“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
“Thank goodness it’s a short journey. I can’t bear to sit in a train for more than two-or-three hours.” – Who is the speaker? Did the narrator’s view match with that of the speaker? Why? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The speaker of the above lines is the blind girl … Read more
“But the thought of laughter only made me feel troubled and lonely.”— Why did the narrator feel so? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The narrator in the short story ‘The Eyes Have It written by Ruskin Bond thought that he should laugh for the girl when she asked him why … Read more
How does the girl describe the narrator? What is the narrator’s reaction to this description? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The girl co-passenger of the blind narrator of Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It compliments the narrator by saying that he is a very courageous young man. She also … Read more
“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? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The girl said the above line to the narrator when the narrator complimented her by saying that she had an interesting … Read more
“Few girls can resist flattery.”—Who said the line? Why did the speaker say so? What reaction did he get from the listener? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The blind narrator of Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ said the above line. It was a soliloquy. He initially thought that his … Read more
“I was becoming quite daring, but it was a safe remark.”-What was the remark? What was so daring about it? Why was it safe? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The blind narrator remarked that the face of the girl, his fellow passenger, was interesting. The narrator wanted to conceal his … Read more