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“for permanent cookhouse duties, I’ve decided that Private Quelch is just the man for the job.” Of course, it was a joke for days afterward; a joke and joy to all of us. (a) Who sent Quelch for cookhouse duties? (b) ‘It was a joke’, for whom? (...

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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

“for permanent cookhouse duties, I’ve decided that Private Quelch is just the man for the job.” Of course, it was a joke for days afterward; a joke and joy to all of us.

(a) Who sent Quelch for cookhouse duties?

(b) ‘It was a joke’, for whom?

(c) It was a ‘joke and joy’ to all. Why?

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(a) Corporal Turnbull sent Quelch for cook-house duties.

(b) It was a joke for Quelch’s colleagues.

(c) Quelch was snubbed publicly. It was a ‘joke and joy’ to all.

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