Short Questions
1. Who is the author of the play “If I Were You”?
Answer: Douglas James.
2.Where does Gerrard live?
Answer: Gerrard lives alone in a cottage in Essex.
3.What is Gerrard’s profession?
Answer: Gerrard is a playwright.
4.Who enters Gerrard’s cottage unexpectedly?
Answer: An intruder, who is a criminal.
5.What does the intruder hold in his hand when he enters?
Answer: A revolver.
6.Why does the intruder come to Gerrard’s house?
Answer: He wants to kill Gerrard and live as him.
7.What does Gerrard say his full name is?
Answer: Vincent Charles Gerrard.
8.Why does the intruder want to take Gerrard’s identity?
Answer: Because he is wanted by the police and wants to live freely as Gerrard.
9.What crime has the intruder already committed?
Answer: He has killed a policeman.
10.What kind of person is Gerrard?
Answer: He is clever, calm, and witty.
11.What kind of person is the intruder?
Answer: He is overconfident, foolish, and criminal-minded.
12.What does Gerrard tell the intruder about his own secret life?
Answer: He tells him that he is also a criminal who is hiding from the police.
13.What trick does Gerrard play on the intruder?
Answer: He pretends to take the intruder to his garage but locks him in a cupboard instead.
14.What does Gerrard do after locking the intruder?
Answer: He calls the police to arrest the intruder.
15.What does Gerrard plan to do with this incident?
Answer: He says he will use it in his next play.
Long Questions
1. Why does the intruder enter Gerrard’s house?
Answer: The intruder enters Gerrard’s cottage to kill him and live as him. He wants to take Gerrard’s name and identity so he can escape from the police and live safely. He thinks Gerrard’s life as a quiet man in the countryside will help him hide.
2.What does the intruder say about himself?
Answer: The intruder says that he is wanted by the police for murder. He also says that he is clever and has good brains. He wants to become Gerrard and live freely because he is tired of hiding.
3.How does Gerrard behave when he sees the intruder?
Answer: Gerrard stays calm and confident. He does not show fear. He talks smartly and humorously, confusing the intruder. He uses his clever words to keep control of the situation.
4.What plan does Gerrard make to save himself?
Answer: Gerrard tells the intruder that he himself is a criminal who is also hiding from the police. He says he is expecting trouble that night and has packed his bag to escape. He tricks the intruder into checking a cupboard and locks him inside.
5.What qualities of Gerrard help him outsmart the intruder?
Answer: Gerrard is intelligent, quick-thinking, and brave. He stays calm, thinks fast, and uses his wit to fool the intruder. His presence of mind helps him trap the intruder safely.
6.What is Gerrard’s “big surprise” for the intruder?
Answer: The “big surprise” is that Gerrard was not an ordinary man. He tells the intruder that he is also a criminal and that killing him would put the intruder in more danger. This story confuses the intruder and helps Gerrard trap him.
7.What does Gerrard tell the intruder about his strange life?
Answer: Gerrard tells him that he lives alone, never meets tradespeople, and keeps a bag packed because he expects trouble. He says he works in plays and uses disguises. This makes the intruder believe Gerrard is also a criminal.
8.How does the intruder’s plan fail?
Answer: The intruder believes Gerrard’s story and looks into the cupboard that Gerrard says leads to the garage. Gerrard pushes him inside, locks the door, and calls the police. Thus, Gerrard saves his life and defeats the intruder.
9.What does Gerrard mean when he says, “You’ll soon stop being smart”?
Answer: The intruder says this to Gerrard when he threatens him with the gun. He wants to frighten Gerrard and make him stop acting clever. But in the end, Gerrard proves to be smarter than the intruder.
10.What lesson do we learn from the play “If I Were You”?
Answer: The play teaches us that intelligence and calmness are stronger than violence. We should stay cool in difficult situations and use our brains to solve problems, just like Gerrard does.
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