B. Work in pairs and answer the questions.
1. "The mess he had made of haunting had s
Who had made a mess of haunting? How
2. "Clayton," said I, "you're a very good liar."
Why did the narrator say this?
B. “This sort is not going to snatch Clayton in
Who says this and why? What sort of thi
. Work in groups of four.
Take turns to role-play the conversation b
Answers
“The mess he had made of haunting had saddened him terribly.”
Who had made a mess of haunting? How had he done it? Why was he
sad?
Ans. The ghost whom Clayton met had made a mess of haunting and
this made the ghost sad. He made a mess of it because he had not
successfully haunted any place and had also forgotten the moves to
return to where he came from.
Q.2. “Clayton,” said I, “you’re a very good liar.” Why did the narrator
say this?
Ans. The narrator said Clayton was a very good liar because he almost
believed the incident that Clayton narrated about his encounter with a
ghost.
Q.3. “This sort is not going to snatch Clayton into the world of
darkness.” Who says this and why? What sort of thing is he talking
about?
Ans. Evans says these words. When Evans says ‘this sort’, he is
referring to Clayton recreating the ghost’s movements. By saying this,
he is dismissing Wish’s fear that Clayton may disappear in real.