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The Verger 

-William Somerset Maugham

Here, you find The Verger questions and answers for class 12 Alternative English. The following questions are taken from the AHSEC board 2012-2023. The verger -AHSEC

 

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H.S. EXAM. questionS - AHSEC

A.  Very short type questions :

1. For how long had the Verger been working at St. Peter's?    (H.S.'16) 
2. Where had the new vicar come from?  (H.S.'16) 
3. What is the full name of the verger in the short story by the same name?  (H.S.'17) 
4. Where does the verger work?  (H.S.'17) 
5. At what age did the verger begin working    (H.S.'18)
6. What did the verger want to buy while walking on the street after losing his job?  (H.S.'18)
7. What was the name of the Verger of St. Peter's Church?  (H.S.'19)
8. Where did the new Vicar come from?  (H.S.'19,20,22)
9. At what age did Albert Edward start working? (H.S.'20)
10. Who is Alber Edward? (H.S.'22)
11. Where did the christening ceremony take place? (H.S.'23) 
12. Where had the new vicar come from? (H.S.'23) 

Answers

1. For how long had the Verger been working at St. Peter's? (H.S.'16) 

Ans.: For sixteen years had the Verger been working at St. Peter's. 

2. Where had the new vicar come from? (H.S.'16)

Ans.:The new vicar comes from the East End. 

 

3. What is the full name of the verger in the short story by the same name? (H.S.'17) 

Ans.: The full name of the verger is Albert Edward Foreman in the short story by the same name. 

4. Where does the verger work? (H.S.'17) 

Ans.: The verger works at St. Peter's Church, Neville Square. 

5. At what age did the verger begin working (H.S.'18)

Ans.: At the age of twelve the verger began working. 

6. What did the verger want to buy while walking on the street after losing his job? (H.S.'18)

Ans.: The verger wanted to buy a  packet of gold flacks cigarettes while walking on the street after losing his job. 

7. What was the name of the Verger of St. Peter's Church? (H.S.'19)

Ans.: (same as Answer 3) 

8. Where did the new Vicar come from? (H.S.'19,20,22)

Ans.: (same as answer 2) 

9. At what age did Albert Edward start working? (H.S.'20)

Ans.: (same as answer 5) 

10. Who is Alber Edward? (H.S.'22)

Ans.: Albert Edward Foreman was the name of Verger of St. Peter's Church.

11. Where did the christening ceremony take place? (H.S.'23) 

Ans: The christening ceremony took place at St. Peter's, Nevile Square. 

12. Where had the new vicar come from? (H.S.'23) 

Ans: The new vicar had come from East End. 

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B. Short-type questions :

1. How did the Verger regard his official dress? [H.S.'16]
2. What business did Albert Edward Foreman set up and where?   [H.S.'16]
3. What was the discovery that astonished the vicar?   [H.S.'17,23]
4. What was the verger told by the vicar in the vestry?   [H.S.'17]
5.  What occupation did the verger take up after resigning from the church? [H.S. '18]
6. How did the verger treat his gowns?[H.S. '18]
7. How did the Verger regard his official dress?[H.S. '19,22] 
8. What impression did the Verger have about the new Vicar? [H.S. '19,22]
9. How did the Verger treat his old gown?  [H.S. '20]
10. Why did Albert Edward decide to set up a tobacco shop after resigning from the church?  [H.S. '20]
11. How did the Verger regard his official dress? [H.S. '22]
12. What happened to the series of gowns in the sixteen years long service of the Verger? [H.S.'23]

 Answer :

1. How did the Verger regard his official dress? [H.S.'16]

Ans.: The verger was very careful with his official dress. He felt that his dress was the dignified symbol of his office. He pressed it and ironed it himself. 

2. What business did Albert Edward Foreman set up and where? [H.S.'16]

Ans.: Albert Edward Foreman set up his business as a tobacconist in a long street where there were no tobacconists and newsagent in London. 

3. What was the discovery that astonished the vicar? [H.S.'17]

Ans.: The new vicar who had come from the East end came to know that Albert Edward Foreman, the Verger of St. Peter's, Neville square for the last sixteen years, was an illiterate person. The discovery astonished the vicar. 

