Q1: What sort of books were presented by the British public to soldiers?
ANS:Most of the books were ordinary and suitable. But some people sent odd things. Some sent them twenty years old magazines.
Q2: Why should bad books be destroyed?
ANS:Bad books should be destroyed because thier destruction not only makes room for new books but also saves one’s heirs the trouble of sorting out the books.
Q3: Why is it not easy to destroy books?
ANS:It is not easy to destroy books because it is hard to burn them. The only way to burn a book is to burn it leaf after leaf.
Q4: Why could not the author burn the unwanted books?
ANS:He had no kitchen range, so he could not toast them on a gas cooker or consume them leaf by leaf in his small study fire.
Q5: How did the writer decide to get rid of them? OR What did the writer finally decide to do with his books?
ANS:He decided to get rid of the books by throwing them into the river.
Q6: Did the writer come to have a feeling for those books once he had got rid of them?
