Descriptive Type Questions & Answers from "The Eyes Have It" by Ruskin Bond
CLASS--12th
1) "...... my voice startled her."— Who is the speaker here? Who is mentioned as " her"? Why was she "startled" by the voice of the speaker? What did she do afterward?
Ans- The speaker of the above mentioned line is the narrator of the short story "The Eyes Have It".
The blind girl who was accompanying the narrator on the journey is mentioned as " her".
The girl was "startled" by the voice of the narrator as she was unaware of anybody else's presence in the compartment.
The girl gave a little exclamation and said that she was unaware of anyone else's presence. As the girl was blind, she couldn't realise the presence of anyone until she heard the voice.
2) "Yes, October is the best time"—Who is the speaker? On what occasion is the remark made and to whom? Why is October the best time?
Ans- The speaker of the above mentioned line is the narrator.
When the girl who was travelling with the narrator in the same compartment asked the narrator about his destination, the narrator replied that his destination was Mussoorie. The girl then expressed her desire to visit Mussoorie. This marked the beginning of a conversation between the narrator and the girl regarding the hills and the narrator said that October is the best time to visit the hills.
October is the best time to visit the hills because at that time the hills are covered with wild dahlias, the sunshine is delicious and at night one can sit in front of a logfire and drink a little brandy. The roads also become quite and deserted as the tourist season gets over.
3) "Then I made a mistake"—What 'mistake' did the speaker make? Why was it a 'mistake'? What removed the speaker's doubts? What did the speaker do then?
Ans- The speaker made of asking the girl, his fellow-traveller, what it was like outside the train.
The speaker thought it to be a mistake as it was unusual of people with proper eyesight to ask such a question. The speaker was afraid that the girl might discover the truth that he was blind.
When the girl asked the speaker why he didn't look out of the window himself, it was then that the speaker's doubts were removed.
To establish his lie as the truth, the speaker moved easily along the berth and felt for the window ledge. He faced the open window pretending to study the landscape like any other person with proper with proper eyesight and tried to convince the girl that he could see.
4)"Do you see any animals? "— Who asked this and to whom? What was the reply? How could the person give the answer?
Ans- The blind girl who was travelling with the narrator asked this question to the narrator of the short story 'The Eyes Have It'.
In reply to this question, the narrator told no because he was pretty sure that there were hardly any animals left in the forests near Dehra.
The narrator wanted to hide the matter that he was blind. So, when asked by the girl that whether he could see any animals outside, the narrator pretended to be looking out of the window before answering the girl's question. The narrator was very familiar with the surrounding areas of Dehra, so he replied confidently that he could not see any animals outside.
5)"You have an interesting face"— Who said this? To whom was it spoken? When did the speaker make this remark? What was the reaction of the person spoken to?
Ans- Above mentioned line is told by the narrator of Ruskin Bond's short story ' The Eyes Have It'.
The narrator said this to the girl who was travelling with him in the train.
The narrator faced the girl after turning from the window and sat in silence for a while before the narrator made this remark.
In reply, the girl gave a clear, ringing laugh and said that as she was tired of hearing that her face was a pretty one the narrator's compliment was welcoming as a gallant young man.
6) " I'm tired of people telling me I have a pretty face. "— Who said this, to whom and when? What did the person spoken to reply?
Ans- The girl said this line to the narrator when the narrator praised her by saying that she had an interesting face.
At the time of the journey, the narrator was speaking carefully in order to prevent the girl from discovering that he was blind. Once he became quite daring and said to the girl, " You have an interesting face." Hearing it, like all other girls the girl failed to resist flattery. She laughed pleasantly and replied that the narrator's remark was nice to hear as she was tired of hearing that she has a pretty face. The girl also addressed the narrator as a very gallant young man.
7) "The voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream"— Who thought so? Whose voice is referred to here? Why was the voice so special?
Ans- The narrator thought so.
The voice referred to here is that of the girl who was travelling with the narrator in the same compartment.
The blind narrator on his journey met a girl whom he started to like from the very beginning. Since the short train journey didn't give him enough time to draw a mental image of the girl, he simply used his ears. The narrator considered the voice of the girl to be special as her voice reminded him of the sparkle of a mountain stream. He grew so fond of her voice that he was ready to sit with her for any length of time, just to listen to her talking.
8) She would forget our brief encounter;" — Who said this and about whom? What is the brief encounter referred to here? Why did the speaker think so?
Ans- The narrator said this about the girl who was travelling with him in the same compartment from Rohana to Saharanpur.
The lively and light-hearted conversation between the narrator and the girl about the beauty of the hills of Mussoorie in October and about the view of landscape from the train's window between Rohana and Saharanpur has been described as the brief encounter.
When the narrator informed the girl that her station will arrive soon, she felt quite relieved. On the contrary, the narrator was ready to sit in the compartment for any length of time just to hear the girl talking. The journey that was cherished by him was of little importance to her. This differing emotion made the narrator feel that she would forget their brief encounter.
9) " She was an interesting girl."— Who said this to whom and when? What else did the person say? What reply did he get?
Ans- The narrator of Ruskin Bond's short story "The Eyes Have It" said this to the male co-passenger who boarded the train at Saharanpur. When the man told the narrator that he was not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one who had just left, then the narrator said the line quoted above.
The narrator asked his fellow-passenger, if he could tell him whether the girl, who departed a few minutes back kept her hair long or short.
