Question

FACE IN THE DARK
1. Explain Mr. Oliver's encounter with the boy.
2. Why did the people keep to the main road instead of taking the short cut?
3. Explain the eeriness of the pine forest
4. How did the torch light fall?
5. Why Mr. Oliver felt distinctly uneasy' on his first encounter with the boy before his
torch light fell on his face?
6. Who was Mr Oliver? What was his usual leisure activity?
7. What was called 'Eton of the East"? Why?
8. What kind of weather was there on the night when Oliver was returning to his school?
How does it add to the setting of the story?
9. What did Mr. Oliver encounter while coming back to school one night? What did he
do after that?
10. Where did Mr Oliver find the boy? What did he notice about the boy?
11. Why do you think the boy was called a miscreant? In what condition was he found by
Oliver?
12. How did Mr Oliver express his concern for the boy? How did the boy react to it?
13. How can you explain the boy's 'strange, soundless weeping"?
14. What strange revelation took place when the boy finally looked up at Oliver How did
he react to it?
15. Whose 'trembling hand' is referred to? Why was it trembling?
16. Explain the sentence: “ He retumed and scrambled down the poth, running blindly
through the trees,
17. Comment on the appropriateness of the title.
18. Why was Mr. Oliver stern and worried while questioning the boy
19. Why was the boy crying? How was his body shaking?
20. When did Mr. Oliver start to feel uneasy? Why?
21. Where did he meet the boy? Why do you think Mr. Oliver was present at the place
22. Give a brief character sketch of Mr. Oliver
23. What was Mr. Oliver's reaction?
24. How did he meet the watchman? What was his condition when he met the watch
25. What reply did Mr Oliver give to the watchman?
26. What did the watchman ask Mr. Oliver?
27. What did the watchman ask Mr. Oliver? What da vou think could have been the
ending of the story?
28. Discuss the sinister atmosphere of the story Face in the Dark and her
contributes to
the element of horror
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Answer 1

Answer:

Mr Oliver saw the boy crying when he was walking to school through the pine forest. The boy's head was downwards and it appeared as if he was holding his face with his hands. He also wanted to know why the boy was crying. However, the boy did not reply and only continued crying.