Question 2 - Chapter 4 - The Enemy - Vistas - Chapters (Literature) - English Class 12

Read the extract and answer the following questions.

Extract:

Sadao had taken this into his mind as he did everything his father said, his father who never joked or played with him but who spent infinite pains upon him who was his only son. Sadao knew that his education was his father’s chief concern. For this reason he had been sent at twentytwo to America to learn all that could be learned of surgery and medicine. He had come back at thirty, and before his father died he had seen Sadao become famous not only as a surgeon but as a scientist. Because he was perfecting a discovery which would render wounds entirely clean, he had not been sent abroad with the troops. Also, he knew, there was some slight danger that the old General might need an operation for a condition for which he was now being treated medically, and for this possibility Sadao was being kept in Japan.

(The Enemy)

Question (i)

What was the name of the discovery that Sadao was perfecting as a scientist?

1. A discovery that would render wounds entirely clean
2. A discovery that would render wounds entirely healed
3. A discovery that would render wounds entirely painless
4. A discovery that would render wounds entirely invisible

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

(a) A discovery that would render wounds entirely clean

Step-by-step explanation: 🧐

• The name of the discovery that Sadao was perfecting as a scientist was a discovery that would render wounds entirely clean.
• This is stated in the fourth sentence of the extract, where it says "Because he was perfecting a discovery which would render wounds entirely clean ".
• This discovery was a new method of treating wounds with a special powder that would kill all the bacteria and prevent infection.
• This discovery was very important and valuable for Japan, especially during the war, as it could save many lives and reduce suffering.

Question (ii)

How old was Sadao when he returned to Japan after studying in America?

1. Twenty-two
2. Twenty-five
3. Twenty-eight
4. Thirty

Answer: