Quality

Question: 1 – What was the author’s opinion about Mr. Gessler as a boot maker?

Answer: The author held Mr. Gessler in high esteem. To him he was the master of his

 trade. He was the pride of his profession. He was a true artist. The boots made by him never

failed to fit. They were the best in make and finish. They lasted long.

Question: 2 – What was the effect on Mr. Gessler of the author’s remark about

a certain pair of boots?

Answer: The author’s remark gave Mr. Gessler a shock. He looked at the author for

sometime without any reply. He expected at author to withdraw his words. He could not

 believe that his boots creaked.

Question: 3 – What was Mr. Gessler’s complaint against big firms? (or) Why does

 Mr. Gessler say that big firms that make shoes had no self respect?

Answer: The complaint of Mr. Gessler was that the big firm had no self respect. They sold

 their goods by advertisement only but not by the quality of their boots. those firms were

snatching the work away from him every year.

Question: 4 –Why, according to the new tenant was Mr. Gessler a failure in business?

 (or) Why was Mr. Gessler a failure in business?

Answer: According to the new tenant, Mr. Gessler worked all alone on his boots. so it took

him a long time to make boots for the customers. The customers would not wait for so

long. By andby they deserted Mr. Gessler and he was put to starvation. The new tenant

found these reasons behind Mr. Gessler’s failure in business.

Question: 5 – What sort of shoes did Gessler make? How did he treat his profession?

(or) Why was Gessler known for his boots?

Answer: Gessler made quality shoes. He was devoted to his profession. He maintained quality

 at the risk of starvation.

Question: 6 – Why did the writer get disturbed when he visited the place where

Mr. Gessler’s shop had existed before?

Answer: The writer got disturbed because the name of Mr. Gessler had gone and he

saw a Youngman with an English face.

Question: 7 – Why did the author not visit Gessler very often?

Answer: The author visited Gessler only when he needed the new pair of shoes.

Question: 8 – How was Mr. Gessler’s shop different from the shops of others?

Answer: Mr. Gessler made quality boots while other shopkeepers made only attractive shoes

 and the durable ones. So his shop was different from the shops of others.

Question: 9 – Why did the author order so many pairs of boots? Did he really need them?

Answer: The shoe maker grew old. His brother was dead. He had lost his patrons. He

did not need the boots. The author wanted to help him. So he ordered so many pairs of boots.