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- How do we know that Patol Babu was a meticulous man? Patol Babu was a meticulous man. When he got his dialogue, 'Oh!', he tried his best to give his best. He tried to understand different infle... 1
- Who was Mr. Pakrashi? How do his words help Patol Babu in enacting his role? Mr. Pakrashi was Patol Babu's mentor. He was a wonderful actor, without a tract of vanity in him. He said, "Remember one thing, Patol; howev... 1
- How does Patol Babu reconcile to the dialogue given to him? Initially, Patol Babu was shocked to see his monosyllabic dialogue. However, after rehearsing his dialogue, he felt that a true actor could... 1
- Why had Patol Babu lost his first job in Calcutta? Patol Babu lost his first job in Calcutta due to a sudden retrenchment in his office due to the war. It cost him is nine year old job in Hud... 1
- How did Patol Babu react? Why? Patol Babu was shocked by the acting offer. He was surprised as it seemed unbelievable to him that a 52-year old nobody like him was getting... 1
- What was the news that Nishikanto Ghosh gave Patol Babu? Nishikanto Babu told Patol Babu that his brother-in law, who was in the film business, was looking for an actor for a film they were shootin... 1
- John's apprehensions about his wife's reaction to her encounter with the ghost are unfounded. Justify. John's apprehension to her encounter with the ghost are unfounded. John doubts that his wife will not be able to tolerate the presence of gh... 1
- When confronted by Lavinia about his flirtation over the Ouija Board, John insists that 'the affair The pun is on the word "above-board", which has two meanings: (1) honest, open, with nothing hidden; and (2) literally "above the board", th... 1
- Why does John wish he were dead? John wishes he were dead because Lavinia his wife is going to leave him forever on a false suspicion of John having an affair with a ghost n... 1
- Why is John's wife angry? What does she decide to do? John's wife is angry because she doubts her having husband having relationship with Helen the ghost. She decides to leave John and to go to... 1
- Do you agree with the narrator calling the assembly of women "manipulators?" Give reasons. Yes, I agree. The narrator calls the assembly of women "manipulators" as they are manipulating the situation by suspecting John having an af... 1
- What message does the ghost convey to the group that had assembled in the narrator's house? The ghost coveys that John is a traitor and she wants to talk to John. The women reacted very curiously to this. They started making a fuss... 1
- Why does the narrator hesitate to be a partner to Laura Hinkle during the Ouija Board Party? The narrator hesitate to be a partner during the Ouija Board Party because the ghost has ask him to use his influence on his friend and acqu... 1
- Why does John want the ghost to disappear before his wife appear on the scene? John want the ghost to disappear from the scene because he thinks that his wife is a sensitive woman and will not be able to bear the sight... 1
- How does the ghost undermine the narrator's faith in his ability to write ghost stories? The ghost undermines the narrator's faith in his ability to write ghost stories by disclosing the truth that it is not the narrator himself... 1
- Why had Helen, the ghost been helping the narrator write ghost stories? Why was she going on a strike? Helen the ghost had been helping the narrator write ghost stories because the narrator never had any idea of a story whenever he is asked to... 1
- What makes Helen, the ghost, and her other co-ghosts organize The Writer's Inspiration Bureau? When Helen was alive she also used to write but could not continue writing due to economic problem. So, when she died she thought of doing s... 1
- Does the narrator like writing ghost stories? Support your answer with evidence from the story. No, I don't think the narrator like writing ghost stories. It was not out of interest that he wrote ghost stories. Jenkins asks him to write... 1
- What genre of stories does Jenkins want the narrator to write? Why? Jenkins wants the narrator to write ghost stories because his stories were popular among people and his ghosts were live propositions. 1
- "Torture by doubt and remorse, he sat down in the glow of the charcoal sigri to wait." Who is tortured by doubt Postmaster is tortured by doubt and remorse. He is doubtful of whether he saw Ali in reality or it was just his imagination. He is remorsefu... 1
- "Ali came out very slowly, turning after every few steps to graze at the post office. Ali's eyes were filled with tears of helplessness because he had not received a single letter from his daughter for five years, whom he love... 1
- The postmaster says to Ali, "What a pest you are, brother!" Do you agree with the statement? Give reason for your answer No, I do not agree with the statement that Ali is a pest because his only objective to visit post office daily was to receive his daughter's... 1
- What impression do you form of the postmaster after reading the story 'The Letter'? In the beginning of the story, we find postmaster short tempered and a self- centered man. He speaks impolitely to Ali and rebukes him tight... 1
- Why did Ali give up hunting? After his daughter's marriage, Ali understood the meaning of love and separation. He could not find pleasure in hunting anymore. Therefore,... 1