Q1.Why did Mrs Packletide want to kill a tiger
Ans:She wanted to kill a tiger so that her pictures could publish in magazines and newspaper and then she would be able to outshine her arch rival loona bimberton, who wouldn't stop boasting about her joy ride in an aeroplane.This was the cause of Mrs Packletide's jealousy and she wanted to do something more daring and exciting in order to outplay her.There fore she planned to kill a tiger
Q2.How did the circumstance prove favorable for Mrs. Packletide?
Ans:She wanted to kill a tiger so that her pictures could publish in magazines and newspaper and then she would be able to outshine her arch rival loona bimberton, who wouldn't stop boasting about her joy ride in an aeroplane.This was the cause of Mrs Packletide's jealousy and she wanted to do something more daring and exciting in order to outplay her.There fore she planned to kill a tiger
Q2.How did the circumstance prove favorable for Mrs. Packletide?
Ans: An old tiger use to roam about in the jungle around the village. It was too old
and weak to kill a big game. So it use to feed itself on goats ,sheep ,and other
domestic animals Mrs. Packletide availed herself of the god sent opportunity .She
made efforts to obtain the tiger . Hence, the circumstances proved favorable for her.
Q3.In what two ways did Mebbin show her elder sister‟s attitude during the tiger‟s hunt?
Q3.In what two ways did Mebbin show her elder sister‟s attitude during the tiger‟s hunt?
Ans: Miss Louisa Mebbin was a paid companion of Mrs. Packletide .She had adopted a protective elder sisterly attitude towards money in general .She smartly intervened in preventing Mrs. Packletide from paying unnecessary tips in some Moscow hotel. She pointed out that Mrs. Packletide has wrongly paid a thousand rupees for the old, weak, and ailing tiger. and also suggested not to pay for the goat if the tiger didn't touch it.
Q4.What did Louisa Mebbin plant in her garden? Why did she do so?
Ans: Louisa Mebbin exploited the situation .She threatened Mrs. Packletide that she
would pass on her discovery to Loona Bimberton .To keep her mouth shut Mrs.
Packletide bought a cottage for her .Mebbin named the cottage ,Les Fauves (wild
beast) She planted tiger lilies there .It reminded her of the secret of the tiger‘s death
every time .
Q5.What made her decide to give a party in Loona Bimberton's honour? What
did she intend to give Loona on her birthday?
Answer: Mrs. Packletide manipulated a party in Loona Bimberton's honour for having
killed a tiger. Very shrudely she had planned that she would herself kill a tiger before that
and reveal this fact at the lunch party.For Loona's birthday, she intended to present her a tiger claw brooch. All her intentions were directed towards outshining her rival Loona Bimberton.
Q6.How was the tiger shooting arranged? What kind of tiger was chosen for the
purpose?
Answer: The villagers who were eager to get the reward of thousand rupees from Mrs.
Packletide made all the arrangements for the tiger hunt. A platform had been constructed
on a comfortable and convenient place on a tree for Mrs. Packletide and her paid
companion. A goat, with a particularly persistant bleat, was tethered at the correct
distance. An old and weak tiger, who had given up hunting and confined himself to eating
domestic animals,was chosen for the purpose.
Q7.In what way did the villagers help Mrs. Packletide shoot the tiger?
Answer: The villagers were delighted at the prospect of earning thousand rupees, so they
arranged for the tiger hunt.Children were posted night and day on the outskirts so that the
tiger would not leave his domain. Goats were left in the forest in order to satisfy the
animal. Women took care not to make noise while passing by, so that the tiger would not
be disturbed. Last but not the least, the villagers offered support and assistance at night
of hunt. A platform had been constructed on a comfortable and convenient place on a tree
for Mrs. Packletide and her paid companion. They remained there throughout the night.
Q8.Who was Miss Mebbin? Was she really devoted to Mrs. Packletide? How did
she behave during the tiger shooting?
Answer: Miss Mebbin was a paid companion of Mrs. Packletide. She had been hired to
assist Mrs. Packletide in tiger shooting. No, she was not at all devoted to Mrs.
