Question 1.
Duke is a Doberman. What are the other known breeds of dogs?
Some other well known breeds of dogs are:
- Poodle
- Dach shund
- Spaniel
- Greyhound
- German Shepherd
- Labra dog
- Dalmatian
- Pekinese
- Bulldog
Question 2.
Match the words in the boxes with their explanations given below:
(a) This is the other word for trembling
(b) This is used for smile
(c) You call a person this if he/she has pale gold coloured hair.
(d) This is a quality which relates to high energy and noise
(e) This is related to dancing or moving in a way that involves shaking your hips and shoulders
(f) This is to express a tendency to show violent and wild behaviour often causing damage
(g) We use it for a condition which is serious, uncertain and dangerous
(h) This is a state in which one is forced to stay in a closed space
(i) This is a medical condition involving bleeding in the brain
(j) It is a loud, deep shout to show anger.
(k) This is a condition when the rope or leash is stretched tightly
(a) quivering
(b) grin
(c) blonde
(d) rambunctiousness
(e) shimmied
(f) rampageous
(g) critical
(h) confinement
(i) subdural haemorrhage
(k) bellow (k) taut
Question 3.
Based on your reading of the story answer the following questions by choosing the correct option:
(a) With reference to Hooper, the author says, “Every thing was going for him”. What does it imply?
(i) He had everything that a man aspires for.
(ii) People admired him.
(iii) He did what he wanted.
(iv) He was capable of playing games.
(iii) He did what he wanted.
Question 4.
Answer the following questions briefly:
(a) In 1953, Hooper was a favoured young man. Explain.
(b) They said that they would create a desk job for Hooper at headquarters.
- Who are ‘they’?
- Why did they decide to do this?
(c) Duke was an extraordinary dog. What special qualities did he exhibit to justify this? Discuss.
(d) What problems did Chuck present when he returned to the company headquarters?
(e) Why do you think Charles Hooper’s appointment as Assistant National Sales Manager is considered to be a tribute to Duke?
(a) The year 1953 had been quite an auspicious year for Hooper. This youngman of six-feet- one-inch,’played in the university football team. He was already a ‘hard-charging’ zone sales manager for a chemical company. He was a man of highly competitive nature and always had a big genuine grin of satisfaction over his face. He was a favoured youngman liked by all. Everything was going well for him.
(b)
- They were men from Hooper’s chemical company. After the fifth week of the accident, some men from his company came to the hospital and told Hooper to take a year off
- Hooper’s company told him to take a year off. They also promised to create a desk job for him at headquarters. A man in a wheelchair with paralysed arm and leg couldn’t do the mobile job of a ‘hard- charging’ zone sales manager. Hence, a desk job was especially created for him at headquarters.
(c) Duke was a four year old Dobermann pinscher weighing 23 kilos. Chuck Hooper liked Duke for his energy and cheerfulness. Duke knew what he had to do for Hooper.
Once while jumping he hit Hooper about the belt, causing him to fight to keep his balance. He never jumped on Chuck Hooper again. With Hooper standing, the dog walked to the end of the leash and tugged steadily. Leaning against the pull, Hooper learned to keep his balance. In this way, Duke helped Hooper to go on for short walks.
(d) Chuck’s company had created a especial desk job for him. But when he returned to the company’s headquarters, this move created some problems. Chuck was fighting very hard for his come back. The people there didn’t know that Hooper had already set his next objective: ‘March 1, a full day’s work’. But no one dared to tell him that he couldn’t do justice to his job as a salesman. He couldn’t move properly and worked only an hour a day.
(e) Charles Hooper was finally appointed Assistant National Sales Manager. Hooper’s appointment letter was so worded as if it was a special tribute to Duke. The words were “………. therefore, to advance our objectives step by step, ………..” It was just ‘step by step’ that Hooper learnt to maintain his balance and go for short walks. Duke made Hooper walk again like a normal man only ‘step by step’.
Question 5.
Following dates were important in Charles Hooper’s life in some way. Complete the table by relating the description with the correct dates:
| Date | Description |
| News spread that Hooper and Duke had made it to an intersection | |
| Hooper walked independently from the clinic to the branch office | |
| Hooper planned to start a full day’s work at office | |
| Duke met with a fatal accident |
| Date | Description |
| June 1 | News spread that Hooper and Duke had made it to an intersection |
| January 4 | Hooper walked independently from the clinic to the branch office |
| March 1 | Hooper planned to start a full day’s work at office |
| October 12 | Duke met with a fatal accident |
Question 7.
