English Class-10, Footprints without Feet ,Chapter-2 The Thief's Story Summary with MCQs

 

    The Thief's Story Summary

                 By:- Ruskin Bond

Main characters

• Hari Singh:- 15 years old boy

                                 He is a thief.

                                Narrator of the story

• Anil:- 25 years old man

        He is a simple, kind-hearted man

There are two main characters in this story. One is Anil who is 25 years old and a kind-hearted person and another is a young boy who is 15 years old and a thief. Anil had been watching a wrestling match when he met Anil. The boy soon made Anil his friend. He lied that his name was Hari Singh. He changed his name every month to avoid the police and former employers. After some time the boy told Anil that he wanted to work for him. Finally, Anil accepted the proposal of the boy and he took him to his room over the Jumna Sweet Shop. The boy cooked the food the first night. But Anil gave it to a dog as it was tasteless. Generally, he would buy the day's supplies. In that, he would make a profit of a rupee a day. Anil knew but ignored it. He taught him cooking, writing name and sentences. Anil earned money by writing articles for a magazine. One day, he got a bundle of notes by selling a book to a publisher. He kept them under his mattress. The boy studied the situation. If he took the money he could catch the 10:30 Express to Lucknow. At night, the boy took away his money. The notes were R.s. 600 in fifties. He went to the railway station to run away. But he could not do so because of Anil's kindness. Finally, he decided to go back to Anil to learn to read and write. He came back to the room and put the money back in its place. The next morning the boy awoke late. Anil already made the tea. He offered a fifty rupee note to the boy and said now he would pay him regularly.

Footprints without Feet Chapter-2 The Thief's Story MCQs must watch.

The Thief's Story MCQs from Footprints without Feet

Q1. Who is the author of the story "The Thief's story "?

1. James Herriot

2. Robert Arthur

3. Ruskin Bond

4. Victor Canning

Q2. What is he a  " fairly successful hand" at?

1. Stealing

2. Wrestling

3. Deceiving

4. Working hard

Q3. What is the name of the boy?

1. Anil Singh

2. Hari Singh

3. Hari Lal

4. None of these

Q4. What was the boy's age?

1. 25

2. 20

3. 15

4. None of these 

Q5. What was the boy's real profession?

1. Working honestly 

2. Theft

3. Cheating

4. A household servant

Q6. What was Anil's age?

1. 25

2. 20

3. 15

4. None of these 

Q7. What was Anil's profession?

1. Wrestling 

2. Wrote articles for magazines 

3. Acting

4. Business

Q8. How does Anil look?

1. Kind

2. Simple

3. Easy-going

4. All of the above 

Q9. What do you mean by the word "unlined" ?

1. Showing no sign of worry or anxiety 

2. In a line

3. Many lines

4. None of the above

Q10. "a queer way to earn money " what is the meaning of the word "queer" ?

1. Famous 

2. Strange 

3. Rare

4. Illegal

Q11. How did the narrator attempt at being friends with Anil?

1. Teasing him

2. Introducing himself 

3. Flattering him

4. None of the above

Q12. What was Anil doing when the boy met him?

1. Cooking

2. Playing

3. Watching a Wrestling match 

4. Writing an article

Q13. What did the boy ask Anil for?

1. To employ him

2. To give him food

3. To give him money

4. To teach him

Q14. How often did he change his name?

1. Every day 

2. Every week 

3. Every month 

4. Every year 

Q15. He changed his name in order to stay ahead of…………..

1. Police

2. employers 

3. Both of them 

4. None of them 

Q16. What name did he tell Anil?

1. Anil Singh

2. Hari Singh

3. Hari Lal

4. Anil Lal

Q17. What was the name of the shop above which Anil lived?

1. Rasagulla Sweet Shop

2. Laddu Sweet Shop

3. Jamun Sweet Shop

4. Jumna Sweet Shop

Q18. How was the meal he cooked the first night?

1. Delicious 

2. Finger-licking good

3. Mouth-watering

4. Terrible

Q19. What did Anil do to the food cooked by the boy the first day?

1. Put it in the cupboard

2. Ate it with enjoy 

3. Threw it to a stray dog

4. Asked the boy to eat it all

Q20. What did Anil promise him to teach?

1. Write his name 

2. Write full sentences

3. Cook

4. All of the above

Q21. Did Anil mind his petty ways of earning money?

1. Yes

2. No

3. May be

4. He didn't earn through petty ways

Q22. Who is easier to rob?

1. A greedy man

2. A trusting man

3. A careless man

4. Anil

Q23. How much money did he steal?

1. 500

2. 600

3. 700

4. 800

Q24. Did he get away on the Lucknow Express?

1. Yes

2. No

3. May be

4. None of the above 

Q25. What did he do with the money?

1. Bought a Cycle with it

2. Threw it

3. Ran away with it

4. Returned it

Q26. Did Anil say anything about the robbery?

1. Yes

2. No

3. May be

4. None of these 

Q27. Why does Hari return the money?

1. He wanted to learn to read and write 

2. He felt bad

3. He was worried about Anil

4. None of these

Q28. Who does "I" refer to in the story?

1. Anil

2. Hari Singh

3. A greedy man

4. None of the above

Answer key

Q.1----c

Q.2----a

Q.3----b

Q.4----c

Q.5----b

Q.6----a

Q.7----b

Q.8----d

Q.9----a

Q.10---b

Q.11---c

Q.12---c

Q.13---a

Q.14---c

Q.15---c

Q.16---b

Q.17---d

Q.18---d

Q.19---c

Q.20---d

Q.21---b

Q.22---a

Q.23---b

Q.24---b

Q.25---d

Q.26---b

Q.27---a

Q.28---b