Important Questions Class 9 Chapter 4.4 kumarbharati English Maharashtra Board

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My Financial Career

Short Questions

1. Who is the author of “My Financial Career”?

• Stephen Leacock.

2. What happens to the author when he enters a bank?

• He becomes nervous and confused.

3. Why did the author want to go to the bank?

• To open a bank account.

4. How much money did the author want to deposit?

• Fifty-six dollars.

5. Who did the author ask to see first in the bank?

• The manager.

6. Why did the manager think the author was a detective?

• Because he acted mysteriously and asked to speak alone.

7. What was the manager’s reaction to the author’s behavior?

• He was alarmed and confused.

8.What mistake did the author make with the cheque?

• He wrote fifty-six dollars instead of six.

9. Did the author explain his mistake to the clerk?

• No, he didn’t explain and withdrew all the money.

10. How did the author feel during the whole process?

• Very scared and embarrassed.

11. What did the author do after taking the money?

• He rushed out of the bank quickly.

12. Where did the author step by mistake?

• Into the bank’s safe.

13. How did the bank staff react after the author left?

• They laughed loudly.

14. Where does the author keep his money now?

• In his trousers pocket and a sock.

15. What decision did the author take after this incident?

• He decided never to go to a bank again.

 Long Questions

1. Why did the author become nervous in the bank?

• He was afraid of banks and felt uncomfortable around clerks, money, and formalities.

2. Why did the author ask to see the manager ‘alone’?

• He was confused and thought it was the proper thing to say, though it made things worse.

3. What did the manager think about the author?

• He believed the author was a detective or a very rich person.

4. How did the author behave while depositing money?

• He looked pale, nervous, and acted like he was doing a magic trick.

5. What mistake did the author make while writing the cheque?

• He wrote fifty-six dollars instead of six and got too nervous to correct it.

6. Why didn’t the author explain the cheque mistake?

• He was too embarrassed and confused to say anything, so he took all the money back.

7. What did the author do after withdrawing the money?

• He rushed out of the bank while people laughed at him.

8. What is the moral or message of the story?

• Sometimes nervousness can lead to silly mistakes; it’s okay to laugh at ourselves.