Just A Minute
Given below are five qualities that Charles Hooper displayed during his struggle for survival.
Get into groups of four. Each team will choose one quality to talk about to the whole class for about one minute. But before you talk you have two minutes to think about it. You can make notes if you wish.
Group A: Charles Hoopqr was a man of courage.
Group B: He met with such a horrible * accident but displayed great perseverance during his struggle for survival.
Group C: Leaning against the pull of leash held by his dog Duke, Hooper learnt how to hold the balance.
Group D: Many times he lost his balance and fell down exhausted. But he had wonderful endurance and it kept him going.
Group A: Hooper was a motivated man. He was full of determination. He declared that he would start a full day’s work at office from March 1.
Group B: He could surprise all his companions in the company. The company created a special desk job for him at the headquarters. But it created some problems.
Group C: No one was ready to tell him that a paralysed man couldn’t do the job of a moving salesman.
Group D But he had great faith in himself and in his ability to do things. No doubt, all along his dog Duke helped him in his struggle for survival.
Question 8.
Listen to an excerpt from a news telecast on a national channel carefully and complete the table given below.
BRAVE HEARTS
| S. No. | Name of the Brave-heart | Place they belong to | Reason for Award |
| 1. | Saumik Mishra | Uttar Pradesh | foiled theft |
| 2. | Prachi Santosh Sen | saved a child | |
| 3. | Kavita Kanwar | Chhattisgarh | |
| 4. | Jodhpur | dodged marriage to 40 year old | |
| 5. | Rahul-balloon seller | Delhi/ National Capital |
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| 6. | M. Marudu Pandi | Tamil Nadu | averted rail disaster |
| 7. | Bangalore | saved a baby caught in bull fight | |
| 8. | Silver Kharbani | Meghalaya | |
| 9. | Yumkhaibam Addison Singh | saved an eight year old from drowning | |
| 10. | Uttar Pradesh | saved people from drowning | |
| 11. | Haryana/Jind | helped nab armed miscreants | |
| 12. | Kritika Jhanwar | fought off robbers |
| S.No. | Name of the Brave-heart | Place they belong to | Reason for Award |
| 1. | Saumik Mishra | Uttar Pradesh | foiled theft |
| 2. | Prachi Santosh Sen | West Bengal | saved a child |
| 3. | Kavita Kanwar | Chhattisgarh | kills a man- eater leopard |
| 4. | Asu Kanwar | Jodhpur | dodged marriage to 40 year old |
| 5. | Rahul-balloon seller | Delhi/ National Capital | gave prompt news about a live bomb |
| 6. | M. Marudu Pandi | Tamil Nadu | averted rail disaster |
| 7. | T. Rama Rao | Bangalore | saved a baby caught in bull fight |
| 8. | Silver Kharbani | Meghalaya | rescued five people during floods |
| 9. | Yumkhaibam Addison Singh | Tripura | saved an eight year old from drowning |
| 10. | A tul Trivedi | Uttar Pradesh | saved people from drowning |
| 11. | Ramaphal Malik | Haryana/Jind | helped nab armed miscreants |
| 12. | Kritika Jhanwar | Bihar | fought off robbers |
Question 9.
Read the diary entry written by Charles Hooper on the day he received the order, Charles Hooper is appointed Assistant National Sales Manager.”
March 1, 19… Thursday 10 pm
Last four years have been eventful. The day I brought Duke home… (Marcy was almost impolite to him because she would have preferred a Pomeranian to a Doberman)… to a stage on October 12, 1957 (when she would not allow anyone else to carry the injured Duke to the vet)… much water has flowed under the bridge. From being a very fit high-charging zone sales manager, I was reduced to a paralysed cripple forced to lie on a bed alone with my thoughts due to a small error by a car driver. Despair had led me on to helplessness… Was I to be a vegetable for the rest of my life ? I never wanted to be a burden on Marcy.
