The Man with the Scar

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Short Type Questions

1.What did the man with the scar do in Guatemala city?

Ans:  The man with the scar went to the Palace Hotel at Guatemala city daily at cocktail time and walked leisurely round the bar to offer lottery tickets for sale.

2.Why did the general cancel the death sentence of the rebel?

Ans: The general asked the rebel why he had killed his wife. He replied to the general that he did it as  he loved her .Then the general observed him for a while silently and considered his action as a sign of love .So he cancelled the death sentence of the rebel .

3.How did the man get the scar?

Ans: Once the man was opening a bottle of ginger ale ,and the bottle burst at the same time. This way the man got the scar.

4.In which language did the narrator’s friend speak of the story of the man with the scar?

Ans: The narrator’s friend spoke of the story of the man with the scar in Spanish.

5.How did the wife of the man with the scar look? How was she dressed up while coming to meet the man?

Ans: The man with the scar’s wife had an absolute white face. She was so young with a slim figure, with little regular features. She had enormous eyes which were distraught with anguish.

While coming to meet the man She wore a black dress. There was a veil over her hair.

6.Why was the man with the scar tried by court-martial?

Ans: The man with the scar had been banished from Nicaragua. He was both a ruffian and bandit. He was a revolutionary general who broke military law and worked against the government. In the meantime the government captured him, along with his staff. This way he was tried by court-martial.

Long Type Questions

1.Whom did the man with the scar Kill ?Why did the man with the scar Kill her?

Ans: The man with the scar Killed his wife.

The man with the scar was tried by court-martial and was sentenced to be shot down. So he wanted to save his wife from all dangers and difficulties of the cruel society where a woman has to struggle to survive every moment. Besides saving her from sorrows of the pathetic life, the man with the scar had a desire of staying with his wife after his death. He had an intense love for his wife ,and a strong conviction that he would have stayed with his wife in the realm of heaven after their death. Again, he had  a fear that his wife could make  a love-affair with any other person after his death. so, We can say that the man with the scar killed his wife as he loved her extremely.

2.What did the general ask? Why couldn’t the general execute the man with the scar? 

Ans: The general asked why the man with the scar killed his wife .

 The general wanted to know the reason that made the man with the scar kill his wife ,but  he became surprised and stared at him for a while after knowing that the man with the scar killed his wife because of his intense love for his wife. So, the general accepted “the act of killing his wife” as a noble gesture which was an act of bravery and an honourable act. So, she felt sympathy for the man and offered a deep respect without executing him. 

 3.What was the last wish of the man with the scar? What was the girl’s condition after being stabbed? How fast did it happen?

Ans: The last wish of the man with the scar was to say good bye to his wife before the execution took place. After being stabbed ,the girl’s blood spurted from the cut vein and the girl would have fallen if the A.D.C had not caught her. She was unconscious ,and it was impossible to stop her blood from flowing. So, she became dead very soon.

It happened so fast that made people unable to realize what had occurred.

4.Who told the author  the story of the  man with scar? Where the man with the scar from ?How did he spend the night before the execution? What did the general order the soldiers to do ?

Ans: The narrator’s Spanish friend told the story of the man with scar. 

The man with the scar was from Nicaragua.

 He spent  the night playing  poker game before the execution.

The general ordered  the soldiers to take his car to drive  him to the frontier .

5.How did the man with the scar look? How was he dressed up? Describe the sad story of the man with the scar. 

Ans : The man with the scar had round, fat and good- humoured  face with a scar. Having small and undistinguished feature with an artless expression, his face did not match with his fat body. He seemed to be a powerful man than man of common height without maintaining cleanliness.

He used to wear dirty grey suit ,a khaki shirt and an old and slightly damaged Mexican hat.

