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3) How had the school been run? Was it meant for a particular class of students? If so, (2) why so? (2) 4) Mr. Oliver was returning to his school? Where had he gone?

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Answered by pinkvforever

Answer:

HEY MATE ,

Explanation:

Question 1.

Who was Mr Oliver? Where was he working?

Answer:

Mr Oliver was an Anglo Indian teacher. He was a bachelor and worked in a English medium school located on the outskirts of Simla.

Question 2.

Why was the school where Mr Oliver worked called the Eton of the East?

Answer:

The school where Mr Oliver worked was run on the lines of an English public school. The students belonged mostly to elite families and were supposed to wear blazers, caps and ties. Eton is also a school meant for children of the British royalty and elite class. Hence the comparison.

Question 3.

What did Mr Oliver generally do in the evening?

Answer:

In the evening, Mr Oliver usually strolled into the town to visit the Simla Bazaar with its restaurants and cinemas. The Bazaar was only about three miles from the school.

Question 4.

When did Mr Oliver return from the town?

Answer:

Mr Oliver usually returned after dark.

Question 5.

Which route did Mr Oliver take on his way back?

Answer:

Mr Oliver took the shortcut through the pine forest.

Question 1.

Why did the people keep to the main road instead of taking the shortcut?

Answer:

The shortcut passed through the pine forest and at night the strong wind seemed to howl and the leaves rustled. All this created an eerie and frightening atmosphere so the people avoided taking the lonely shortcut and followed the main road.

Question 2.

Why did Mr Oliver take the shortcut? What did he carry with him?

Answer:

Mr Oliver took the shortcut because he was not a nervous or imaginative man who would think that the forest hid unnatural things. He was not frightened. He carried a torch with him.

Question 3.

Whom did Mr Oliver meet in the forest?

Answer:

Mr Oiver while walking along the shortcut in the forest saw in the flickering light of his torch a boy, crouched down sitting on a rock and weeping.

Question 4.

What thought ran through Mr Oliver’s mind when he saw the boy?

Answer:

When Mr Oliver saw the boy he immediately thought the boy was a miscreant from his school. He was sure the boy was absconding from school as boys were not allowed to leave the premises after dark.

Question 5.

What was Mr Oliver’s reaction?

Answer:

Mr Oliver questioned the boy as to what he was doing out so late and then he approached closer to the boy in order to recognise the miscreant.

Passage 3

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.

But even as he approached the boy, Mr. Oliver sensed that something was wrong. The boy appeared to be crying. His head hung down, he held his face in his hands, and his body shook convulsively. It was a strange, soundless weeping, and Mr. Oliver felt distinctly uneasy.

Well, what’s the matter, he asked, his anger giving way to concern. What are you crying for? The boy would not answer or look up. His body continued to be wracked with silent sobbing.

Oh, come on, boy. You shouldn’t be out here at this hour. Tell me the trouble. Look up.

Question 1.

When did Mr Oliver sense that there was something wrong?

Answer:

As soon as Mr Oliver walked closer to the boy he sensed that there was something wrong.

Question 2.

What did the boy appear to be doing?

Answer:

The boy appeared to be crying.

Question 3.

Describe the posture of the boy.

Answer:

The boy was sitting with his head hung down, he was holding his face in his hands, and his body shook convulsively.

Question 4.

Why did Mr Oliver feel uneasy? What was strange?

Answer:

Mr Oliver felt uneasy because the boy was weeping strangely. He was crying silently without sound but his body was racked with silent sobbing.

Question 5.

Why did Mr Oliver’s anger change to concern?

Answer:

Seeing the boy crying so strangely in the dark all alone in the forest made Mr Oliver concerned and he asked him to tell him what was troubling him and to look up.

Question 1.

Why did the torch fall from Mr Oliver’s hand? Why was his hand trembling?

Answer:

The torch fell from Mr Oliver’s hand when he saw that the boy had no face,ears, eyes or nose. He was horrified and frightened and the torch fell from his hand.

Question 2.

Why did Mr Oliver tell the boy that he should not be out at that hour?

Answer:

Mr Oliver told the boy that he should not be out at that hour because he thought the boy was a student from the school where he taught and the boys were not allowed out after dark.

Question 3.

What was Mr Oliver’s reaction when he saw the faceless boy? Whom did he stumble into?

Answer:

When Mr Oliver saw the faceless boy he ran in fear towards the school crying for help. It was then that he stumbled into the watchman.

Question 4.

