Assignment for class VII - A English LIiterature

                          The Story of William Tell .

Q 1 : Why did the Swiss people hate Gessler ?
Ans : The Swiss people hated Gessler because he was a cruel ruler who was full of wickedness and
         pride .
Q 2 : Why did Gessler have his hat placed on the top of a pole ?
Ans : Gessler had his hat placed on the top of a pole because he was full of pride and he ordered that
         everyone who passed the pole had to bow down .
Q 3 : What did Tell do when he saw the hat ?
Ans : Tell was a very good and brave man and he did not obey the order . He walked past Gessler's
         hat and laughed when Gessler's soldiers ordered him to bow down .
Q 4 : What was Tell famous for ?
Ans : William Tell was famous throughout the country as  the hunter . He was said to be the best shot with a
         bow and an arrow for miles and miles around .
Q 5 : What punishment did Gessler give to Tell ?
Ans : Gessler ordered his soldiers to catch hold of William Tell's son and made the boy stand under a tree .
         An apple was placed on the boy's head . Then Gessler told Tell that he had heard that he was the best
         shot in the whole of Switzerland . Hence if he could shoot the apple of his boy's head , he could
         go free .
Q 6 : Why did Tell not agree to shoot the apple ?
Ans : Tell did not agree to  shoot the apple because he said that although he was a god shot no man alive
        could be sure be hitting so small target from so great distance . If his arrow missed the apple by so
        much as a hair , it would kill his son .
Q 7 : What did Gessler say would happen if Tell did not obey him ?
Ans : If Tell did not obey him Gessler said that both he and his son would be killed .

Q 8 : What did Tell's son say to his father when he heard about Gessler's  orders ?
Ans : William Tell's son told his father not to fear and that he would stand very shrill ; he would not move
         at all and that he was not afraid .

Q 9 : Why did the people cheer when the shooting was over ?
Ans : The people cheered when the shooting was over because they could not help praising the courage
          and the shrill of both father and son .
Q 10 : Why did Tell keep his second arrow in the quiver ?
Ans : Tell kept the arrow in the quiver just in case if he missed and killed his son then he would it to kill
         Gessler .