Duke’s re-entry into my life lifted my numb spirits. The day he made me take my first step, there was a rekindled hope. Duke assumed all the responsibility for leading me back to my office desk… Life had taken a full circle. From shock to denial and helplessness to anger, Duke taught me to cope with the challenge and led me to accept the changed mode of life. I am happy to be living as well as working successfully.
The order that I have received today is my tribute to Duke who would always be alive with me and be a part of everything else I achieve in my life.
When a person loses something, he is shocked and gets into a state of denial leading to anger. In such a situation coping well leads to acceptance and a changed way of living in view of the loss. Taking clues from what happened or might have happened with Hooper, write your views in the form of an article about’ ‘Coping with Loss’ in 150-175 words.
Coping With Loss
Gain and Loss are the two facets of the same coin human life. Loss is inevitable at one time or the other in life. A man’s real courage, perseverance or endurance are tested only when a person loses something. The strong and the brave accept the loss. They say what can’t be cured must be endured. The weak lose their balance of mind and behaviour when they lose something. They lose their nerves to deal with such a thankless and unhappy position. The result is disastrous. They are shocked. They get into a state of denial leading to anger. They withdraw themselves. They are alienated from the mainstream of life. Coping well with such a situation leads to acceptance. And the acceptance leads to a changed way of living in view‘ of the loss.
The protagonist of the story ‘A Dog Named Duke’ Hooper was a very dynamic, healthy and successful man before he met with a terrible accident. The accident reduces him to a paralysed cripple. He is forced to lie on bed. Despair leads him to helplessness. But Duke’s entry lifts his numb spirits. He decides to cope with the loss and accepts the reality. He moves to a changed way of life. The day he makes his first step, it rekindles hope in him. He accepts a desk job at the headquarters. But life must go on. So, he declares that he will start doing a full day’s work from March 1. He does succeed. His long patience, endurance and the ability to cope with the loss is rewarded. He is appointed Assistant National Sales Manager of his company.
Question 10.
He was already a hard-charging zone sales manager for a chemical company. Everything was
going for him. (Page 14)
(a) Who does ‘He’ refer to here?
(b) What happened to the sales manager?
(c) What does the expression ‘ Everything was going for him’ mean here?
(a) Chuck Charles Hooper is referred to here.
(b) He had a terrible accident. .
(c) Everything was going on well with him and for him.
Question 11.
Hooper remained on the critical list for a month. After the fifth week some men from his company came to the hospital and told Hooper to take a year off. They would create a desk job for him at headquarters. (Page 14)
(a) What had happened to Hooper?
(b) In which company did he work?
(c) What does the phrase ‘desk job’ mean here?
(a) He had got a subdural haemorrhage in the motor section of the brain.
(b) He was working in a chemical company.
(c) A sitting job at the desk.
Question 12.
After the excitement of the homecoming wore off, Chuck hit a new low. At the hospital there had been other injured people, but now, each morning when Marcy quietly went to work, it was a gate slamming down. Duke was still in the kennel, and Chuck was alone with his thoughts. (.Pages 14-15)
(a) Who was Marcy?
(b) How did Chuck feel at home?
(c) What does the expression ‘Chuck hit a new low’ mean?
(a) Marcy was Chuck’s wife.
(b) Chuck felt lonely at home.
(c) His condition at home became worse than before.
Question 13.
Those who saw it said the dog knew instantly. He never jumped on Chuck again. From that moment, he took up a post beside his master’s bed around the clock. (Page 15)
(a) What did the dog know instantly?
(b) Where was the dog before his master came home from the hospital?
(c) What does the phrase ‘around the clock’ mean?
(a) The dog knew instantly that he had done a wrong thing by jumping on Chuck.
(b) The dog was in the kennel before his master came from the hospital.
(c) Always/all the time.
Question 14.
When two fellows stare at each other day in, day out, and one can’t move and the other can’t talk, boredom sets in. Duke finally couldn’t take it. From a motionless coil on the floor he’d spring to his feet, quivering with impatience. (Page 15)
(a) Who were the two fellows?
(b) Who was Duke?
(c) Why was he ‘quivering with impatience?’
(a) Duke and Hooper were the two fellows.
(b) Duke was Hooper’s pet dog.
(c) He was impatient to go out for a walk with Hooper.
Question 15.