Packletide. She was so professional and money minded that she had a morbid dread of
performing an atom more service than she had been paid for. She was very possessive
about money and always adopted a protective elder-sister attitude towards money,
irrespective of nationality or denomination. During the tiger shoot, she kept on
complaining that the tiger chosen by the villagers was very old and was not worth a
thousand rupees and that Mrs. Packletide should bargain over his price. Her devotion to
Mrs.Packletide was fake and pretentious because she later tried to encash the situation
by blackmailing Mrs. Packletide threatening her that she would reveal the story of the
hunt.
Q9.Mrs. Packletide was a good shot. Discuss.
Answer: The tiger hunt organised by Mrs. Packletide involved a lot of assistance, support
and paraphernalia. On the night of the hunt, Mrs. Packletide together with the villagers,
Miss Mebbin and the goat(which was the bait) sat on the platform with a pack of cards.
When she saw a tiger coming in the direction of the goat, she took a shot with a result
that the tiger sprang to one side and collapsed. In fact, on closer examination it was
found that the goat had received to mortal bullet wound. The tiger had died of heart
failure. It is therefore not justified to say that Mrs. Packletide was a good shot. Even with
much ado, she could not be successful.
Q10:What comment did Miss Mebbin make after Mrs Packletide had fired the
shot? Why did Miss Mebbin make this comment? How did Mrs Packletide react to
this comment?
Answer: The comment which Miss Mebbin made after Mrs. Packletide had fired the shot
was "How amused everyone would be if they knew what really happened?"
Miss Mebbin made this comment because she wanted to take advantage of the fact
that Mrs. Packletide had actually killed a goat instead of the tiger. She wanted to
blackmail Mrs. Packletide and make more money. Mrs. Packletide was very annoyed to
hear the comment because she didnot want to accept this reality. Yet she was convinced
that since both the villagers and Miss Mebbin had been paid, they would keep mum.
Q11:"The incidental expenses are so heavy," she confides to inquiring
friends.Who is the speaker? What is she referring to here?
Answer: Mrs. Packletide is the speaker. She is referring to the heavy price which she had
to pay to Miss Mebbin to keep the incident of shooting the goat instead of the tiger a
secret. She was forced to give Miss Mebbin an expensive weekend cottage in order to
outshine Loona Bimberton. She had learned a lesson from her bad experience and did not
indulge in big-game shooting anymore.
Q12:A person who is vain is full of self-importance and can only think of
himself/herself and can go to great lengths to prove his/her superiority. Do you
think Mrs. Packletide is vain? Give reasons.
Answer: Mrs. Packletide is guided by one emotion only. She nurses jealousy in her heart
and wishes to outshine Loona Bimberton at any cost. Her obsession is so strong that it
has become a mission in her life. She plans a tiger hunt irrespective of the fact that it will
cause harm to the fauna and will also cost her a lot of money. She is predominated by
affectation. Her intoxication is to such an extent that the caution and advice given by
Miss Mebbin also goes unheard. In a nutshell, it would be apt to describe Mrs. Packletide
as a vain and pretentious lady.
Q13:Do you think the writer is trying to make fun of the main characters in the
story i.e. Mrs. Packletide, Miss Mebbin and Loona Bimberton? Pick out instances
from the story that point to this fact.
Answer: The story 'Mrs. Packletide's tiger' is a humourous and full of satire. The author
'Saki' makes fun of almost all the characters. Mrs. Packletide wanted to kill a tiger
because of her jealousy and a desire to outshine Loona. Loona was a lady of boastful
nature. She also grew jealous when she saw Mrs. Packletide's photo in the newspaper.
She refused to attend the lunch party arranged in her honour by Mrs. Packletide. Miss
Mebbin was very manipulative, shrewd and materialistic lady. She adopted a protective
elder-sister attitude towards money. Moreover, the shooting of an old and weak tiger, who
has lost his strength and ferociousness is also very humourous. Its death due to heart
failure instead of a bullet arouses laughter.
