CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the headless, invisible man in the story ‘Footprints without Feet?
A
Griffin the scientist
B
H. G. Wells
C
The landlord Mr Hall
D
Jaffers the constable
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This is an interesting story about a scientist named Griffin and his rare formula of invisibility. He developed a drug which made his body invisible, but he can be only felt physically. Then, he misuses his power to steal money, clothes, and food.

Detailed explanation-2: -The invisible man (Griffin) first became visible after he slipped into a big London store for keeping warm and overslept there while wearing some clothes taken from the store. The clothes made him visible to the shop assistants when the shop opened in the morning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: a. the the headless man was the scientist named Griffin. he was headless because he carried out an experiment which proved that human body can be invisible.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Griffin got furious with Mrs. Hall’s accusation of stealing money and of not paying her rent. He threw off his bandages, spectacles and became invisible.

Detailed explanation-5: -Griffin was having a criminal bent of mind and was a Lawless person. He set fire to his landlord’s house to take revenge against him for trying to evict him. To get away, he had to remove his clothes so that he became invisible. He was a homeless wanderer in London without clothes or money, during winter.

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