The man who broke into the narrator's reverie sounded bewildered hearing the question. He replied that he didn't remember the length of the girl's hair since it didn't catch his glimpse. He said that it were the beautiful eyes of the girl that attracted his attention. The twist in the tale got revealed when the man told the narrator that the girl's eyes were of no use to her as she was completely blind.
10) 'She was completely blind'— Explain the irony in the given line.
Ans- The climax of the story is the most exciting or important part of it. In this short story of Ruskin Bond it is at the climax, when the narrator learns that the girl he had been conversing with was 'completely blind'. His second fellow traveller informed him that the pretty girl's beautiful and attractive eyes were of no use to her. The shock made the narrator speechless. So long he had been continuously trying to conceal the fact from her that he was blind but now he had realized with disappointment that all his efforts to hide the truth had been vainly employed and fate had played a ruthless prank on him.
Ans- The speaker made of asking the girl, his fellow-traveller, what it was like outside the train.
The speaker thought it to be a mistake as it was unusual of people with proper eyesight to ask such a question. The speaker was afraid that the girl might discover the truth that he was blind.
When the girl asked the speaker why he didn't look out of the window himself, it was then that the speaker's doubts were removed.
To establish his lie as the truth, the speaker moved easily along the berth and felt for the window ledge. He faced the open window pretending to study the landscape like any other person with proper with proper eyesight and tried to convince the girl that he could see.
4)"Do you see any animals? "— Who asked this and to whom? What was the reply? How could the person give the answer?
Ans- The blind girl who was travelling with the narrator asked this question to the narrator of the short story 'The Eyes Have It'.
In reply to this question, the narrator told no because he was pretty sure that there were hardly any animals left in the forests near Dehra.
The narrator wanted to hide the matter that he was blind. So, when asked by the girl that whether he could see any animals outside, the narrator pretended to be looking out of the window before answering the girl's question. The narrator was very familiar with the surrounding areas of Dehra, so he replied confidently that he could not see any animals outside.
5)"You have an interesting face"— Who said this? To whom was it spoken? When did the speaker make this remark? What was the reaction of the person spoken to?
Ans- Above mentioned line is told by the narrator of Ruskin Bond's short story ' The Eyes Have It'.
The narrator said this to the girl who was travelling with him in the train.
The narrator faced the girl after turning from the window and sat in silence for a while before the narrator made this remark.
In reply, the girl gave a clear, ringing laugh and said that as she was tired of hearing that her face was a pretty one the narrator's compliment was welcoming as a gallant young man.
6) " I'm tired of people telling me I have a pretty face. "— Who said this, to whom and when? What did the person spoken to reply?
Ans- The girl said this line to the narrator when the narrator praised her by saying that she had an interesting face.
At the time of the journey, the narrator was speaking carefully in order to prevent the girl from discovering that he was blind. Once he became quite daring and said to the girl, " You have an interesting face." Hearing it, like all other girls the girl failed to resist flattery. She laughed pleasantly and replied that the narrator's remark was nice to hear as she was tired of hearing that she has a pretty face. The girl also addressed the narrator as a very gallant young man.
7) "The voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream"— Who thought so? Whose voice is referred to here? Why was the voice so special?
Ans- The narrator thought so.
The voice referred to here is that of the girl who was travelling with the narrator in the same compartment.
The blind narrator on his journey met a girl whom he started to like from the very beginning. Since the short train journey didn't give him enough time to draw a mental image of the girl, he simply used his ears. The narrator considered the voice of the girl to be special as her voice reminded him of the sparkle of a mountain stream. He grew so fond of her voice that he was ready to sit with her for any length of time, just to listen to her talking.
8) She would forget our brief encounter;" — Who said this and about whom? What is the brief encounter referred to here? Why did the speaker think so?
Ans- The narrator said this about the girl who was travelling with him in the same compartment from Rohana to Saharanpur.
The lively and light-hearted conversation between the narrator and the girl about the beauty of the hills of Mussoorie in October and about the view of landscape from the train's window between Rohana and Saharanpur has been described as the brief encounter.
When the narrator informed the girl that her station will arrive soon, she felt quite relieved. On the contrary, the narrator was ready to sit in the compartment for any length of time just to hear the girl talking. The journey that was cherished by him was of little importance to her. This differing emotion made the narrator feel that she would forget their brief encounter.
9) " She was an interesting girl."— Who said this to whom and when? What else did the person say? What reply did he get?
Ans- The narrator of Ruskin Bond's short story "The Eyes Have It" said this to the male co-passenger who boarded the train at Saharanpur. When the man told the narrator that he was not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one who had just left, then the narrator said the line quoted above.
The narrator asked his fellow-passenger, if he could tell him whether the girl, who departed a few minutes back kept her hair long or short.
The man who broke into the narrator's reverie sounded bewildered hearing the question. He replied that he didn't remember the length of the girl's hair since it didn't catch his glimpse. He said that it were the beautiful eyes of the girl that attracted his attention. The twist in the tale got revealed when the man told the narrator that the girl's eyes were of no use to her as she was completely blind.
10) 'She was completely blind'— Explain the irony in the given line.
Ans- The climax of the story is the most exciting or important part of it. In this short story of Ruskin Bond it is at the climax, when the narrator learns that the girl he had been conversing with was 'completely blind'. His second fellow traveller informed him that the pretty girl's beautiful and attractive eyes were of no use to her. The shock made the narrator speechless. So long he had been continuously trying to conceal the fact from her that he was blind but now he had realized with disappointment that all his efforts to hide the truth had been vainly employed and fate had played a ruthless prank on him.
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