Footprints without Feet By (H.G Wells)

1   -Footprints without Feet

                                                (H.G Wells)

Q1:- How would you assess Griffin as a scientist?

Ans: Griffin was a successful scientist. He carried out experiment after experiment to prove that human body could become invisible. At last he discovered a rare drug which could make human body as transparent as a sheet of glass.

 Q2:-The Two boys in London were surprised and fascinated. Why?

Ans: The two boys got fascinated and surprised when they saw muddy imprints of a bare footed man. But they could see no man there. The Imprints became fainter and fainter and at last disappeared altogether.­

Q3:- What did Griffin do inside a shop?

Ans: When Griffin entered the shop, he was shivering with cold. He broke out boxes and fitted himself with warm clothes. He also found shoes, an overcoat and a hat. He took coffee and ate meat. Finally, he slept on a pile of quilts.

Q4:- How did Griffin escape from London store?

Ans: Griffin did not wake up until the assistants already arrived next morning. He began to run when he saw couple of  them approaching him. In the end, he was able to escape only by taking off his newly found clothes.

Q5:- Griffin entered the shop of a theatrical company. What did he do there?

Ans: Griffin found clothes for himself. He also found things to hide his empty face. He found bandages to wear round his forehead. He found dark glasses, a false nose and a large hat. Then he hit the shopkeeper and ran away with his money.

Q6:- Why  was the arrival of the stranger in a village inn an unusual event. Give two reasons?

Ans: The stranger had come to the village inn in winter when nobody ever came. Secondly his appearance was unusual. Thus, the stranger’s arrival was an unusual event.

Q7:- How did the scientist look when he came to the inn?

Ans: The scientist looked uncommon when he came to the inn. He had bandages round his forehead. He was wearing dark glasses, false nose, big bushy whiskers and a large hat.

Q8:- The landlord’s wife was convinced that Griffin was an eccentric scientist. What made her think of Griffin in these terms?

Ans: Griffin had come to the village inn in winter when nobody visited the place. Besides he always wore bandages on his forehead. He never talked to anyone. All this convinced Mrs. Hall that her guest was an eccentric scientist.

Q9:- What was the curious episode that took place in the clergyman’s study?

Ans: One day clergyman and his wife were awakened by noises in the study. They heard a chink of money. Without making any noise the clergyman opened the door and to his amazement the room appeared empty and the money was missing. Thus it was a curious thing.

 Q10:- The landlord and his wife were surprised to see  the scientist’s door wide open. Why were they surprised? What extraordinary things happened in the room?

Ans: The landlord and his wife were surprised to see the scientist’s door wide open because it was always shut and locked. The scientist was furious if anyone entered his room. They found the opportunity too good to be missed.

                They entered the room to investigate but all of sudden Mrs Hall heard a sniffclose to her ear. A moment later the hat on the bedpost leapt up and dashed into the face of Mrs Hall. Then the bedroom chair became alive and rose up in the air and pushed both of them out of room.

Q11:- Mrs Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. Pick out an example of humour from what follows this incident?

Ans: Mrs Hall was in Griffin’s room. A hat leapt up and dashed into her face, then the bedroom chair became alive and rose up in the air and pushed both of them out of room.Mrs Hall thought her mother’s spirit had entered the chair. But we know it was Griffin who was doing all that.

Q12:- The scientist was furious. What did he do in anger? Why were the people in the bar horrified?

Ans: The scientist threw off his bandages. He removed his whiskers, glasses and false nose. Now, he looked a headless person. When the people in bar saw him, they were horrified to see a headless person in front of them.

Q13:- What happened to the constable?

Ans: Mr. Jaffers, the constable tried to catch the scientist. The scientist took off his clothes one by one. He became invisible. He began to hit the constable. But the constable could not see the blows. He fell down unconscious.

Q14:- The scientist was a man of “irritable temper”. Give an example to prove this.

Ans: The scientist was a man of “ irritable temper”. Mrs Hall tried to be friendly with him but he refused her to talk and told her that he had come there only for solitude and he should not be disturbed

NOTICE 20 April 2020 Syed Jalal-ud-Din Memorial School  INTER SCHOOL DEBATE COMPETITION   An inter-school-debate competition is going to be held in our school on 28 March 2019. The topic of debate will be “ Aliens can invade the earth”. Students of class VIII to X can take part in the debate. Those who are willing to participate should give their names to the undersigned by or before 24th of this month.   QUIRAT-UL-AIN ( secretary )