Hi Everyone!! This article will share Playing with Gorillas The Emperor’s New Clothes Questions & Answers.
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Playing with Gorillas Questions & Answers
- Mayhem – destruction and confusion
- Aggressive – ready to attack
- Astonished – surprised
- Roused – angry
- Intrigued – very interested because it seemed mysterious
- Primate – a group of animals that include humans and monkeys
- Stage whisper – whisper that is meant to be overheard
- More than he’d bargained for – something more and worse than he had expected
- Rose to the occasion – dealt successfully with a difficult situation
- Worked like a charm – worked exactly as hoped
Question 1: What was the cause of gorillas getting a bad name?
Answer: Many years ago, there was a film called King Kong that described a huge gorilla running free in New York, crushing houses and causing mayhem. This story became a major cause of gorillas getting a bad name.
Question 2: What sort of animals are gorillas?
Answer: Gorillas are very shy and gentle creatures. They keep to themselves and normally only get roused in the presence of animals from which they wish to protect their family.
Question 3: What sort of relationship did the head keeper of the zoo and Guy share?
Answer: The head keeper had a very friendly relationship with Guy. He used to go into the cage and outer den to play with Guy.
Playing with Gorillas Questions & Answers
Question 4: According to head keeper, what was the trick to stop Guy from playing with him?
Answer: To stop Guy from playing with him, the head keeper’s trick was to produce a little piece of hosepipe in front of Guy. This is because hosepipe looks like a snake and gorillas don’t like snakes.
Question 5: Read the line and answer the questions:
“He murmured in a loud stage whisper to me, “Get the hosepipe; get the hosepipe.”
(a) Who does ‘he’ refer to? Who is he speaking to?
Answer: He refers to the head keeper of the zoo. He is speaking to the author.
(b) Why did ‘he’ speak in a whisper?
Answer: He spoke in a whisper because a loud voice would have further excited the gorilla.
(c) How did the speaker help him?
Answer: The speaker rushed back to the mess and collected the hosepipe. He pointed it to the gorilla and it worked like a charm. The gorilla immediately dropped the head keeper and rushed back to the inside den. That is how, the speaker helped the head keeper.
Question 6: How did the keeper get ‘more than he’d bargained for’?
Answer: The Keeper had meant to play with Guy, the gorilla for a little while and then, he had to make his escape using the hosepipe. He had forgotten to bring the hosepipe into the cage, so when Guy’s play started to get a little rough, the head keeper couldn’t stop it.
Playing with Gorillas Questions & Answers
Question 7: Read the line and answer the questions:
“As you can see, sir, I have a perfect understanding with Guy!”
(a) Who is the speaker?
Answer: Head keeper is the speaker.
(b) What understanding is he referring to?
Answer: He is referring to the understanding between the master and his pet.
(c) How do you think the speaker was feeling when he said these lines? Why?
Answer: Although the head keeper was very shaken and looking pink yet he composed himself and spoke to the author. He must have felt embarrassed.
Question 8: Why did the head keeper’s pride not let him stop?
Answer: The head keeper’s pride did not let him stop because he was very much confident that he could control the gorilla whenever he wanted.
Question 9: Do you think Guy means to hurt the head keeper?
Answer: No, Guy was just enjoying the company of the head keeper and was playing with him.
Question 10: Do you think King Kong is based on a real-life story? How do you know?
Answer: No, King Kong is just a ridiculous imaginary movie which made a bad name and aggressive image of gorillas.
So, these were Playing with Gorillas Questions & Answers.