CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

IF I WERE YOU

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the criminal’s intention?
A
A) To steal money
B
To have food
C
To kill Gerrard and take on his identity
D
None
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ans: The intruder is a criminal who is being chased by the police for having murdered a cop. As per his plan, the intruder intends to kill Gerrard in order to take on his identity and avoid being caught by the police. In this way, he can lead a peaceful life without being haunted by the fear of arrest and punishment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: To kill Gerrard and take on his identity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The intruder choses Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on because Gerrard is a mystery man who phones his orders and sometimes goes away suddenly and come back just the same.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solution : The Intruder does not kill Gerrard immediately because he first wants to get all the necessary information from him. Without this information, his plan to take on Gerrard’s identity will not succeed.

Detailed explanation-5: -He claims to be a murderer who is also wanted by the police. Gerrard calls himself the Mystery Man, who has been not found by anyone. Thus, Gerrard convinced the intruder that he won’t get anything by taking his identity. Telling this story, Gerrard convinced the intruder for not killing him.

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