What did the watchman ask Mr Oliver? ‘

Answer:

The watchman asked him the reason why he was running and if there had been an accident.

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3) How had the school been run? Was it meant for a particular class of students? If so, (2) why so? (2) 4) Mr. Oliver was returning to his school? Where had he gone?​

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Answer:

HEY MATE ,

Explanation:

Question 1.

Who was Mr Oliver? Where was he working?

Answer:

Mr Oliver was an Anglo Indian teacher. He was a bachelor and worked in a English medium school located on the outskirts of Simla.

Question 2.

Why was the school where Mr Oliver worked called the Eton of the East?

Answer:

The school where Mr Oliver worked was run on the lines of an English public school. The students belonged mostly to elite families and were supposed to wear blazers, caps and ties. Eton is also a school meant for children of the British royalty and elite class. Hence the comparison.

Question 3.

What did Mr Oliver generally do in the evening?

Answer:

In the evening, Mr Oliver usually strolled into the town to visit the Simla Bazaar with its restaurants and cinemas. The Bazaar was only about three miles from the school.

Question 4.

When did Mr Oliver return from the town?

Answer:

Mr Oliver usually returned after dark.

Question 5.

Which route did Mr Oliver take on his way back?

Answer:

Mr Oliver took the shortcut through the pine forest.

Question 1.

Why did the people keep to the main road instead of taking the shortcut?

Answer:

The shortcut passed through the pine forest and at night the strong wind seemed to howl and the leaves rustled. All this created an eerie and frightening atmosphere so the people avoided taking the lonely shortcut and followed the main road.

Question 2.

Why did Mr Oliver take the shortcut? What did he carry with him?

Answer:

Mr Oliver took the shortcut because he was not a nervous or imaginative man who would think that the forest hid unnatural things. He was not frightened. He carried a torch with him.

Question 3.

Whom did Mr Oliver meet in the forest?

Answer:

Mr Oiver while walking along the shortcut in the forest saw in the flickering light of his torch a boy, crouched down sitting on a rock and weeping.

Question 4.

What thought ran through Mr Oliver’s mind when he saw the boy?

Answer:

When Mr Oliver saw the boy he immediately thought the boy was a miscreant from his school. He was sure the boy was absconding from school as boys were not allowed to leave the premises after dark.

Question 5.

What was Mr Oliver’s reaction?

Answer:

Mr Oliver questioned the boy as to what he was doing out so late and then he approached closer to the boy in order to recognise the miscreant.

Passage 3

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.

But even as he approached the boy, Mr. Oliver sensed that something was wrong. The boy appeared to be crying. His head hung down, he held his face in his hands, and his body shook convulsively. It was a strange, soundless weeping, and Mr. Oliver felt distinctly uneasy.

Well, what’s the matter, he asked, his anger giving way to concern. What are you crying for? The boy would not answer or look up. His body continued to be wracked with silent sobbing.

Oh, come on, boy. You shouldn’t be out here at this hour. Tell me the trouble. Look up.

Question 1.

When did Mr Oliver sense that there was something wrong?

Answer:

As soon as Mr Oliver walked closer to the boy he sensed that there was something wrong.

Question 2.

What did the boy appear to be doing?

Answer:

The boy appeared to be crying.

Question 3.

Describe the posture of the boy.

Answer:

The boy was sitting with his head hung down, he was holding his face in his hands, and his body shook convulsively.

Question 4.

Why did Mr Oliver feel uneasy? What was strange?

Answer:

Mr Oliver felt uneasy because the boy was weeping strangely. He was crying silently without sound but his body was racked with silent sobbing.

Question 5.

Why did Mr Oliver’s anger change to concern?

Answer:

Seeing the boy crying so strangely in the dark all alone in the forest made Mr Oliver concerned and he asked him to tell him what was troubling him and to look up.

Question 1.

Why did the torch fall from Mr Oliver’s hand? Why was his hand trembling?

Answer:

The torch fell from Mr Oliver’s hand when he saw that the boy had no face,ears, eyes or nose. He was horrified and frightened and the torch fell from his hand.

Question 2.

Why did Mr Oliver tell the boy that he should not be out at that hour?

Answer:

Mr Oliver told the boy that he should not be out at that hour because he thought the boy was a student from the school where he taught and the boys were not allowed out after dark.

Question 3.

What was Mr Oliver’s reaction when he saw the faceless boy? Whom did he stumble into?

3) How had the school been run? Was it meant for a particular class of students? If so, (2) why so? (2) 4) Mr. Oliver was returning to his school? Where had he gone?