Reading Comprehension (Unseen) Passage Set - 6

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Reading Comprehension (Unseen) Passage Set - 6

Read the following text and asnwer the questions that follow :- 

It all began when I, Jim Hawkins, was just a boy and my father ran the Admiral Benbow Inn. I remember it as if it was yesterday. A large, heavey man burst in the inn door. He carried a large sea chest and wore a soiled blue coat. His hands were ragged and scarred and his fingernails were black and broken. He had a white scar across one cheek. I remember him looking around and whistling to himself. Then he broke out into an old sea song than he often sang. After finishing his song he introduced himself. He told us only that we should call him "Captain". He threw several gold coins on the table and my father showed him to his room. The captain stayed with us for a long time. He was a silent man by custom. All day long he sat on the cliffs or hung around the cove. During the evening he sat by the fire. Everyday when he came back from his stroll he would ask if any seafaring men had passed by. I soon figured out that the captain asked these questions because he was hiding from someone or something.    

A) State whether the following are True/False. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False :- 

i) It all began when the narrator was a boy. 

ii) The "Captain" was a talkative man by custom.

iii) The "Captain" stayed at the inn for a ling time. 

iv) The "Captain" carried a large sea-chest when he first came to the inn. 

B) Answer each of the following questions in about 30 words :- 

i) Describe the appearance of the "Captain". 

ii) What was the captain's routine during the day and in the evening? 

iii) What did Jim Hawkins conclude about the captain's and how?