The SAQ
Answer the following questions in a single sentence each (1 mark each question) :
- What type of text is it ?
- At which station did the girl get into the train ?
- Who came to see the girl off at the station of Rohana ?
- Why were the girl’s parents very much anxious about her comfort ?
- What did the girl’s parents advise her to avoid ?
- How did the narrator attempt to strike up a conversation with the girl ?
- What was the narrator’s very first clue about his fellow traveller in the train ?
- How did the narrator know that the girl wore slippers ?
- Why was the narrator unable to tell anything about the look of the girl ?
- Whose voice startled the girl ?
- Why did the voice of the narrator startle the girl ?
- What do people with good eyesight fail to see ?
- “I didn’t see you either.” – who is the speaker ?
- What is the narrator’s opinion about aunts ?
- “Aunts are usually formidable creatures.” – who made this remark and when ?
- “Oh, how lucky you are.” – who said this and about whom ?
- Why did the girl consider the narrator lucky ?
- What did the girl say about Mussoorie ?
- “Then I made a mistake” – what was the mistake ?
- “That always happens.” – what always happens ?
- “But it was a safe remark.” – What was the remark ?
- How did the narrator praise the girl ?
- “You have an interesting face.”--Who said this and about whom ?
- When did the girl laugh pleasantly ?
- What was the girl tired of ?
- How did the narrator compare the girl’s voice ?
- “We’ll soon be at your station.” – Which ‘station’ is referred to here ?
- “And a high-pitched female voice near the carriage door”- Whose voice was it ?
- “You must be disappointed.” – Who said this and to whom ?
- What did the narrator ask the new passenger about the girl ?
- What did the new passenger say about the girl ?
- “...and we moved off.” – Who are ‘we’ in this statement ?
- What did the narrator want to play once again ?
- Why were the beautiful eyes of the girl useless ?
The DAQ
Answer the following questions in not more than 100 words each (5 marks each question) :
- Would you agree that this story is a comment on ‘seeing’ ? Support your point with instances from the text.
- Does the author help us anticipate the ironical twist in the end during the course of the narrative ? If yes, give examples from the text to support your argument.
- Is the narrator somewhat cautious about not revealing too much about himself? Support your point with instances from the text.
- How was a game of deception played between the narrator and the girl?
- “Then I made a mistake.”—What mistake is referred to here? Was there really any mistake? How did the speaker get rid of his doubt?
- How did the narrator try to impress the girl ?
- How does ‘irony’ play an instrumental role in the story ?
- “You have an interesting face.” – Who said this and to whom ? How did the person spoken to react? How did the speaker mend his/her comment?
- “You are a very gallant young man.” –Who is the ‘young man’? Why is he called ‘gallant young man’? How does the remark impress him?
- “Oh, how lucky you are.” – Who said this? Who was considered to be ‘lucky’ and why? How did the person react to the above remark?
- Write a short note on the appropriateness of the title.
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