Notes - On - Brown - Wolf - 1605161277 7

BROWN WOLF
NOTES
UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT
(Copy only B main answer these questions in C.W)
A.Say whether these sentences are true(T) or not true(NT).
Rewrite the incorrect sentences, correctly.
1. When the dog arrived at their cottage, Madge and Walt knew
where he came from. (NT)
When the dog arrived at their cottage, Walt and Madge did
not know where he came from.
2. Wolf kept running away from the Walt and Madge’s home
because he was very adventurous. (NT)
Wolf kept running away from Walt and Madge’s home
because of his homing instinct which made him want to return
to where he came from.
3. Wolf’s reaction to Skiff Miller tells us that he was a very
friendly animal. (NT)
Wolf’s reaction to Skiff Miller tells us that he was familiar
with the man.
4. Skiff Miller gave the dog various commands, which he
obeyed, thus proving that he belonged to skiff Miller. (T)
5. Madge wanted to give the dog a choice in the matter of
staying or leaving because she hoped that he would choose to
stay back with her and Walt. (T)
B.Answer these questions:
1. Why did Madge and Walt have to work so hard to win
over the dog? (para 2)
Ans: Madge and Walt had to work so hard to win over the dog
because he was very unfriendly at first and rejected all their
attempts to make friends with him. Therefore, it took them a lot of
time to make him trust and accept them.
2.In what way did Walt ensure that the dog would be returned
to him whenever he ran away? (para 3)
Ans: Walt ensured that the dog would be returned to him
whenever he ran away by attaching a metal plate to his collar on
which Walt’s name and address were inscribed.
3.What did Walt and Madge notice about the dog’s repeated
disappearances? What did they guess from it? (para 4)
Ans: From Wolf’s repeated disappearances, Walt and Madge
noticed that every time he escaped, he headed in the northern
direction. This told them that he probably had come from
somewhere up North.
4. Who did Madge and Walt meet on the trail one day?
Where had this person come from? (paras 12 and 13)
Ans: Madge and Walt met a man called Skiff Miller who had
come from Klondike, a region in northwestern Canada.
5. He lifted one of Wolf’s forelegs and examined the footpads.
Who is ‘he’? From Wolf’s behaviour in the past, do you think
that the dog would have let any stranger touch him like this?
Why or why not? (paras 13, 22 and 23)
Ans: ‘He’ is Skiff Miller. Based on Wolf’s behaviour in the past, it
seems unlikely that he would have let a stranger touch him like
this. We know that it took him a whole year to allow Madge and
Walt, who sheltered and looked after him to win him over. So,
there was not a chance that he would have let a stranger touch and
examine him the way Skiff Miller did.
6.The man was evidently a humourist. What made Madge
think this way about Skiff Miller? Was he really making a
joke? Give reasons for your answer. (paras 20-29)
Ans: When Miller expressed surprise that Wolf barked, Madge
thought he was trying to be funny because she did not realise that
the dog recognized Miller and belonged to him. No, he was not
making a joke. His friendly interaction with the dog tells us that
they knew each other very well.
7.This was a new way of looking at it and Miller was clearly

debating about it in his mind. What was ‘it’? What do you
think was going on in Skiff Miller’s mind? Why was he
debating the matter? (paras 39 and 40)
Ans: ‘It’ refers to the dilemma that Miller, Walt and Madge were
facing i.e. who should be allowed to keep the dog. Skiff was
thinking about Madge’s suggestion that the dog should choose
who he wants to live with. He was debating the matter because he
had missed the dog very much and did not want to lose him again.
But he also wanted the dog to be happy, even if it meant letting
him live with Walt and Madge.
8. Do you think the dog tried to tell Skiff, Madge and Walt to
stay together? What makes you say so? (paras 47 and 48)
Ans: Yes, the dog tried to make Walt, Madge and Skiff stay
together. He kept trying to first convince Skiff to stay back. But
when he saw Skiff retreating, he tried to tug at Walt’s hand in a
bid to make him go along with Skiff.
9. Did the dog make a firm decision in the end? How do you
know? (paras 49-51)
Ans: Yes, the dog made a firm decision in the end. We know this
because he ran after Skiff and didn’t once turn back.
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