Give a brief sketch of the conversation between the narrator and the girl. Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: In Ruskin Bond’s short story ‘The Eyes Have It’, the narrator had been travelling in a vacant train compartment. At Rohana a girl got in. Bored of solitude, the narrator was thrilled … Read more
“She was an interesting girl,” -Who said this to whom and when ? What else did the person say? What reply did he get ? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The narrator of Ruskin Bond’s short story ‘The Eyes Have It said this to the man, his second co-passenger who … Read more
“She was completely blind. Didn’t you notice?” – Who said this to whom? When was this said? Explain the irony in the line. Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The male passenger who boarded the train at Saharanpur said the line mentioned above to the narrator. The second fellow passenger boarded … Read more
“I’m not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one who just left.”—Who is the speaker? Who left it? What did the speaker mean by this statement? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The speaker of the above line is the second co-passenger of the blind narrator, who boarded the … Read more
“The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie.” – Whose reverie is referred to here? What was the reverie about? How was the reverie broken? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The reverie of the narrator is referred to here. The reverie was about the brief meeting with … Read more
“So many things were happening outside the window, it could be a fascinating game.” What could be a fascinating game? When did the narrator think so? What things did the narrator perceive as the train reached and left Saharanpur? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: Since the narrator was blind, guessing … Read more
“She was standing very close to me,”- Whom does ‘she’ refer to? When and why was ‘she’ standing very close to the narrator? What was the effect of her proximity to the narrator? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: In the line mentioned above ‘she’ refers to the girl who accompanied … Read more
“…. the girl got up and began to collect her things.”-Who is the girl ? When did she get up ? Why did she get up to collect her things ? What had the speaker thought about the brief encounter he had with the girl? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: … Read more
“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? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The narrator said this about his fellow traveller, a girl who boarded the train at Rohana. The lively, light-hearted conversation … Read more
“Her voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream.”- Who thought so? Whose voice is referred to here? Why was the voice so special? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The narrator thought so. The voice of the girl who was travelling with the narrator in the same compartment is referred … Read more