Solution. Mr. Keesing was a strict teacher. However, he was not rigidly strict. He expected discipline and silence in his class while he was teaching, which is acceptable. He punished Anne by asking her to write an essay on ‘A Chatterbox’. When Anne wrote a convincing essay on it, he received it with a good laugh.

Anne was a talkative child. He punished Anne and asked her to write an essay on the topic ‘A Chatterbox’. Anne wrote convincing arguments in her essay. He had a good laugh at her arguments. However, Anne continued with her talking. Mr. Keesing punished her again by asking her to write another essay.

Question 8: Anne says teachers are the most unpredictable. Is Mr Keesing unpredictable? How? Answer: Mr Keesing, the Maths teacher assigns Anne to write some essays as a punishment for her being talkative throughout lessons. She is asked to write as essay on ‘A chatterbox’.