Questions and answers from "All About a Dog" by A. G. Gardiner.

Exercise 1:

1. The younger woman carried a little---

       (c) Pekinese dog

2. The younger woman was suffering from-----

        (d) cough

3. The bell was pulled by the---

        (a) conductor

4. The number of policemen to whom the woman expressed her anger was----

        (a) three

5. The problem the bus faced was with the-----

      (b) engine

Exercise 2:

1. How many people got into the bus with the younger woman?

Ans. One man and one woman got into the bus with the younger woman.

2.What was the conductor's order to the younger woman?

Ans. The conductor order the younger woman to take the Pekinese dog out which was carried by the woman.

3. Why did the conductor stand triumphant?

Ans.The conductor stood triumphant because he ordered the woman to take the out and also said that if she did not do so, then the bus would be stopped there. And he knew very well that what he was doing was actually following the law. So, for him, it's a kind of victory. And that's why he was standing triumphant.

4. What is that rule which cannot be broken without danger to life and limb?

Ans. According to the author, there are many rules of law. But some of them are only for the comfort of the people and some of them are very strict. He said, for example, that the rules of the road are that kind of rule which cannot be broken without any danger to life and limb.

Exercise 3:

1. When did the author feel the trouble was coming up?

Ans. The author realized that the trouble was coming up when he saw that the conductor was coming to collect the fares. He knew very well that when the conductor would see the dog on the lap of the woman, he would definitely create a chaos because they would always wait for it.

2. Mention two demands made by the passengers when the bus stopped?

Ans. When the bus stopped, the passengers demanded that----

   i) They wanted their fare back.

  ii) The conductor and the driver were engaged to carry the passengers in their destination. So they must have to do that.

3. How are rules of guidance to be observed?

Ans. According to A. G. Gardinar, the rules of guidance are only for the comfort of the passengers. So they are not to be followed strictly. Here we need to use our common sense. In the story, as the rules of the dog was followed so strictly by the conductor that it was creating a problem rather than solving anything. So we need to follow them in spirit, not in the literary meaning.