Question

give the extract of the story The face in the dark​

Answer 1

Answer:

Extract III

The torch fell from his trembling hand……Why are you running?

1. Whose ‘trembling hand’ is referred to in the above extract? Why was trembling?

Oliver’s ‘trembling hand’ is referred to here. It was trembling, as Oliver was horrified to see that the boy’s face was featureless, without eyes, ears, nose or mouth.

2. Explain the sentence:

“ He returned and scrambled down the path, running blindly through the trees.”

The ‘faceless’ boy terrified Oliver so much so that he immediately turned and in panic ran blindly through the forest to call for help.

3. What did Oliver answer the watchman’s questions in the extract above?

Oliver told the watchman that he had encountered something horrible that night-a ‘faceless’ boy weeping in the forest.

4. The story ends with a thrilling climax. Do you agree? Why?

Oliver ran away from the faceless boy and called for help. He saw a lantern swinging in the middle of the path. What followed next was a thrilling climax as Oliver while running stumbled up to a watchman only to find that he too was faceless, with no features or even eyebrows. The climax is reached when the wind blew out the lamp, leaving the readers to imagine what might have happened to Oliver.

5. Comment on the appropriateness of the title.

The title A Face in the Dark is suitable as it describes a strange experience of Mr Oliver, the protagonist of the story. Oliver, on his way back at night, meets a boy in an isolated place sitting on a rock. A close look at the boy horrifies him as he has no face-no eyes, ears, nose or mouth. As he runs horrified by the strange experience, he meets the watchman who is also without a face. Thus, the boy and the watchman, who appeared to be having a face in the dark, did not have a face when seen in light.

Answer 2

The story is set in the darkness of the night.

Explanation:

• It describes strange and frightening encounter of Mr. Oliver who spotted a boy in the eerie forest in the dark of the night.
• Panicked, he drops his torch and in the dark starts running and bumps into the night watchmen who too are faceless.
• Mr. Oliver felt a hysterical supernatural incident which showed that he might be holding deep rooted fear of spirits and ghosts in the darkness of his subconscious mind.

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