The Midnight Visitor MCQs for SEBA Class 10 English – Footprints Without Feet

41. Fowler was disappointed to see Ausable because—
(A) Ausable stayed in a French hotel
(B) Ausable spoke French and German passably
(C) Ausable was too fat and sloppy for the profession
(D) Ausable was a secret agent
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42. Read the statements and choose the correct option:

Statement 1: Fowler was disappointed meeting Ausable.
Statement 2: He experienced the first adventurous thrill with Ausable.

(A) Statement 1 true, 2 false
(B) Statement 1 false, 2 true
(C) Both true
(D) Both false
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43. Ausable proved his presence of mind by—
(A) Making a false story of balcony
(B) Aiming pistol at Max
(C) Making Max believe the police was knocking
(D) Informing the manager
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44. Statement 1: Ausable was a clever secret agent.
Statement 2: Max was befooled by Ausable.
(A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
(B) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
(C) Both statements are true
(D) Both statements are false
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45. The report that was being waited for by Ausable was about —
(A) Hotels
(B) Pistols
(C) Missiles
(D) Bombs
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46. According to Ausable, how did the man enter his room?
(A) By a passkey
(B) Through the balcony
(C) Using the stairs
(D) None of the above
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47. At what time did Ausable expect the report to be delivered?
(A) 11:30 PM
(B) 12:00 AM
(C) 12:15 AM
(D) 12:30 AM
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48. Why didn’t Max verify the existence of the balcony?
(A) He trusted Ausable
(B) He panicked and acted hastily
(C) He thought the document was more important
(D) He believed the hotel layout was common
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49. The story “The Midnight Visitor” is set in a —
(A) German hotel
(B) British hotel
(C) French hotel
(D) Spanish hotel
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50. Read the statements with reference to “The Midnight Visitor”:
Statement 1: Ausable has all the looks of a secret agent described in novels.
Statement 2: Ausable outwits Max in his attempt to take away the report.
(A) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false
(B) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true
(C) Both statements are true
(D) Both statements are false
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