Q1: Where did Gavin Maxwell live?
Ans: Gavin Maxwell lived in Camusfeama.
Q2: What did the author decide to experiment?
Ans: The author decided to have an otter as a pet instead of a dog.
Q3: Why was his place a suitable place for that experiment?
Ans: The author’s place was a suitable place for that experiment because otters love to see flowing water and feed on fish.
Q4: What did the author’s friend advise him?
Ans: The author’s friend advised him to get an otter from the Tigris marshes.
Q5: Why did the author go to Basra?
Ans: The author went to Basra to the Consulate—General to collect and answer his mail from Europe.
Q6: Why did the author cable to England?
Ans: The author cabled to England to get information about the status of his mail.
Q7: Why did the author wait for three days?
Ans: The author waited to telephone for three days as there were problems with it.
Q8: When did the author receive his mail?
Ans: Five days later, the author received his mail.
Q9: What did the author find in his bedroom?
Ans: The author found two Arabs in his bedroom.
Q10: What did the author see in the bathroom?
Ans: The author found Mijbil upon the bath tub.
Q11: Where did Mijbil go?
Ans: Mijbil went inside the bathroom to have fun with water.
Q12: What did the otter want to do?
Ans: Mijbil, the otter was trying to turn the tap so that water could come out of it.
Q13: How did Mijbil spend his time?
Ans: Mijbil spent his time in playing with rubber ball.
Q14: Who was in the box.
Ans: Mij, the otter was in the box.
Q15: What did the author find in the box?
Ans: The author found complete silence in the box.
Q16: What was the condition of Mijbil in the box?
Ans: Mijbil’s condition was miserable.
Q17: How did Mijbil spend his time in London?
Ans: Mijbil spent his time playing with a selection of toys—ping-pong balls, rubber fruit and terrapin shell.
Q18: What did Mijbil invent?
Ans: Mijbil invented a new game with the ping-pong ball.
Q19: How did he play with his new game?
Ans: Mijbil placed the ball on the light end and tried to grab it from the other end.
Q20: What did the labourer want to know?
Ans: The labourer wanted to know the species of Mijbil.