Question 28
MediumOriginal questionThe dog at the tea stall on a Tuesday, a brown dog with one white ear and a red collar that said Bruno. It was somebody's dog. It sat politely, refused biscuits from strangers, and looked up the road every time a scooter went past.
Gopal, who ran the stall, tied a string to the collar and asked everyone who stopped for tea whether they knew a Bruno. Nobody did. On Wednesday he wrote BRUNO FOUND on a piece of cardboard in large letters and hung it on the stall. On Thursday he asked his nephew to put a photo of the dog on his phone and send it round.
On Friday evening a scooter stopped so suddenly that the rider nearly fell off. A girl of about twelve jumped from the back seat, and the dog made a noise Gopal had never heard a dog make, half bark and half cry.
The girl's father tried to give Gopal five hundred rupees. Gopal would not take it. "He drank my milk for four days," he said. "That was only fair. He was good ."
"Then at least let us buy tea," said the father.
That, Gopal agreed, was a different thing . They had eight cups between them, and the father paid for every one, and Bruno had his milk from a saucer at their feet.
What does the dog's noise, "half bark and half cry", show?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The noise comes the moment the girl jumps from the scooter. It is a sound of great emotion, one Gopal had never heard a dog make.
It shows the dog's joy at being reunited with his family.
Worth noting
Nothing in the scene suggests pain or fear; it is the moment of reunion.
- Concept
- Interpreting a detail at a key moment
- Typical timeTypical
- 45 s
- Your timeYours
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