By mid-April neighbours saw a daily struggle in front of Marcy’s house. Out on the sidewalk they saw the dog pull his leash taut then stand and wait. The man would drag himself abreast of the dog, then the dog would surge out to the end of the leash and wait again. The pair set daily goals; Monday, the sixth fence post, Tuesday, the seventh fence post, Wednesday.
(a) ‘The daily struggle’ was between whom?
(b) Explain the line: ‘The pair set daily goals’.
(c) ‘The man would drag himself abreast of the dog. ’ What does the word ‘abreast’ mean here?
(a) ‘The daily struggle’ was between Hooper and his dog named Duke.
(b) Hooper and Duke fixed their target, how much to walk every day.
(c) Walking next to each other.
Question 16.
Back in the company’s headquarters, Chuck’s move presented problems—tough ones. When a man fights that hard for a comeback, who wants to tell him he can’t handle his old job?
(a) Who was Chuck Hooper?
(b) What was his old job?
(c) Why couldn’t he handle his old job?
(a) Chuck Hooper was a sales manager in a chemical company.
(b) Being a sales manager he had to do the field work. ,
(c) He couldn’t handle his old job as he met with an accident which made him unable to do field work.
Question 17.
A few weeks ago, worded as if in special tribute to Duke, an order came through from the chemical company’s headquarters: “ therefore, to advance our objectives step by step, Charles Hooper is appointed Assistant National Sales Manager.” (Page 17)
(a) Who paid a special tribute to Duke?
(b) What does the expression ‘advance objectives step by step’ mean?
(c) Who helped Hooper the most?
(a) Charles Hooper’s company paid a special tribute to Duke.
(b) Moving towards your goal step by step.
(c) His pet dog named Duke helped Hooper the most advance his objectives step by step.
Question 18:
Read the extract given below and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow:
“All they knew was that their new neighbour walked like a struggling mechanical giant and that he was
always pulled by a rampageous dog……”
(a) Who does ‘they7 stand for?
(b) Who walked like a struggling giant and why?
(c) What does the word, ‘rampageous’ mean?
(a) Neighbours.
(b) Check as his can side was paralyped
(c) Showing violent and wild behaviour
Question 19:
‘Go run around the house Duke’. But Duke wouldn’t.He’d lie down with a reproachful eye on Hooper.
(a) What do these lines tell us about Duke?
(b) Reproachful means
(c) Duke was unhappy with Hooper because
(a) Duke was determined to make his master get up.
(b) Expressing disapproval.
(c) Hooper was not showing any interest in taking Duke out for a walk.
Question 20:
He never jumped on Chuck again. From that moment, he took up a post beside his master’s bed around the clock.
(a) Why did Duke never jump to Chuck again?
(b) What special quality did Duke exhibit here?
(c) Why did he take a post beside his master’s bed?
(a) Duke was shocked to see that his master could not maintain his balance when he had jumped on him.
Immediately, he understood his master’s problem and never jumped on him again.
(b) Duke was sensitive, loving and caring.
(c) Duke knew that his master needed company, so he took a post beside his master’s bed.
Question 21
When two fellows stare at each other, day in, day Out, and one can’t move and the other can’t talk, boredom
sets in.
(a) Who are the ‘two fellows’ here? Mention who can’t talk and who can’t move.
(b) Who tried to break the ‘boredom’ and how?
(c) How could the boredom harm the fellows?
(a) Chuck Hooper and his dog Duke are the two fellows here. Duke can’t talk while Chuck can’t move.
(b) Duke tried to break the boredom by forcing Chuck to take him for a walk. ,
(c) Duke felt restless and uneasy; whereas this state of inactivity would have made Chuck completely confined to the bed.
Question 22:
A few weeks ago, worded as if in a special tribute to Duke, an order came through from the chemical company’s headquarters.
(a) Who is Duke? What has happened to him?
(b) What did the order say?
(c) How was it a tribute to Duke?
(a) Duke is Chuck Hooper’s pet dog. He has met with an accident.
(b) The order said that Chuck had been promoted as the Assistant National Sales Manager. .
(c) It was a tribute to Duke as he only was responsible for his promotion. So, the credit goes to him.
Question 23:
Thirteen months from the moment he worked full days. Chuck Hooper was promoted as the Regional Manager covering more than four states.
(a) What helped Chuck Hooper achieve the promotion mentioned here?
