A Question of Trust

A QUESTION OF TRUST

SUMMARY Victor Canning wrote "A Question of Trust". It's about Horace Danby, a thief who seemed like a good guy. He was...

Short Answer Type Questions

Short Answer Types Question (SAQ) 1. How did Horace know all the details of the house? Answer : Horace had spent...

2. How did Horace fulfill his desire of reading books after he was arrested? Answer : After Horace was arrested, he...

3. Though Horace planned everything meticulously, why did he fail? Answer : Despite Horace's careful planning, he fa...

4. How did the flowers cause him trouble? Answer : Horace Danby had an allergy to flowers, especially during pollen...

5. What was Horace Danby’s hobby? How did he manage to fulfill his hobby? Answer : Horace’s only hobby was to read...

6. How did the lady spoil his plan? Answer : The lady pretended to be the owner of the house in front of Horace. Ho...

7. Why did the lady report to the police though she promised that she would not report to the police? Or How did the lad...

8. How did Horace enter Shot over Grange? Answer : Horace had watched the housekeeper hang the key on the hook outs...

9. Who is the real culprit in this story, the lady or Horace? How did he/she manage to rob the safe without leaving a si...

10. What do you think is the meaning of the phrase ‘honor among thieves’? Answer : The phrase ‘honor among thieve...

11. Which of the two lacked honor? Answer : The young lady didn't have honor. Even though she met a thief, she st...

12. Describe Horace Danby. Answer : Horace Danby was a good and respected man in town. He was around fifty years...

13. How did Horace Danby manage to get rare and expensive books? Answer : Horace Danby really liked rare and costl...

14. What did the young lady asked Horace to do for her? Answer : The young lady told Horace she was there to take t...

15. What story did Horace tell the police when he was arrested? Answer : He told the police he didn't steal any je...

16. Why is Horace Danby described as good and respectable but not completely honest? Answer : Horace Danby was a...

17. Why did he rob every year? Was he a typical thief? If so, why? Answer : Horace loved reading rare and expensiv...

18. Describe how Horace Danby planned his work? Answer : Horace Danby spent two weeks studying the Shotover Grang...

19. He was a very successful thief. What went wrong when he attempted to rob Shotover Grange? Answer : Danby was...

20. What advice did the lady give Horace regarding his hay fever? Was she really interested in his health? Answer :...

21. Did the young lady expect Horace to be caught after the theft? Answer : Yes, the young lady expected Horace...

22. In what way could his arrest have helped her? Answer : If Horace Danby was caught for the jewel robbery at Sh...

23. Did Horace get the jewels from the Grange safe? If not, why did the police arrest him? Answer : No, Horace did...

24. Who was Horace Danby? Answer : Horace Danby was around fifty years old and not married. People believed he was...

25. Why was Horace Dan by not completely honest? Answer : People usually believed that Horace Danby was a good, hon...

26. What preparations did Horace make for ‘this year’s robbery’ at Shotover Grange? Answer : Horace Danby had succe...

27. How did Horace Danby enter the house? Answer : Horace Danby prepared for the theft by studying the house for tw...

29. Why was it not hard to open the safe for Horace Danby? Answer : Opening the safe wasn't difficult for Horace D...

30. Whose voice was it that advised Horace about the special treatment of his hay fever? Answer : As Horace was abo...

31. Describe the unexpected meeting of the young lady in red and Horace. Answer : When a voice suggested Horace fi...

32. Why did the woman in red threaten to call the police? Answer : Horace got caught while in the act. The woman i...

33. When and why did the woman in red say, “Society must be protected from men like you”? Doesn’t it sound ironical?...

34. “I have always liked the wrong kind of people,” said the woman in red. Comment. Answer : It was strange that t...

35. Why did Horace mistake the young lady in red as the lady of the house? Answer : The young woman in red was cle...

36. Do you think that the young woman in red proved far smarter than Horace Danby? Give reasons. Answer : The young...

37. Who is the real culprit in the story, the young lady in red or Horace Danby? Comment. Answer : Law of any land...

38. Why didn’t the dog bark when Horace Danby and the young lady in red entered to commit theft in the house? Answer...

39. Why did Horace Danby prefer books to collect paintings? Answer : Horace Danby loved books, especially rare and...

40. Why didn’t Horace Danby never get any chance to look for another safe? Answer : Horace didn't get anything fro...

Long Answer Type Questions

1. “Horace had some hope because she seemed to be amused at meeting him.” Why did Horace feel so? Did he consider the yo...

2. Horace Danby requested the lady to forget what she saw. Was Horace afraid of being caught? Did he lack the courage to...

3. Give a character-sketch of the lady in red highlighting how she outwitted Horace Danby. Answer : We don’t get an...

4. How was Horace Danby arrested for the robbery of the jewels in a house at Shotover Grange? Do you think his own fooli...

5. Write a character-sketch of Horace Danby. Answer : Horace Danby was a good man, around fifty years old, but he ne...

6. Describe Horace Danby’s encounter with the young lady. Or ‘The lady in the red was a more professional thief than H...

7. What were Horace Danby’s plans for his latest robbery? Answer : Horace was confident that the robbery he was pla...

8. Horace Danby represents such people who adopt the wrong ways to fulfill their wishes. What values would you like such...

9. Horace promised the young lady that he would follow the path of honesty if sills would not hand him over to the polic...

10. 'He made locks and was successful.' 'a little tickle of hay fever in his nose'. How do these two facts play out for...

11. Give a character-sketch of Horace Danby in your own words. How was he outmanoeuvred by the lady in red? Answer...

12. Horace Danby was a respectable man but he could not be called loyal. What do you think could be the reasons for lead...

13. How had Horace planned to loot the house at Shotover Grange? Answer : Horace Danby always took his time when...

14. Horace stated that he robbed only those who had a lot of money. Was he really a threat to society? Did he lack the q...

15. How did the lady in red turn out to be much smarter and cleverer than Horace Danby? How did one thief outwit and out...

Read and Find Out 1. What does Horace Danby like to collect?...

Read and Find Out 1. Who is speaking to Horace Danby? Ans...

Think About it 1. Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that t...

Talk About it 1. Do you think Horace Danby was unfairly punished, or that he de...