CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why were the people horrified in the Iping’s Inn, as in the chapter ‘Footprints without Feet’?
A
On seeing a headless man
B
On seeing a ghost
C
On hearing creepy sounds
D
On seeing strange things
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How did the invisible man first become visible? 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-2: -The arrival of a stranger at an inn in winter was in any case an unusual event. A stranger of such uncommon appearance set all tongues wagging. Mrs Hall, the landlord’s wife, made every effort to be friendly. But Griffin had no desire to talk, and told her, “My reason for coming to Iping is a desire for solitude.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans. Neighbors thought that some witchcraft was responsible for the incident that took place in Griffin’s room and that Griffin himself has something to do with it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Apart from the study room incident, many other extraordinary things happened at the inn. When the landlord and his wife saw the scientist’s door open, they entered his room. They saw that the clothes and bandages that he always wore were lying about the room. Suddenly, Mrs Hall heard a sniff close to her ear.

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