1. ' Has a snake ever coiled itself round any part of your body? A full-blooded cobra?- Who asked this question? When did he ask this question?
Answer :
The question is asked by a homeopath.
It was asked when the homeopath and his friends were discussing about snakes.
2. What was the topic that came up for discussion between the doctor and his friends?
Answer:
The topic was about snakes.
3.What does the expression ‘full-blooded cobra’ suggest?
Answer:
It suggests that the cobra was fully grown, energetic and highly venomous.
4. Which season is mentioned here?
Answer :
Summer
5. When did the doctor return to his room?
Answer :
About ten o' clock at night.
6.“The sound was a familiar one.” What was the sound?
Answer:
The sound of rats.
7. What did the doctor do as soon as he entered the room?
Answer :
He took out his box of matches and lighted the kerosene lamp on the table.
8. What kind of room did the homeopath stay?
Answer :
The house was not electrified; it was a small rented room with tiled roof. The house is filled with rats.
9. What were the possessions of the homeopath?
Answer :
He had about sixty rupees in his suitcase. Along with some shirts and dhotis, he also possessed one solitary black coat.
10. Pick out a word from the passage that means " a small amount "
Answer :
Meagre
11. Why didn't the doctor get the sleep?
Answer :
Because it was too hot inside and there is no electricity in the house.
12. Why did the doctor go out to the veranda?
Answer :
To get some air
13. What did he take from the box beneath the table?
Answer :
A book named 'The Materia Medica.'
14. What were the things found on the table?
Answer :
The kerosene lamp, A large Mirror, and a comb.
15. "In those days I was a great admirer of beauty and I believed in making myself look handsome" - Who is the 'I' referred to here?
Answer :
The homeopath
16. “In those days I was a great admirer of beauty…” Pick out the phrases and expressions from the story that justify the statement.
Answer:> I picked up the comb and ran it through my hair and adjusted the parting so that it looked straight and neat.
Answer:
He wants to marry a woman doctor who had plenty of money and a good medical practice. She should also be fat because if he made any mistake and wanted to run away, she could not run after him and catch him.
He didn’t pay much attention to the noise because he thought that It might be the noise of rats running across the beam. It was a familiar sound to him.
Answer:
A fat venomous cobra fell from the roof and wriggled over the back of the chair and coiled itself on the doctor’s shoulder.
26. How did the doctor react when the snake landed on him?
Answer :
He didn't even jump, tremble or cry out. He stood there holding his breath like a stone image.
27. Why did the doctor sit in the chair ‘like a stone image in the flesh’?
Answer:
Because the doctor knew very well that if he made any slightest movement, the snake would strike him.
28. Pick out the word that means "happening or done at the same time"
Answer :
Simultaneous
29. Pick out the word that means " to move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion."
Answer :
Slither
30. Why did the doctor call himself as a 'foolish doctor'?
Answer :
Because he realised that if the snake struck him, he would get no medicine in his room. Even though he is a doctor he forget his danger and didn't carry any medicine with him.
31.'It seemed as if God appreciated that. The snake turned its head. It looked into the mirror.' What did God appreciate?
Answer :
The doctor realize that he is nothing but a fool. Because he couldn't even realise his danger and stock some medicine with him. God might have surely realise his helplessness.
32. How did the doctor escape from the snake?
Answer :
When the snake turned its head , it saw its own reflection in the mirror. Then it unwound itself from the doctor's arm and slowly slithered on to the table and moved towards the mirror. At this time the doctor cautiously stood up and moved outside and escaped.
33. Where did the doctor reach after escaping from the snake?
Answer :
He reached one of his friend's house.
34. What kind of woman did the doctor get married?
Answer :
His wife is a thin reedy person with the gift of a sprinter.
35. What did the doctor do when he reached his friend's house?
Answer :
He smeared oil all over himself and took a bath. Then changed into fresh clothes.
36. What was the unexpected incident that took place the next day?
Answer :
When the doctor and his friends reached his room to move his things from there, they couldn't see anything! Some thief had removed most of his things.
37. What was the only thing that the thief had a left there as a final insult ?
Answer :
The doctor's dirty vest.
38 ".…the thief had left behind one thing ass final insult!” What was the insult? Why did the doctor tell so?
Answer:
The thief took everything from the room except the doctor's dirty vest. The doctor knew that his friends might have got a bad impression about him while seeing the dirty vest. So he mentioned here that it was an insult.
