"date":"2020-04-14T04:06:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T04:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/?p=101"},"modified":"2025-05-23T09:54:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T04:24:53","slug":"gentleman-of-reo-en-medio-2-marks-questions1-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/2020\/04\/14\/gentleman-of-reo-en-medio-2-marks-questions1-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Gentleman of Reo en Medio [2 marks] Questions[1-10]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1. Describe the old man\u2019s property.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans.: <\/strong>Don Anselmo lived in a small, quaint house in Rio en Medio. He tilled the land belonging to his ancestors. His Orchard was gnarled and beautiful.The little creek ran through his land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Explain briefly about Don Anselmo?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans.:<\/strong> Don Anselmo lived in a small, quaint house in Rio en Medio. He tilled the land.Don Anselmo wore an old, green faded coat. His gloves too were old and torn and his fingertips showed through them and carried a cane which was the skeleton of a worn \u2013 out umbrella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. How did the old man greet the people who had been waiting for him?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans.: <\/strong>The old man bowed to all of them in the room. Then he removed his hat and gloves, slowly and carefully. He talked about rain and other ice breaking words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. What did the Americans speak about with Don Anselmo to break the ice?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans.: the Americans are the people who wished to purchase the oldman\u2019s orchard.<\/strong> The Americans spoke about rain and Don Anselmo\u2019s family to break the ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. What did the Americans discover after the survey?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans.: <\/strong>After the survey, the Americans discovered that Don Anselmo owns more than eight acres of land which extends across the river. It was extra land than what actually Don Aselmo wished to sell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Why did The story teller offered the old man almost the double of amount what he had quoted earlier?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans.: <\/strong>The story teller offered the old man almost the double of what he had quoted earlier because after the servey of the selling land,he discovered that Don Anselmo owns more than eight acres of land which extends across the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. What was the reaction of the old man to the story teller\u2019s offer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans: The reaction of the old man was a peculiar to the Americans. <\/strong>The old man hung his head for a moment in thought and stood up and stared at the story teller\u2019s offer. Finally he rejected story  teller\u2019s offer as man of Principle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Why did the Americans offer double price for the old man\u2019s land after the survey?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans.: <\/strong>The Americans offer double price for the old man\u2019s land after the survey because they<\/strong> were good people and when they found that Don Anselmo owned more than eight acres of land, they wanted to pay double the price that they had quoted earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Why did the story teller fail to convince Don Anselmo to accept extra money?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans.: <\/strong>The story teller failed to convince Don Anselmo to accept more money because Don Anselmo felt that he was insulted by the offerand he was a man of principle who fixed himself to his talk alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Why do you think the Americans wanted to buy Don Anselmo\u2019s land?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans.: I think the Americans wanted to buy Don Anselmo\u2019s land<\/strong> that of its beautiful landscape :The little creek ran through the land of Don Anselmo. His orchard was gnarled and beautiful which motivates to lead a happy and peaceful life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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