Mijbil The Otter

 

Mijbil the Otter

 

Additional Questions.

  1. Why did the narrator decide to have an otter as a pet?
  2. Where did the narrator find Mijbil, the otter?
  3. How did Mijbil behave when he was first brought to London?
  4. Describe how Mijbil reacted to water when he first encountered it.
  5. What difficulties did the narrator face while transporting Mijbil to England?
  6. How did Mijbil entertain himself with household items?
  7. Why did people at the airport think Mijbil was a different animal?

Long Questions:

  1. Explain the bond between the narrator and Mijbil. How did it grow over time?
  2. Discuss the adventures and mischiefs of Mijbil in London. How did these incidents reflect his personality?

 

Extract-Based Questions

Q1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Early in the New Year of 1956 I travelled to Southern Iraq. By then it had crossed my mind that I should like to keep an otter instead of a dog, and that Camusfearna, ringed by water a stone’s throw from its door, would be an eminently suitable spot for this experiment. 


(a) What ‘experiment’ did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for?
(b) Why was it a suitable spot for his experiment?
(c) Write the meaning of the phrase, ‘crossed my mind’.
(d) When did the author travel?

 

Q2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

For the first twenty-four hours, Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly; he was simply aloof and indifferent, choosing to ignore me."

  1. Describe Mijbil’s initial reaction to the narrator. Why was he aloof?
  2. How did the narrator’s patience help Mijbil adjust to his new surroundings?
  3. What does this initial indifference tell us about Mijbil’s personality?

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