Answer: The narrator
wanted to open a bank account
because his salary had been raised fifty dollars a month. So he thought that the bank was the right place for it.
Why did the manager think that the narrator was a millionaire?
4. The bank manager was annoyed as he first thought that the narrator told him that he wanted to talk to him alone so the manager thought that he was a spy from pinkertons but he later he found that
hev wasn’t a spot spy
so he thought he was a millionaire and wanted to open a big account.
Why did the bank manager think that the narrator was there to deposit a large amount?
Ans: The narrator is a nervous disordered and weak person who has bank phobia. Ans: The narrator informed the manager that he wanted to deposit ‘all’ his
money
in the bank. The word ‘all’ made him think that it might be a large amount and hence the narrator might be very rich.
Why does the narrator deposit his money and then want to withdraw from it some?
Upon discovering that the narrator wanted to deposit a mere fifty-six dollars into his new account, the manager dropped his previously ingratiating manner. … Because of
his nervousness
, the narrator asked to withdraw all of the funds he had just deposited.
What did the manager think the narrator was?
What made the manager think that the narrator worked Pinkerton’s Detective Agency? Ans:The mysterious behaviour of the narrator in the bank and his intention to see the manager alone, made the manager think that
he might be a detective
.
Why did bank manager feel annoyed at the narrator?
The bank manager is obviously annoyed
because the narrator causes so much trouble about opening what is a very small account
. The narrator, presumably Stephen Leacock himself, only wants to deposit fifty-six dollars and then another fifty dollars a month. … The manager feels alarmed by Leacock’s mysterious manner.
How much money did the narrator have in the bank?
Answer: The narrator had
fourteen rupees
in his wallet as his life’s savings.
Why does the narrator deposit fifty six dollars and then want to withdraw six dollars?
Why does the narrator deposit fifty six dollars and then want to withdraw six dollars? Answer: The narrator
wanted to open a bank account because his salary had been raised fifty dollars a month
. So he thought that the bank was the right place for it.
What made the narrator nervous in the bank?
All he knows is that he gets incredibly nervous whenever he enters one.
The clerks, the little windows, the sight of the money
—all of these things make him nervous. The narrator’s evident nervousness makes him an object of curiosity to the bank manager.
What could the narrator see in his mind’s eye?
What could the narrator see in his mind’s eye? Ans: – Though the narrator was completely blind at that time, he could
see the telegraph post flashing by
in his mind’s eye.
What did the manager do when he learned that the narrator was not a millionaire?
When the manager learnt the
actual amount of the money, he became angry
. His attitude was rude and unkind. He asked him to go to the accountant.
What did the bank manager mistook the narrator to be?
The manager thinks that the narrator in “My Financial Career” is
a detective or a millionaire with a large sum of money that he wishes to deposit
.
What happens to the narrator when he goes to a bank My Financial Career?
What happens to the narrator when he goes to a bank in “My Financial Career”?
As soon as he sets foot in the bank, the narrator feels incredibly nervous
. Everything about banks makes him feel jittery: the clerks, the sight of money, the little windows at the counters.
Who did the manager think his visitor was?
Question 1. Who did the manager think his visitor was? Answer: The manager thought his visitor was
one of Pinkerton’s men
.
How did the narrator meet the manager?
The narrator was a writer and the woman had read his book and had written to him about it she wanted to meet him because
shr is passing through paris
, she expressed her desire to have a chat with him and asked him for little luncheons at FOYOT’S if he would give her information.
What mistakes did the narrator make and why?
Answer:
The bank manager is obviously annoyed
because the narrator causes so much trouble about opening what is a very small account. The narrator, presumably Stephen Leacock himself, only wants to deposit… … The roar of laughter can be attributed to Leacock’s actions while attempting to make a deposit.
