CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Anil was a kind, simple and easy-going young man. He was tall and lean stature and interested in sports like Wrestling . He was not very rich and could not offered to employee Hari as a cook. He had the patience and goodness to not only teach Hari to cook but also to read, write and add numbers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anil was a writer who wrote for magazines and made money in fits and starts. He was a very trusting person. Even when he earned a large amount of money, he kept the money under his mattress and not under lock and key. He was generous and paid Hari when he got some money.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, Anil was not a fool. He knew everything and also all about the theft. But he was kind, large-hearted and full of human sympathy. He taught the unfortunate boy to write his name.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anil was 25 years old writer. He was living his life very carelessly. He was struggling to write for earning the money to run his life.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the story, the narrator i, e the thief is planning to steal from Anil whom he describes to be simple, easy-going and kind. Hence all of the above options are correct as they are used by the narrator to describe Anil.