It was a hot  summer night about ten o’ clock. I had my meal at the restaurant and returned to my room. I heard a noise from above as I opened the door. The sound was a familiar one. One could say that rats and I shared the room. I took out my box of matches and lighted the kerosene lamp on the table. The house was not electrified; it was a small rented room. I had just set up medical practice and my earnings were meagre. I had about sixty rupees in my suitcase. Along with some shirts and dhotis, I also possessed one solitary black coat which I was thenwearing.

1. What indication about the time and weather do you get from the passage?
2. Pick out a sentence from the passage which tells you that there were rats in the room.
3. Which sentences tell you that the doctor’s financial condition was poor?
4. Imagine that the doctor writes a letter to his friend explaining his life in the rented room. What may be the likely letter? Draft the letter.

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Answer key

1. Hot summer night Ten o’ clock
2. ‘One could say that rats and I shared the room.’

3. ‘I had just set up medical practice and my earnings were meager. I had about sixty rupees in my suitcase. Along with some shirts and dhotis, I also possessed one solitary black coat which I was then wearing.’
4. Letter