(b) What did Chuck’s promotion reveal about the company’s management?
(c) Who did Chuck owe his success to himself or Duke?
(a) Hooper’s strong determination helped him to achieve the promotion.
(b) Chuck’s promotion revealed that the company’s management was compassionate and fair. They had full faith in the abilities of their employees.
(c) Chuck owed his success to both, to himself and Duke. Both were equally responsible. Without Duke he would never have been able to walk again.
Question 24:
He was a 23kilo missile of joy. He hit Chuck above die belt, causing him to fight to keep his balance.
(a) Who has been called a ‘missile of joy’?
(b) How did he hit Chuck? Why?
(c) Why did Chuck find it difficult to maintain his balance?
(a) Chuck’s dog, Duke, has been called ‘a missile of joy’.
(b) Duke jumped with great excitement to express his joy on meeting his master.
(c) Chuck did not expect Duke to jump on him suddenly and that too with such great force. Secondly, his disability did not allow him to withstand the impact.
Question 25:
How did Duke meet his end?
On the evening of 12, October 1957, the Hooper had guests as Hooper had got quite well. Suddenly, they heard the screech of brakes outside. When Chuck looked outside, he was awestruck. Duck had met with a serious accident. His injuries were severer and he died. This day brought darkness in the lives of the Hoopers.
Question 26
How much time did it take for Chuck to stand on his own feet?
After the accident, Chuck remained in the hospital for a month., in a critical stage. When he came home on his wheelchair, his dog Duke helped him walk back into life step by step, day by day.Chuck was discharged from the hospital on March and by mid-April he was able to stand on his feet
Question 27:
Why did Chuck visit his office? What problem did it present before all?
Chuck visited his office with an offer of spending an hour a day. But his bosses were in dilemma. They did not know what to do with a salesman who was unable to move around and could work only an hour a day.
Question 28:
What was Duke’s reaction when he saw Chuck after he came back from the hospital?
When Chuck was brought home, Duke could not contain himself on seeing his master. In sheer joy, he jumped on his master; though he seemed to realize soon that he should not have done so.
Question 29:
‘It was like lighting a fuse. Duke shimmied himself U-shaped in anticipation’. Explain.
The line refers to the effects that Chuck had on the dog, Duke .One evening, Chuck hooked the leash to Duke’s collar.The dog jumped in anticipation that his master would take him for a walk.The dog was excited as Chuck had showed no interest in making an effort to walk. The dog’s coaxing.
Question 30:
Do you think that the story of Duke and Chuck is an inspiration for those who give up without trying?
The story conveys that, ‘when all is lost, future still remains’.All challenges, all tragedies and all handicaps of life can be overcome with strong determination, persistent hardwork, patience and a little co-operation form loved ones. They can help one change one’s destiny.
Question 31:
What special qualities did Duke exhibit to be an extraordinary dog?
A rough-playing, 23-Kilo Doberman Pinscher, Duke was a four-year-old red-coloured dog of incalculable enthusiasm. Full of life, he loved to have boisterous fun, but once he realized his master’s grave problem, he took upon himself the responsibility of bringing him bade to his feet. His extraordinary intelligence sincerity and tenacity endeared him to the Hoopers and the people around them.
Question 32:
How was chuck Injured in the accident?
One evening in the autumn season, Chuck Hooper was returning home after the day’s work in his car. Suddenly, another car, in front of him, applied brakes and Hooper’s car banged into it. Hooper suffered severe brain injuries. Consequently, the left side of his body got paralyzed.
Question 33:
Why was 4th january an eventful day for Chuck Hooper?
4th January was an eventful day for Chuck Hooper because that day he walked 200 metre without Duke’s support from the clinic to his office. Chuck also decided to work for an hour that day.
Question 34:
In 1953, Hooper was a favoured young man. Explain.
Hooper was a favoured young man who had everything in life, popularity, success and a respectable job. He was once a player of the university football team.He was the Zonal Sales Manager in a chemical company and was very ambitious.
Question 35:
Write a character sketch of Hooper.
Hooper Was a popular, civilized, cheerful, hard-working young: man holding a high position in his company. An accident left him completely paralyzed.He felt depressed and lost With Duke’s help, he was able to make tentative, movements. ,
Encouraged by his success and with Duke’s help, his steely will bore fruit. He resumed his office work and was promoted as the Assistant National Sales Manager.
