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Deep Water Textual Questions and Answers
Think-as-you-read Questions
Question 1.
What is the ‘misadventure’ that William Douglas speaks about?
Answer:
The ‘misadventure’ is the incident in which the author at the age of ten or eleven was picked up and thrown into the swimming pool of Y.M.C.A. by a bruiser. The author didn’t know how to swim and was about to drown.
Question 2.
What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plan did he make to come to the surface?
Answer:
When Douglas was thrown into the water by a big bruiser, initially he was shocked and frightened. He went deep into the water in the same posture in which he was sitting. He was terrified and panic- stricken. But he kept his presence of mind and planned to make a big jump the moment his feet touched the bottom and to spring to the surface like a cork. But unfortunately all his three attempts failed and at the end he felt suffocated and paralysed. Full of stark terror, he became unconscious.
Question 3.
How did this experience affect Douglas?
Answer:
After the Y.M.C.A. misadventure, Douglas developed a fear of water. This experience became a handicap for him. Whenever he tried to enter water, the terror which seized him in the pool would come back. He could not enjoy any water sports such as canoeing, boating, rafting and swimming. This experience left a haunting fear of water in his heart.
Question 4.
Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water? [Delhi 20l2j
Answer:
Douglas wanted to live his life to the fullest. This fear was a hindrance to his enjoying the pleasures
of life. This fear ruined all his fishing trips. He could not enjoy any water sport like canoeing, fishing, swimming, etc. So he was determined to get over his fear of water.
Question 5.
How did the instructor build a swimmer out of William Douglas? [All India 20 u (t > Delhi 2(!?j
OR
How did the instructor turn Douglas into a swimmer? [Delhi 2019]
Answer:
The instructor built a swimmer out of William Douglas bit by bit. The instructor used to tie a belt round his waist and attach it to a pulley with a rope. Every day Douglas practised using this device by putting his head under water and kicking his legs by the side of the pool. Over a period of three months, by imparting strategically planned intense practice, the instructor was able to build a swimmer out of William Douglas.
Question 6.
How did Douglas make sure that he had conquered the old terror?
Answer:
Douglas felt that when he was alone in the pool, tiny vestiges of old fear would return. To make sure that he had got rid of his fear of water, he went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire, dived off a dock at Triggs Islands and swam two miles across the lake to Stamp Act Island. After this, he became confident that he had conquered his long standing fear, of water.
Hope it was helpful
Deep Water Textual Questions and Answers
Think-as-you-read Questions
Question 1.
What is the ‘misadventure’ that William Douglas speaks about?
Answer:
The ‘misadventure’ is the incident in which the author at the age of ten or eleven was picked up and thrown into the swimming pool of Y.M.C.A. by a bruiser. The author didn’t know how to swim and was about to drown.
Question 2.
What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plan did he make to come to the surface?
Answer:
When Douglas was thrown into the water by a big bruiser, initially he was shocked and frightened. He went deep into the water in the same posture in which he was sitting. He was terrified and panic- stricken. But he kept his presence of mind and planned to make a big jump the moment his feet touched the bottom and to spring to the surface like a cork. But unfortunately all his three attempts failed and at the end he felt suffocated and paralysed. Full of stark terror, he became unconscious.
Question 3.
How did this experience affect Douglas?
Answer:
After the Y.M.C.A. misadventure, Douglas developed a fear of water. This experience became a handicap for him. Whenever he tried to enter water, the terror which seized him in the pool would come back. He could not enjoy any water sports such as canoeing, boating, rafting and swimming. This experience left a haunting fear of water in his heart.
Question 4.
Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water? [Delhi 20l2j
Answer:
Douglas wanted to live his life to the fullest. This fear was a hindrance to his enjoying the pleasures
of life. This fear ruined all his fishing trips. He could not enjoy any water sport like canoeing, fishing, swimming, etc. So he was determined to get over his fear of water.
Question 5.
How did the instructor build a swimmer out of William Douglas? [All India 20 u (t > Delhi 2(!?j
OR
How did the instructor turn Douglas into a swimmer? [Delhi 2019]
Answer:
The instructor built a swimmer out of William Douglas bit by bit. The instructor used to tie a belt round his waist and attach it to a pulley with a rope. Every day Douglas practised using this device by putting his head under water and kicking his legs by the side of the pool. Over a period of three months, by imparting strategically planned intense practice, the instructor was able to build a swimmer out of William Douglas.
Question 6.
How did Douglas make sure that he had conquered the old terror?
Answer:
Douglas felt that when he was alone in the pool, tiny vestiges of old fear would return. To make sure that he had got rid of his fear of water, he went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire, dived off a dock at Triggs Islands and swam two miles across the lake to Stamp Act Island. After this, he became confident that he had conquered his long standing fear, of water.
Hope it was helpful