Exercises and Assignments on the Text

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Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the texf and use them 
in the sentences of your own:  
own smth,  
consider himself,  
digest the day’s news,  
nod in agreement,  
ignore smb/smth,  
stare closely,  
get reasonable price,  
be disappointed,  
want badly,  
on ones nerves,  
toss into the air.
Assignment № 3 
Questions on the text: 
1 Describe Mr. Purcell. 
2 What did he own and what did he sell? 
3 What did the customers say? 
4 What did Mr. Purcell do every morning? 
5 What was the weather like on that day? 
6 When did he notice the stranger? 
7 What did the stranger look like? 
8 What did he want to buy? 
9 What shows that Mr. Purcell didn’t understand the man at first? 
10 In what manner did the man speak to the owner of the shop? 
11 Why did Mr. Purcell have to reduce the price? 
12 How had the man earned the five dollars? 
13 What scene did the shopkeeper watch through the window? 
14 What was his reaction to the stranger’s behaviour? 
Assignment № 4 
Discuss the following: 
1 Characterize Mr. Purcell. Find in the text all the details that show the authors attitude to the 
shopkeeper. 
2 Describe the stranger. Explain why he let loose the birds. 
3 Compare the shopkeeper and the customer. Find in the text the details that prove the 
contrast between them. 
4 Comment on the title of the story. Who was “caged”?  Why was it the pet-shop where the 
stranger came? 
5 Describe the stranger’s previous life. 
6 Why did Mr. Purcell feel insulted? 

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