CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does Jonathan keep his ex-gratia money?
A
hidden in his shoes
B
locked in a kitchen cupboard
C
locked in a small wooden box
D
underneath his mattress
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"My students can’t get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof.”-Graham S. Later, Jonathan receives twenty Nigerian pounds in ex-gratia (or as he and others pronounce it “egg-rasher”), for turning in any Biafran money they hold to the Nigerian Treasury.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jonathan gets an “egg rasher” (a butchered pronunciation of the Latin ex gratia, which translates into “as a favor") for turning in rebel currency to the Treasury, and in exchange they gave him 20 pounds legitimate currency.

Detailed explanation-3: -What are the two ways that Jonathan earns money? Jonathan uses his bicycle as a taxi. He opens a bar and sells wine from his house.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Achebe’s “Civil Peace", Jonathan Iwegbu’s family carries on as if nothing happened the morning after the robbery-he prepares his bicycle, his wife cooks, and his son rinses out bottles for their bar.

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