When there was a strong wind, the pine trees made sad, eerie sounds that kept most
people to the main road. But Mr. Oliver was not a nervous or imaginative man.
a) What picture of the school is projected in the story? [3]
b) Why the school in which Mr. Oliver was a teacher, called the ‘Eton of the East’? [3]
c) Who was Mr. Oliver and what was his daily routine? [3]
d) Was Mr. Oliver a strong or fearful man? Give reasons to justify your answer. [3]
e) What did Mr. Oliver see when he was returning back while passing through the
pine forest? List out at least three supernatural elements in the story. [4]
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Independence Day, in India, national holiday celebrated annually on August 15. Independence Day marks the end of British rule in 1947 and the establishment of a free and independent Indian nation. It also marks the anniversary of the partition of the subcontinent into two countries, India and Pakistan, which occurred at midnight on August 14–15, 1947. (In Pakistan, Independence Day is celebrated on August 14.)