Q14:How did the villagers react to the tiger's death?
Answer: The villagers were very happy to hear the news of tiger's death. They gathered at
the place where the tiger lay dead and a celebration of triumph was madewith the
thumping of tom-toms. They were overjoyed to think that they would get their promised
reward of 1000 rupees. So, they didn't pay any attention to Miss Mebbin's disclosure.
Q15:Mrs. Packletide's tiger is indeed a humorous story. Saki, the author employs
Q4.What did Louisa Mebbin plant in her garden? Why did she do so?
Ans: Louisa Mebbin exploited the situation .She threatened Mrs. Packletide that she
would pass on her discovery to Loona Bimberton .To keep her mouth shut Mrs.
Packletide bought a cottage for her .Mebbin named the cottage ,Les Fauves (wild
beast) She planted tiger lilies there .It reminded her of the secret of the tiger‘s death
every time .
Q5.What made her decide to give a party in Loona Bimberton's honour? What
did she intend to give Loona on her birthday?
Answer: Mrs. Packletide manipulated a party in Loona Bimberton's honour for having
killed a tiger. Very shrudely she had planned that she would herself kill a tiger before that
and reveal this fact at the lunch party.For Loona's birthday, she intended to present her a tiger claw brooch. All her intentions were directed towards outshining her rival Loona Bimberton.
Q6.How was the tiger shooting arranged? What kind of tiger was chosen for the
purpose?
Answer: The villagers who were eager to get the reward of thousand rupees from Mrs.
Packletide made all the arrangements for the tiger hunt. A platform had been constructed
on a comfortable and convenient place on a tree for Mrs. Packletide and her paid
companion. A goat, with a particularly persistant bleat, was tethered at the correct
distance. An old and weak tiger, who had given up hunting and confined himself to eating
domestic animals,was chosen for the purpose.
Q7.In what way did the villagers help Mrs. Packletide shoot the tiger?
Answer: The villagers were delighted at the prospect of earning thousand rupees, so they
arranged for the tiger hunt.Children were posted night and day on the outskirts so that the
tiger would not leave his domain. Goats were left in the forest in order to satisfy the
animal. Women took care not to make noise while passing by, so that the tiger would not
be disturbed. Last but not the least, the villagers offered support and assistance at night
of hunt. A platform had been constructed on a comfortable and convenient place on a tree
for Mrs. Packletide and her paid companion. They remained there throughout the night.
Q8.Who was Miss Mebbin? Was she really devoted to Mrs. Packletide? How did
she behave during the tiger shooting?
Answer: Miss Mebbin was a paid companion of Mrs. Packletide. She had been hired to
assist Mrs. Packletide in tiger shooting. No, she was not at all devoted to Mrs.
Packletide. She was so professional and money minded that she had a morbid dread of
performing an atom more service than she had been paid for. She was very possessive
about money and always adopted a protective elder-sister attitude towards money,
irrespective of nationality or denomination. During the tiger shoot, she kept on
complaining that the tiger chosen by the villagers was very old and was not worth a
thousand rupees and that Mrs. Packletide should bargain over his price. Her devotion to
Mrs.Packletide was fake and pretentious because she later tried to encash the situation
by blackmailing Mrs. Packletide threatening her that she would reveal the story of the
hunt.
Q9.Mrs. Packletide was a good shot. Discuss.
Answer: The tiger hunt organised by Mrs. Packletide involved a lot of assistance, support
and paraphernalia. On the night of the hunt, Mrs. Packletide together with the villagers,
Miss Mebbin and the goat(which was the bait) sat on the platform with a pack of cards.
When she saw a tiger coming in the direction of the goat, she took a shot with a result
that the tiger sprang to one side and collapsed. In fact, on closer examination it was
found that the goat had received to mortal bullet wound. The tiger had died of heart
failure. It is therefore not justified to say that Mrs. Packletide was a good shot. Even with
much ado, she could not be successful.
