The Eyes Have It : SAQ

The Eyes Have It

SAQ

1. Where did the girl get into the train compartment?

Ans. The girl got into the train compartment at Rohana.

2. How long did the narrator travel alone in the compartment?

Ans. The narrator travelled alone in the compartment up to Rohana .

3. Who did the narrator get as his travelling companion at Rohana?

Ans. The narrator got a girl as his travelling companion at Rohana.

4. Where was the narrator going? Or, What was the destination of the narrator?

Ans. The narrator was going to Mussoorie.

Or, The destination of the narrator was Mussoorie.

5. What did the couple seem very anxious about?

Ans. The couple seemed very anxious about the comfort of the girl.

6. Why were the narrator’s eyes sensitive only to light and darkness?

Ans. The narrator’s eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness because he was totally blind at that time.

7. How did the narrator come to know that the girl wore slippers?

Ans. The narrator came to know that the girl wore slippers from the way they slapped against her heels.

8. What did the narrator like about the girl?

Ans. The narrator liked the sound of the girl’s voice and even the sound of her slippers.

9. Whose voice startled the girl?

Ans. The voice of the narrator startled the girl.

10. Why, according to the narrator, his voice startled the girl?

Ans. According to the narrator, his voice startled the girl because he must have been sitting in a dark corner.

11. What happens with the people having good eyesight?

Ans. The people having good eyesight fail to see what is right in front of them.

12. What do blind people take in?

Ans. Blind people have to take in only the essentials, whatever registers most tellingly on their remaining senses.

13. “I didn’t see you either.” – Who is the speaker here?

Ans. The girl who gets in the compartment at Rohana, is the speaker here.

14. What did not the narrator want to disclose to the girl?

Ans. The narrator did not want to disclose his blindness to the girl.

15. Where would the girl get off? Or, What was the destination of the girl?

Ans. The girl would get off at Saharanpur.

Or, The destination of the girl was Saharanpur.

16. Who would receive the girl at her destination?

Ans. Her aunt would receive the girl at her destination.

17. What was the narrator’s opinion about aunts?

Ans. The narrator’s opinion about aunts was that aunts are usually formidable creatures.

18. “Aunts are usually formidable creatures.” – What is the meaning of ‘formidable’?

Ans. The meaning of ‘formidable’ is ominous.

19. “Oh, how lucky you are.” – Who is considered to be lucky?

Ans. The narrator of the story is considered to be lucky.

20. Why did the girl consider the narrator lucky?

Ans. The girl considered the narrator lucky because he was able to visit the hills in Mussoorie in the month of October.

21. “I wish I were going to Mussoorie.” – Why did the speaker express her wish to go to Mussoorie?

Ans. The speaker expressed her wish to go to Mussoorie because she loved to visit the hills especially in October.

22. “Yes, this the best time.” – What, according to the speaker is the best time and for what?

Ans. According to the speaker, October is the best time for visiting the hills in Mussoorie.