4. What was the verger told by the vicar in the vestry? [H.S.'17]

Ans.: The vicar told that he was rather surprised to know that the verger was an illiterate person and that St Peter's church, located in a respectable locality could not afford to have an illiterate person as its verger. The vicar also said that the church was ready to allow the verger three months so that the latter could educate himself, failing which he would have to resign from his job.

 5. What occupation did the verger take up after resigning from the church? [H.S. '18]

Ans.: After resigning from the Church, the verger set up in business as a tobacconist in a long street where there was no tobacconist and newsagent. 

6. How did the verger treat his gowns?[H.S. '18]

Ans.: The Verger treated his gowns as the dignified symbol of his office and preserved even the old and worn-out ones with care in the bottom drawer of his wardrobe. 

7. How did the Verger regard his official dress?[H.S. '19,22] 

Ans.: The verger was very careful with his official dress. He felt that his dress was the dignified symbol of his office. He pressed it and ironed it himself. 

8. What impression did the Verger have about the new Vicar? [H.S. '19,22]

Ans.: The Verger did not like the new vicar. He thought that the new vicar wanted to control everything according to his own way. The Verger regretted his predecessors because the new verger always wanted to rule every activity of the Church. 

9. How did the Verger treat his old gown? [H.S. '20]

Ans.: The Verger treated his gowns as the dignified symbol of his office and preserved even the old and worn-out ones with care in the bottom drawer of his wardrobe. 

10. Why did Albert Edward decide to set up a tobacco shop after resigning from the church? [H.S. '20]

Ans.: After resigning from the verger's job, he was left with nothing to do so while he was wandering on what to do. He went searching for a packet of cigarettes but can't find none to his surprise, so, he thought of setting up a tobacco shop on the street and his idea of buying a shop was brilliant as it got him huge success. 

11. How did the Verger regard his official dress? [H.S. '22]

Ans.: The verger was very careful with his official dress. He felt that his dress was the dignified symbol of his office. He pressed it and ironed it himself. 

12. What happened to the series of gowns in the sixteen years long service of the Verger?  [H.S.'23]

Ans: During the sixteen years, Alber Edward Foreman had verger of St. Peter's church and he had a succession of gowns. But he had never thrown away his old gowns rather he kept them in the bottom drawer of his wardrobe. Wrapped up in brown paper.

 

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C. Essay Type questions :   Mark: 4/5

1. Why was the bank manager in Mangham's tale surprised? Why did it seem the most extraordinary thing he had ever heard? [H.S.'16]
2. Narrate the circumstances under which the verger had to lose his job at St. Peter's. [H.S.'17]
3. In your opinion, what kind of a person was the verger?  [H.S. '18]
4. Explain with reference to the context of the following:         (a) "The last vicar knew that, sir," he replied. "He said it didn't make no difference. He always said there was a great deal too much education in the world for 'is taste."   [H.S. '16]             (b) "He's been nagging them he'as," said the verger to himself   [H.S.'17]            (c) "I can tell you that sir", said Mr. Foreman, a little smile on his still aristocratic features. "I'd be verger of St. Peter's, Neville Square".   [H.S.'18]
5. Describe the circumstances under which the Verger had to lose his job in St. Peter's Church.    [H.S. '19,22]
6. "Foreman, will you come into the vestry for a minute? I have something to say to you."        [H.S. '19]
7. Describe how did Albert Edward prosper in his business as a tobacconist and newsagent.     [H.S. '20]
8. What was the Verger's impression about the new vicar? [H.S.'23]

Answer :

1. Why was the bank manager in Mangham's tale surprised? Why did it seem the most extraordinary thing he had ever heard? [H.S.'16]

Ans.: The bank manager in Maugham's tale was surprised because Edward Albert Foreman, the former verger of St Peter's Neville Square, informed him that he was unable to read or write except for his name and that too he had learnt it when he set up his business. For the bank manager, this seemed to be the most extraordinary thing that he had heard because Foreman had accumulated a large sum of money through his business as a tobacconist and a newsagent. It is generally thought that a handsome amount of money can be earned only by people who are literate and as Foreman was an illiterate person, the manager found it very extraordinary that Foreman could earn such a big sum of money.