Q10:What comment did Miss Mebbin make after Mrs Packletide had fired the
shot? Why did Miss Mebbin make this comment? How did Mrs Packletide react to
this comment?
Answer: The comment which Miss Mebbin made after Mrs. Packletide had fired the shot
was "How amused everyone would be if they knew what really happened?"
Miss Mebbin made this comment because she wanted to take advantage of the fact
that Mrs. Packletide had actually killed a goat instead of the tiger. She wanted to
blackmail Mrs. Packletide and make more money. Mrs. Packletide was very annoyed to
hear the comment because she didnot want to accept this reality. Yet she was convinced
that since both the villagers and Miss Mebbin had been paid, they would keep mum.
Q11:"The incidental expenses are so heavy," she confides to inquiring
friends.Who is the speaker? What is she referring to here?
Answer: Mrs. Packletide is the speaker. She is referring to the heavy price which she had
to pay to Miss Mebbin to keep the incident of shooting the goat instead of the tiger a
secret. She was forced to give Miss Mebbin an expensive weekend cottage in order to
outshine Loona Bimberton. She had learned a lesson from her bad experience and did not
indulge in big-game shooting anymore.
Q12:A person who is vain is full of self-importance and can only think of
himself/herself and can go to great lengths to prove his/her superiority. Do you
think Mrs. Packletide is vain? Give reasons.
Answer: Mrs. Packletide is guided by one emotion only. She nurses jealousy in her heart
and wishes to outshine Loona Bimberton at any cost. Her obsession is so strong that it
has become a mission in her life. She plans a tiger hunt irrespective of the fact that it will
cause harm to the fauna and will also cost her a lot of money. She is predominated by
affectation. Her intoxication is to such an extent that the caution and advice given by
Miss Mebbin also goes unheard. In a nutshell, it would be apt to describe Mrs. Packletide
as a vain and pretentious lady.
Q13:Do you think the writer is trying to make fun of the main characters in the
story i.e. Mrs. Packletide, Miss Mebbin and Loona Bimberton? Pick out instances
from the story that point to this fact.
Answer: The story 'Mrs. Packletide's tiger' is a humourous and full of satire. The author
'Saki' makes fun of almost all the characters. Mrs. Packletide wanted to kill a tiger
because of her jealousy and a desire to outshine Loona. Loona was a lady of boastful
nature. She also grew jealous when she saw Mrs. Packletide's photo in the newspaper.
She refused to attend the lunch party arranged in her honour by Mrs. Packletide. Miss
Mebbin was very manipulative, shrewd and materialistic lady. She adopted a protective
elder-sister attitude towards money. Moreover, the shooting of an old and weak tiger, who
has lost his strength and ferociousness is also very humourous. Its death due to heart
failure instead of a bullet arouses laughter.
Q14:How did the villagers react to the tiger's death?
Answer: The villagers were very happy to hear the news of tiger's death. They gathered at
the place where the tiger lay dead and a celebration of triumph was madewith the
thumping of tom-toms. They were overjoyed to think that they would get their promised
reward of 1000 rupees. So, they didn't pay any attention to Miss Mebbin's disclosure.
Q15:Mrs. Packletide's tiger is indeed a humorous story. Saki, the author employs
several techniques to bring in the element of humour. Mention three incidents in the story you find most humorous and the reasons for calling them humorous? (Word limit: 150)
Ans:Mrs. Packletide Tiger is a humorous story from the
beginning to the end Mrs. Packletide's motive for killing the tiger is preposterous as it had become a prestige issue. None of them wanted to face the reality. The pettiness and hunger for publicity
of the characters evoke laughter. The publicity achiev
ed by the two arch rivals
surpassed their achievements is quite funny as compared to their dubious talents.
Also, the way in which the villagers connive with the theory that the tiger had indeed
died by Mrs. Packletide's shot so as to earn the promised tho
usand rupees evokes
laughter. Last but not the least, Louisa's naming the cottage 'Les fauves' and growing
tiger
-
lilies as a constant reminder of her victory over her arch rival are some of the
incidents of humour
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