A Case of Suspicion
Why did Dr. Benson take the watch out of his pocket?
Dr. Benson took the watch out of his pocket because he wanted to know what time Ott Sorley’s baby was born.
What ailment did the writer suffer for a long time?
When he was three, the writer suffered from a prolonged sickness of meningitis.
Where the mind is without fear
and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken
up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the
depths of truth;
Q. What is “narrow domestic walls”? OR What are the feelings invoked by the phrase, ‘domestic walls’
Narrow domestic walls’ are the barriers of class, caste, creed, color, religion, and other elements that divide people from one another. In most cases, they are baseless superstitious beliefs that are good for nothing.
Who was the intruder and what kind of a man was he?
The intruder was a thief who specialized in robbing jewelry. He was also a murderer as he had killed a policeman. He was a cruel man.
Why did Tembu sit near the body of his father all night?
Tembu sat near the body of his father all night because he was guarding the body against jackals and hyenas.
“He stared strangely at the watch in his hand.” Why did he stare strangely at the watch in his hand?
Dr. Benson stared strangely at the watch in his hand because the crystal was cracked and the top was broken. Perhaps he realized the watch was not his own.
Why did the writer’s father study literature related to the education of the blind?
The writer’s father wanted to try everything he could to help Ved become an independent person. He did not want his son to resort to begging or selling paan or making beedi to earn a livelihood like all the other blind people in India.
Name the qualities the poet wishes to see in his countrymen in the poem “Where the Mind is Without Fear”.
The qualities that the poet wants to see in his countrymen are fearlessness, self-dignity, knowledge, truthfulness, diligence, rationality, and a broad mind. These qualities are required if they are to enjoy their country’s freedom to the fullest.
What did the Intruder plan to do as Vincent Charles Gerrard?
The Intruder planned to live as Gerrard in his cottage after murdering him. Since he looked like Gerrard and would dress and talk like him no one would be able to catch him.
Why did Baldeo consider himself lucky?
Baldeo considered himself lucky because his job as a Khalasi at the station gave him and his family additional income. Their small rice field did not provide them with more than a bare living
How did Dr. Benson realize that his suspicions about Evans were baseless?
Dr. Benson found out that his suspicion was baseless when he read the inscription behind the watch. He found out that the watch belonged to T. Evans, who served in World War II in 1943.
What steps did Ved’s father take to ensure he avoided his son from ending up being a beggar?
Ved’s father read all the available information on blindness. He learned the blind were beggars. Also, many of them ended up owning paan and beedi shops. Many of them also spent their days rolling nuts and condiments in a betel leaf or tobacco in a cigarette paper. He also found out that prominent educational institutions for the blind were semi-asylum with all ages grouped together in classes. There was no gradation system for them. These facts made Ved’s father decide that he would never allow his son to be a beggar but a skilled person. So Ved was admitted to the Dadar School for the Blind in Bombay.
What is the poet’s concept of true freedom? or, What is the ‘heaven of freedom’ according to the poet?
According to the poet, to make our country a heaven of freedom, the people should be fearless, knowledgeable, truthful, rational, hard-working and broad-minded. A place where everyone is happy and free from all bonds.
The Intruder had come to Gerrard’s house with a specific plan in his mind. What was his plan? Did he succeed?
The Intruder, Vincent Charles, was a criminal. He was a jewel thief. He had once killed a cop and was on the run from the police. He chanced to see Gerrard and decided to kill Gerrard and take on his identity. He found out that Gerrard had a car, he did not have many visitors, phoned his orders, and moved in and out of the cottage suddenly. His plan was foiled by Gerrard and he was locked up in a cupboard.
What did Baldeo do when he saw the tiger trotting towards him? Why did he not run away?
Baldeo didn’t run because flight was useless, for in the dark the tiger would be more sure-footed than Baldeo and would soon be upon him from behind.
Would you call Dr. Benson a kind and gentle doctor? Would Evans think of him in the same way? Why or Why not?
I think Dr. Benson is a kind and gentle doctor. He had offered the stranger a ride on the cold, dreary night. In addition, he offered him cigarettes. Also, we know that he is gentle because he helps deliver babies.
Evans would not think of Dr. Benson in the same way. Dr. Benson had pointed his pistol at Evans and asked him to get out of the car.
What did the writer’s father not like about the routine type of education for his son?
The father felt the routine type of education was limited and schools became semi-asylums with all ages grouped in classes without any gradation system.
Why did the writer’s father study literature related to the education of the blind?
The writer’s father wanted to try everything he could to help Ved become an independent person. He did not want his son to resort to begging or selling paan or making beedi to earn a livelihood like all the other blind people in India.
How did Gerrard defeat the intention of the Intruder? OR How and where did Gerrard trap the intruder?
Gerrard defeated the intention of the Intruder by making up a story about the police being after him. He asked the intruder to run away with him as the police would arrive at any time. He showed him the packed bag with the disguise. When the telephone ran he pretended to rush out of the house to the garage to get in the car. He opened a door and when the intruder peered in, he pushed him into the cupboard, knocking the revolver out of his hand, slamming the door and locking, picking up the revolver, and went to the phone.
In what circumstances did the tiger enter the tunnel?
The tiger entered the tunnel because as the train entered the cutting, the engine whistled once. Then the tiger raised his head, slowly got to his feet, and found himself trapped.
Dr. Benson picked up Private T. Evans on cold midnight and rushed to attend Mrs. Sorley in labor pains on that cold night. What qualities of a human being are observed in his behavior by you?
Dr. Benson is a kind person because he helped a stranger by offering him a ride on a cold night. He is also very committed to his work as he rushed to attend to Mrs. Sorley who was in labor pain that same night.
Ved’s mother had her own methods of treating his illness. What were they? Did they do him any good?
She called the family pundit for advice. She tried all religious prescribed methods that included intensive prayers and doing penance for her sins. She visited various hakims who prescribed all sorts of drops for the eyes. None of these methods worked for Ved.
Where words come out from the depths of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection:
Where the clear stream of reason has not its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Q.
(i) What kind of human interaction of thought or action must be there in a country that the poet envisions of India?
(i) The human interaction of thought and action among human beings should be based on the depths of truth in that country which the poet envisions of India.
Who is the more intelligent — Gerrard or the Intruder? Give reasons for your answer.
Gerrard is more intelligent as follows: -
He handled the dangerous situation in a calm manner.
He got the intruder to talk about his plans.
He made the intruder believe his cooked-up story.
He quickly fooled him into believing the police were after him and got him locked in the cupboard.
What two facts related to Baldeo’s place of work show that it was a very dangerous place?
The two facts related to Baldeo’s place of work show that it was a very dangerous place. Baldeo had heard many tales of the famous tunnel tiger, a man-eater who was supposed to frequent the tunnel. In addition, Baldeo had occasionally heard the sawing of a panther calling to its mate.