The man with the scar was a revolutionary general who had a beautiful wife ,but he had been defeated as a revolutionary general in the war as his ammunitions had been ended while fighting a war to upset the government. Having been banished from his country, he was tried by court-martial. So, before his death, he killed his wife so that he could live with her in the realm of heaven , but he got relief from his punishment by the general after his wife’s death ,and he had to live his life without his wife whom he loved extremely.

6.What does ‘the scar’ represent in the story, ‘The Man with the Scar’?

Ans :The man’s scar tells us about an accident which made a scar on the man’s face, and the scar could not be removed. It also represents the struggle the man with the scar had to endure in his past which influenced his future that the man with the scar could not avoid. So, the scar reveals the truth that the man led a pathetic life in his past and his fortune did not favour him.

7.Who noticed the man with the scar and why? What did the author wonder after noticing the scar on the man’s face?

Ans: The author noticed the man with the scar .

He noticed him as he had a scar on his face.

After noticing the scar on the man’s face, the author wondered it must have been due to a formidable wound which had been caused by a sabre or by a piece of bomb .

Exercise

i) Answer the following:

1.”Because I loved her”-Whom did the speaker love ?What did he do for his love? Did he really love her?

2.What did the man with the scar wish before his execution? What did the general decide when the man fulfilled his wish? Why did he do so?

3.”It was a noble gesture”-Which was a noble gesture and why?

4.Comment on the unexpected turn at the end of the story ‘The Man with the Scar’.

5.Describe the last wish of the man with the scar.

6. How was the face of the man with the scar? How did the man get the scar?

7.”It was a noble gesture”-With reference to Maugham’s story, ‘The Man with the Scar’, narrate briefly which gesture is termed noble and why?

8.Narrate the events that led to the escape of the man with the scar from the court martial.

9.What expression do you get of the man with the scar when he was being taken for execution.

10.What did the man with the scar do on meeting his wife before he was to be executed? 

ii)Replace the underlined word with a phrasal verb.

1.I can not execute this man.

2.My friend stopped and for a time I was silent.

iii)Change the voice.

1.The general stared at him for a while in silence.

Word-Meaning:

♦broad-wide, ♦crescent-shape of half moon, ♦sabre-sword with curve blade, ♦shell-piece of bomb, ♦good-humoured-jolly, ♦corpulent-fat, ♦battered-old and slightly damaged, ♦sombrero-Mexican hat, ♦shabby-dirty, ♦strolling-walked leisurely, ♦refused-turned down,♦ threaded-passes through, ♦rolling walk-Moving from side to side as they walk, ♦traverse-cover up, ♦liquor-alcoholic drink, ♦martini-a drink in Italy, ♦held out-showed, ♦affably-friendly way, ♦Que tal- What’s up, ♦brandy-alcoholic spirit,♦Gracis-Thank you, ♦Hasta Luego -See you later, ♦terrific-terrible, ♦exile-banishment, ♦Nicaragua-country in central America, ♦ruffian-violent man ,♦ammunition-supply of bullets and shells, ♦pesos-unit of money,  ♦court-martial-lawful action, ♦poker- a card game, ♦chips-small pieces, ♦patio-field, ♦ADC-a post belongs to administration, ♦troops-a group, ♦barely-rarely, ♦condemned-a person who got penality, ♦puppets-toys, ♦Bueno-Well, ♦spot-trace, ♦gateway-an approved pass, ♦Caramba-an expression of surprise, ♦stir-movement, ♦veil-concealment, ♦distraught-worry, ♦agony-extreme physical and mental pain, ♦rebel-a person who rises against the power, ♦flung-throw out, ♦hoarse-harsh voice, ♦notion-conception, ♦stabbed-hurt with a knife, ♦retain-keep with, ♦spurted-spread suddenly, ♦burst-to break open, ♦grasp-capture, ♦staunch-stop from flowing, ♦rose-got up, ♦gesture-movement of hand , arm and body, ♦dismay-shock, ♦homage-a salute, ♦approbation-acceptance, ♦marched-walk with a military manner, ♦ginger ale- a type of wine