Question 36:
What targeted Chuck hit on 1st March? Who helped him?
On 1st Match, Chuck started working for the whole day. His dog, Duke, played a vital role in bringing his life back to normal. He had motivated him and helped him in his exercises.
Question 37:
How did Hooper take his first step after the accident?
One day Chuck idly hooked the leash on Duke’s collar.It was as if the dog understood what he had to do. He forced to his feet. With Marcy’s support, he put his left foot forward. Slowly and cautiously he took some more steps.
Question 38:
How did Chuck and Marcy differ in their views regarding dogs?
Chuck loved dogs while Marcy did not have a liking for them. Hooper brought Duke much against the wishes of Marcy Marcy took a long time to adjust with and to get along with Duke, their dog.
Question 39:
How did Marcy react after Duke met with a fatal accident?
Though Marcy was worried and distressed, she herself carried him to the hospital and got him the best possible treatment.
Question 40:
Why do you think Charles Hooper’s appointment as the Assistant National Sales Manager was considered as a tribute to Duke?
Charles Hooper’s appointment as the Assistant National Sales Manager was considered as a tribute to Duke because this was in consonance with the fighting spirit of Duke. Duke had assumed all tire responsibility for leading him back to his office desk. He had rekindled a hope in Hooper and had taught him to cope with the challenge successfully.
Question 41:
How did the members of the staff react when Chuck visited his district office without Duke?
Or
What was the reaction of the staff when Chuck visited his district office? What did he say to his manager Garden Doule?
When Chuck visited his District Office without Duke, his colleagues were amazed. He told the manager that he would come to the office daily for at least one hour.
Question 42:
Why was Hooper depressed after coming home from the hospital?
Or
Why was Hooper depressed at home after being releazed from the hospital?
Hooper had suffered from a paralytic attack and was unable to move or walk. When his wife, Marcy left for work everyday, he was left alone in the house, he was bed-ridden and missed company. He was then hit by pain and grief and felt depressed.
Question 43:
How did Marcy react when Duke was run over by a car?
When Hooper returned he was excited at first. Later, as he was bed-ridden, he felt lonely and depressed as Marcy went out for work.
Question 44
What efforts were made by Duke to bring his master Charles back to his feet once again? Give at least two instances.
(i) Duke couldn’t bear Chuck on bed and so quivering with impatience he went to the bed and poked his nose under Charles’ elbow and provoked him to get up.
(ii) During Charles initial efforts, Duke kept the leash taut so that Charles would not get disbalanced.
Question 45
What is considered as a fitting tribute to Duke by Chuck? Why?
Chuck was promoted as the Assistant National Sales Manager. Duke had played a vital role in once again bringing him back to his feet. He had motivated him and helped him in his exercises.
Question 46:
Which incident transformed Chuck Hooper from a favoured young man to an unfortunate young man?
Chuck had everything going for him—a job, house and family when a car accident left him paralysed on his left side, robbing him of the ability to talk or move.
Question 47
What problems did Chuck face on returning to the company headquarters?
Chuck worked hard for a comeback, but as a salesman he couldn’t move.He was confuted to his chair.Initially, he was able to work only for an hour.
Question 48
“Duke lay down with a reproachful eye on Hooper.” What is Duke trying to convey to Hopper?
Duke looks at Hooper critically as if trying to convey his displeasure at Hooper’s weakness, his inability to fight his condition.
Question 49
What led Marcy to limit the course of physiotherapy?
Charles Hooper was appointed Assistant National Sales Manager and the credit for this goes to the dog Duke. It was only because of Duke that Hooper could leave his wheelchair and start walking.Duke assumed all the responsibility for leading him back to his office-desk. He had rekindled a hope in Hooper and had taught him to cope with the challenge successfully. That’s why his fresh promotion was a tribute to Duke.
Question 50
They said that they would create a desk job for Hooper at the headquarters.
(i) Who are they?
(ii) Why did they decide to do this?
The word ‘they’ refers to the office colleagues of Hooper who came from the company to tell him to take a year off. They decided to do this as Hooper was in a critical stage.He had been put on a wheelchair as his arms and legs were paralyzed. Hooper had a field job which he would not be able to manage with these physical conditions.