    

2. Narrate the circumstances under which the verger had to lose his job at St. Peter's. [H.S.'17]

Ans.: Albert Edward Foreman was the verger of St Peter's church at Neville Square, a respectable locality for sixteen years. He loved his position in the church and was dedicated towards his work. However, he was an illiterate person. This lapse on his part made no difference to the previous vicar who believed that the verger's lack of education would hardly affect the affairs of the church. But when the old vicar was gone and a new vicar joined the church, he became disappointed to learn of Foreman's illiteracy. So he met Foreman and offered him three months so that Foreman could educate himself. But the verger disagreed with the vicar's proposal as he believed that he was too old to learn something then. Then the vicar responded by saying that under such circumstances Foreman would have to lose his job. Thereafter, Albert Edward Foreman informed the vicar that he would be happy to give his resignation as soon as the church found someone to replace him. In this way, the verger lost his job.

3. In your opinion, what kind of a person was the verger? [H.S. '18]

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4. Explain with reference to the context of the following: 

 (a) "The last vicar knew that sir," he replied. "He said it didn't make no difference. He always said there was a great deal too much education in the world for 'is taste." [H.S. '16] 

Ans.: The quoted lines are an extract from the short story 'The Verger' written by William Somerset Maugham. 

The lines are spoken by Albert Edward Foreman, the verger of St Peter's Neville Square, to the new vicar.

The new vicar had been recently appointed at St Peter's church. Albert Edward Foreman was the verger of that church for the last sixteen years and he did not know how to read and write. The new vicar found it very strange that the verger of a church located in such a respectable locality as Neville Square should have an illiterate verger. So he called Foreman to the vestry one evening after the formalities of the church were over and enquired about his incapability to read and write. The vicar said that it was rather unpleasant that he had to disclose to Foreman that the latter's illiteracy was an extraordinary circumstance and that a respectable church like St Peter's cannot afford to have an illiterate verger. Such a disclosure could not embarrass the verger who replied that the former vicar was aware of this and he had told Foreman that there were too many things in the real world outside formal education that would be enough to educate anybody and satisfy people. And therefore, for the former Vicar, Albert Edward Foreman's illiteracy did not make much difference.

 (b) "He's been nagging them he'as," said the verger to himself [H.S.'17] 

Ans.: The quoted lines are an extract from the short story 'The Verger' written by William Somerset Maugham. 

These lines are a reflection of what Albert Edward Foreman, the verger was thinking as he went to meet the new vicar in the vestry of St Peter's church. The new vicar was rather unhappy to know that the verger was an illiterate person and so he had asked the latter to meet him in the vestry one evening after the christening ceremony was over and the guests were gone. As the verger entered the vestry along with the vicar, he found the two elderly churchwardens, who were his colleagues for the last sixteen years, already present there. This was rather surprising for him because he did not see them enter the vestry nor did he expect them to be there. Although the churchwardens gave pleasant nods to the verger on seeing him in the vestry, he could understand that the churchwardens were anxious about something. The vicar on the other hand displayed a kind of resolute kindness which was in contrast to the troubled look on the faces of the churchwardens. It is in this context that the verger thought to himself that the vicar must have said or done something unpleasant that made these two elderly churchwardens anxious.

 (c) "I can tell you that sir", said Mr. Foreman, a little smile on his still aristocratic features. "I'd be verger of St. Peter's, Neville Square". [H.S.'18]

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5. Describe the circumstances under which the Werger had to lose his job in St. Peter's Church. [H.S. '19,22]

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6. "Foreman, will you come into the vestry for a minute? I have something to say to you." [H.S. '19]

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7. Describe how did Albert Edward prosper in his business as a tobacconist and newsagent. [H.S. '20]

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8. What was the Verger's impression about the new vicar? [H.S.'23]

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