(Q.1)What were the eyes of the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ sensitive to? [H.S. – 2017]
Ans. The eyes of the narrator in the " The Eyes Have It" were sensitive only to light and darkness.
(2)At which station did the girl get into the train? [H.S. – 2015]
Ans. The girl got into the train at Rohana station.
(3)How did the narrator in 'The Eyes Have It’ describe the voice of the blind girl? [H.S. – 2017]
Ans. The narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ described that the girl’s voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream.
(4)Who would receive the girl at the destination? [H.S. – 2015]
Ans. The girl’s aunt would receive her at the destination.
(5)What does the narrator think about the aunts? Or. Who did the narrator of ‘The Eyes Have It’ think to be formidable creatures? [H.S. – 2019 & 2022]
Ans. The narrator thinks that aunts are usually formidable creatures.
(6)Why did the narrator think that his voice must have startled the girl? [H.S. – 2020]
Ans. The narrator thought that his voice must have startled the girl because she gave a little exclamation before answering his question.
(7)What remark did the narrator make about people with good eyesight? [H.S. -2018] Or. what do people with good eyesight fail to see?
Ans. Bonds observes that people with good eyesight often fail to see what is right in front of them as they have too much to take in.
(8)What according to the narrator in Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ is the best time to visit the hills? [H.S. – 2016]
Ans. October is the best time to visit the hills.
(9)How did the girl describe the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’? [H.S. – 2018 & 2022]
Ans. The girl described the narrator as a gallant young man and a serious fellow.
(10)Where was the girl in the story ‘The Eyes Have It’ getting off? [H.S. – 2019 & 2022]
Ans. The girl in the story ‘The Eyes Have It’ was getting off at Saharanpur.
(11)Who broke into the narrator’s reverie? [H.S. – 2016]
Ans. A man who just entered the compartment broke into the narrator’s reverie.
(12) What did the narrator ask the new fellow traveller about the girl? [H.S. – 2020]
Ans. The narrator asked the new passenger if the girl’s hair was long or short.
Q.13) Whose voice startled the girl in the story, " The Eyes Have It"?
Ans. In the story, " The Eyes Have It" , the voice of the narrator startled the girl.
Q.14) Why did the couple seem very anxious?
Ans. The couple seemed very anxious about the comfort of the girl.
Q. 15) What instructions did the woman give the girl?
Ans. The woman gave the girl detailed instructions as to where to keep her things, when not to lean out of windows and how to avoid speaking to strangers.
Q. 16) Why were the narrator's eyes sensitive only to light and darkness?
Ans. The narrator's eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness because he was completely blind.
Q. 17) What did the narrator like of the girl?
Ans. The narrator liked the sound of the girl's voice and even the sound of her slippers.
Q.18) What was the narrator's first question to the girl?
Ans. The narrator's first question to the girl was whether she was going all the way to Dehra.
Q. 19) "Then I made a mistake" - What mistake did the narrator make?
Ans. The narrator made a mistake by asking the girl what is looked like outside from the train.
Q. 20) " That always happens" - what always happens?
Ans. It always happens that the passengers feel to be standing still in the moving train while the trees outside seem to be moving.
Q. 21) Who stammered an apology?
Ans. The new passenger Who got into the train after the girl's departure, stammered an apology.
Q. 22) Which game did the narrator play with his co-passenger ?
Ans. The game that the narrator played with his co-passengers was to pretend that he could see.
Q. 23) What did the narrator Ruskin Bond want to know about the girl from the co-passenger?
Ans. The narrator wanted to know from the co-passenger if the girl kept her hair long or short.
Q. 24) What is the surprise at the end of the story, "The Eyes Have It"?
Ans. At the end of the story, " The Eyes Have It" the narrator who tried to conceal his blindness from the girl all through the journey, came to know that the girl too was blind.
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