The Snake and the Mirror

 

The Snake and the Mirror

Additional Questions

a)      Was the doctor a well-off person? Give your comment with examples.

b)      What reasons the doctor has given in order to look handsome?

c)      What was the reaction of the doctor when the snake wriggled over his shoulder?

d)      Why did he feel the great presence of the creator of the universe?

e)      What did the doctor do after the snake moved off his body?

f)       What kind of wife the doctor wished to have, and what kind of wife did he get?

Extract based question.

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

It would not be correct to say merely that I sat there holding my breath. I was turned to stone. But my mind was active. The door opened into darkness. The room was surrounded by darkness. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.

(i)                  Where is the speaker now?

(ii)                Why was he holding his breath?

(iii)               What does he mean by saying that he had turned to stone?

(iv)              “But my mind was active”. What would have been going on in his mind that time?

(v)                Explain the meaning of the term “stone image in the flesh.”

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