During his early days as editor of the popular magazine, Saturday Evening Post, George Lorimer did much of the reading of unsoliocited stories. This meant endless hours of sitting at the desk, pouring over big stacks of manuscripts, trying to decide which were worthy of publication and which were not. Lormier became an expert at making these decisions.
One day he received a huffy letter from a would-be writer who had a complaint. “Last week you rejected my story,” she wrote, “I am positive you did no read it, because, as a test, I pasted together pages 14, 15 and 16. The manuscript came back with the pages still pasted. There is no questions in my mind but that you are a sham and a disgrace to your profession.”
Lorimer’s reply was succinct : “Madam, at breakfast when I crack open an egg, I don’t have to eat the whole egg to know it is bad.”
1. Lormier did much reading of the stories
(a) if they were the solicited ones
(b) when they appeared to be bad
(c) when they were from women writers
(d) when they came unsolicited
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2. Lorimer was a good editor because
(a) his reply to the angry writer was polite
(b) he apologized for rejecting the story without reading it
(c) he could find the worth of a story with a little effort
(d) he was prompt, in writing letters
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The lady wrote a huffy letter because
(a) her story was rejected
(b) her story was rejected unread
(c) her story was rejected although it was good
(d) Lormer was biased in his decision
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3. Lorimer’s reply was
(a) irrelevant
(b) rude
(c) witty
(d) funny
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4. Lormier read the stories
(a) because he enjoyed reading them
(b) in order to publish them
(c) only to find fault with them
(d) in order to review them
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(Source: CDS-I Exam Paper English – 2011)
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