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- (Back Exercise Questions)Book: The Joy of Reading (Orient Longman)Short Answer Questions:Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.Q1. What made the narrator nervous in a bank?Ans. The narrator's nervousness in a bank was caused by his inexperience with financial institutions and a deep-seated apprehension that banks were imposing and complex places.Q2. Why did the bank manager feel that the narrator was a detective?Ans. The bank manager thought the narrator was a detective because of his suspicious and awkward behaviour, which made him seem secretive and mysterious.Q3. What did the bank manager think when the narrator said he intended to keep all his money in that bank?Ans. The bank manager assumed the narrator was a wealthy person intending to deposit a large sum of money.Q4. How much money did the narrator wish to draw, and how much did he actually withdraw?Ans. The narrator wished to withdraw six dollars, but due to his nervousness, he mistakenly withdrew all fifty-six dollars he had just deposited.Long Answer Questions:Answer the following questions in your own words in about 150 words each.Q1. Describe in detail the narrator’s meeting with the bank manager.Ans. In My Financial Career, the narrator’s meeting with the bank manager is awkward and humorous. Nervous and overwhelmed by the intimidating atmosphere of the bank, he hesitantly asks to see the manager. Mistaking his anxiety for something important, the manager assumes he has come to make a significant financial transaction. The narrator, however, only wishes to open a small savings account with fifty-six dollars. His nervousness makes him act strangely. He speaks in a whisper, struggles to express himself, and even unintentionally gives the impression that he might be a wealthy or important man. The manager, realizing the simplicity of the narrator’s request, becomes slightly irritated. The narrator, feeling increasingly embarrassed, hastily completes the transaction. His lack of confidence and the seriousness with which he treats a simple task make the meeting comically exaggerated. The encounter highlights his social anxiety and the intimidation he feels in formal, bureaucratic settings.Q2. Why did the narrator decide against keeping money in a bank?Ans. The narrator decided against keeping money in a bank due to the intense anxiety and confusion he experienced during his first visit. His nervousness caused him to act irrationally, asking to see the manager for a simple task, speaking awkwardly, and making the entire experience far more stressful than necessary. When he tried to deposit his fifty-six dollars, he became so flustered that he mistakenly withdrew all of it immediately after depositing it. This embarrassing incident left him feeling humiliated. He realized that dealing with banks made him too anxious to function normally. The formal atmosphere, the perceived judgment of the bank staff, and his own irrational fear convinced him that keeping money in a bank was not worth the emotional distress. As a result, he concluded that he would rather keep his money at home, hidden in sock, than go through such an ordeal again. His decision reflects his social discomfort and self-deprecating humour.
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- Long Answer Questions:
(Back Exercise Questions)
Book: The Joy of Reading (Orient Longman)
Short Answer Questions:
Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.
Q1. What made the narrator nervous in a bank?
Ans. The narrator's nervousness in a bank was caused by his inexperience with financial institutions and a deep-seated apprehension that banks were imposing and complex places.
Q2. Why did the bank manager feel that the narrator was a detective?
Ans. The bank manager thought the narrator was a detective because of his suspicious and awkward behaviour, which made him seem secretive and mysterious.
Q3. What did the bank manager think when the narrator said he intended to keep all his money in that bank?
Ans. The bank manager assumed the narrator was a wealthy person intending to deposit a large sum of money.
Q4. How much money did the narrator wish to draw, and how much did he actually withdraw?
Ans. The narrator wished to withdraw six dollars, but due to his nervousness, he mistakenly withdrew all fifty-six dollars he had just deposited.
Long Answer Questions:
Answer the following questions in your own words in about 150 words each.
Q1. Describe in detail the narrator’s meeting with the bank manager.
Ans. In My Financial Career, the narrator’s meeting with the bank manager is awkward and humorous. Nervous and overwhelmed by the intimidating atmosphere of the bank, he hesitantly asks to see the manager. Mistaking his anxiety for something important, the manager assumes he has come to make a significant financial transaction. The narrator, however, only wishes to open a small savings account with fifty-six dollars. His nervousness makes him act strangely. He speaks in a whisper, struggles to express himself, and even unintentionally gives the impression that he might be a wealthy or important man. The manager, realizing the simplicity of the narrator’s request, becomes slightly irritated. The narrator, feeling increasingly embarrassed, hastily completes the transaction. His lack of confidence and the seriousness with which he treats a simple task make the meeting comically exaggerated. The encounter highlights his social anxiety and the intimidation he feels in formal, bureaucratic settings.
Q2. Why did the narrator decide against keeping money in a bank?
Ans. The narrator decided against keeping money in a bank due to the intense anxiety and confusion he experienced during his first visit. His nervousness caused him to act irrationally, asking to see the manager for a simple task, speaking awkwardly, and making the entire experience far more stressful than necessary. When he tried to deposit his fifty-six dollars, he became so flustered that he mistakenly withdrew all of it immediately after depositing it. This embarrassing incident left him feeling humiliated. He realized that dealing with banks made him too anxious to function normally. The formal atmosphere, the perceived judgment of the bank staff, and his own irrational fear convinced him that keeping money in a bank was not worth the emotional distress. As a result, he concluded that he would rather keep his money at home, hidden in sock, than go through such an ordeal again. His decision reflects his social discomfort and self-deprecating humour.
