Class 11th English Chapter- 5th (Mothers Day ) Snapshot Important question- Term- 2

 1- How was Mrs. Pearson different from Mrs. Fitzgerald ?

• Ans. Mrs. Pearson was a pleasant but worried looking women in her forties. Mrs. Fitzgerald
• was older, heavier and a strong and sinister personality. Mrs. pearson was soft spoken
• with a touch of suburban while Mrs. Fitzgerald had a deep voice with Irish accent.

2- How does Mrs. Fitzgerald plan to deal with the family of Mrs. Pearson.

• Ans. Mrs. Fitzgerald changed their bodies through magic spell. Now Mrs. Fitzgerald looked
• like Mrs. pearson, while Mrs. Pearson looked like Mrs. Fitzgerald. Mrs. Fitzgerald in
• the body of Mrs. Pearson dealt with the family very sternly

3- How did the members of the club use to treat George Pearson.

• Ans. The members of the club used to call George Pearson, pompy-ompy Pearson because they used to think that he was slow and pompous.

4- What advice did Mrs. Fitzgerald give to Annie ? 

• Ans. Mrs. Fitzgerald was very bold and dominating in nature; she  knew how to control the family members. So, Mrs Fitzgerald  felt that it was time for Annie to set her family right and teach  them a lesson. Mrs. Fitzgerald advised her to put her foot  down and be the ‘boss’ in her family. 

5- Mrs. Annie Pearson and Mrs. Fitzgerald are totally  opposite to each other in their attitude. Show the  difference in their personalities. 

• Ans. Mrs. Annie Pearson is submissive, soft-spoken and wears a  worried look as she is being treated more like a slave than  like a mother or wife. 
• Mrs Fitzgerald is well-versed in many arts, bold and strong  in her opinion and knows how to make people behave  properly.  Annie doesn’t want to hurt people but Mrs Fitzgerald is  willing to take any step to discipline people, even if it hurts  their feelings. 

6- Mention some remarkable changes in Mrs Annie  Pearson’s behaviour that shocked both Doris and Cyril. What possible reasons for this change were  thought of by her children ? 

• Ans. The remarkable changes in Mrs Annie Pearson’s behaviour  that shocked both her children were
• She was smoking (which she had never done before her  family) and playing cards with herself, both unusual.
• She had not carried out any of the work she normally  did, like making tea for the family and ironing their  clothes.
• The children thought that either she had hit her head so  badly that it affected her brain or that she had gone mad. 

7- Describe George’s attitude towards his wife. How  is he taught a lesson by Mrs. Fitzgerald ?

• Ans. George’s male ego suffers a jolt when he comes to know that  his wife has not kept tea ready for him. Whether he needs it  or not, she should have kept his tea ready like an obedient  servant. He is always at the club at night and spends  little time with his wife. After exchanging her personality  with Annie, Mrs. Fitzgerald, ridicules him saying that he has  become a standing joke for the people at the club. 

8- Who is Cyril ? How does he behave with his  mother ?

• Ans. Cyril is the son of Annie. He treats his mother with  indifference. He wants that whatever he commands his  mother to do must be done with utmost urgency. He lacks  any concern for his mother and tries to show that he is a  busy man by working eight hours a day. 

9- “Then let me do it.” What did Mrs Fitzgerald want  to do ?

• Ans. Annie got miserable treatment at home. Her family treated  her shabbily. But Annie couldn’t even raise her voice, let  alone teach her family a lesson. Mrs Fitzgerald cared for her  friend and wanted her to earn some respect. She suggested  that if Annie couldn’t handle them then she would teach  them a lesson by temporarily changing her behaviour. 

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