39. Prepare the character sketch of the homeopath in the story'The snake and the mirror'.
Homeopath : The dreamer
Homeopath is the central character of the short story written by the popular writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, who is fondly remembered as Beypore Sultan. In this story, Basheer portrays the homeopath as an admirer of beauty. He lives in the world of dreams. He is very proud of himself for being a young handsome bachelor and a doctor by profession. He is a typical representive of young generation in Kerala. At the very beginning of the story, the doctor is presented as a young man who is proud of his own beauty and talent. He had just started his medical practice and his earnings were meagre. He lives in a rented room that was not electrified. In order to look more handsome , he decides to shave daily, keep an attractive smile always on his face and grow a thin moustache. He would also wish to marry a woman doctor who has plenty of money and a good medical practice. She should be fat so that even if he made any mistakes, she wouldn’t be able to run after him. But, the phrase " Man proposes, God disposes " is very much apt for the doctor's life. On the contrary to his plan, God willed something different! His wife is a thin reedy person with the gift of a sprinter.
Hhomeopath is a satirical character who often delivers some silly jokes himself. At the beginning he mentions that he and the rats share the rented room. Though he went out side to get some air, he couldn't. At that moment he comment " But the wind god seemed to have taken time off" gives another comical element to the story. His conceptions about his fiancée also reveals his sense of humor. When the snake coiled his body, his comment " I didn't jump. I didn't tremble. I didn't cry out. There was no time to do any such a thing. " gives another example for his humor sense. While the snake is looking at the mirror, the doctor mocking it by commenting "Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead?" Like the same, at the end of the story the doctor feels shame himself as the thief left his dirty vest. He presents the matter comically by saying that "The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness . . .! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water." When the cobra coiled around his arm, he was frightened and admits that he was a stupid person because he had forgot to keep any medicines with him. In short, the doctor is a simple but a humorous character.
40. The story 'The Snake and the Mirror' is narrated by the doctor to his friends. After reading the story, you narrate it to your friend. How would it be? Draft the likely narrative.
The Snake And The Mirror
I am going to tell you a humorous story of a homeopath who had an encounter with a cobra. The homeopath is a bachelor who lived in a rented room without electrified. He had recently set up his medical practice and his earnings were meagre . One summer night, after having his dinner from a restaurant, homeopath returned his room around ten 'O clock. When he opened the door he heard a noise from the above. But he didn't pay any attention to that because it felt like the familiar sounds of rats running across the beam. Entering the room, he lit a kerosene lamp on the table. The after removing his clothes, he made his bed to go to sleep. But it was too hot inside. So, he couldn't get sleep. He got up and went to the veranda to get some air. But didn't get! He came back into the room and sat on the chair beside the table. He tried reading a book named 'The Materia Medica.' At that time, he was tempted by a mirror there on the table. He was a great admirer of beauty and also a bachelor. Soon, he combed his hair and thought himself: “I am very handsome, bachelor, and moreover a doctor . I should make my presence felt among women.” He took a close look at the mirror and made an important decision : “I am going to shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look more handsome .He felt that his smile was very attractive. So he made another earthshaking decision :"I would always keep that attractive smile on my face . . . to look more handsome." He again got up and paced the room. At that moment, another lovely thought struck him. “I will marry a woman doctor who has plenty of money and practices. She should be fat because if I make any mistake, she will not be able to run after me.” he thought.
With this thoughts, he sat on the chair and suddenly he heard a dull thud behind him. No sooner had he turned than a fat snake wriggled over the back of the chair and landed on his shoulder. He sat still like a stone image. He felt the presence of God. The snake coiled his left arm and its hood spread out. Death lurked 3 or 4 inches away from him. If he tried to move slightly, the snake would bite him. His real fear was that he had no medicine with him at that time. So, he called himself "I am a stupid and foolish doctor.” After a while, the snake just turned its head and saw its reflection in the mirror. To his surprise, the snake unwound itself and moved closer to the mirror on the table. Was it admiring its own beauty? Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead?
At that moment, the homeopath managed to escape from the room and reached one of his friends' house. Reaching there, he smeared oil all over and took a bath. The next day he went to his room with his friends to remove his belongings from there. When they reached there they found that some thief had stolen all the things except his dirty vest.
On seeing that the doctor said "The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness . . .! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water."
41. The doctor in the story 'The Snake and the Mirror' ran out of the house after his encounter with the snake. Reaching his friend’s house, he jotted down his experience in his diary. Prepare the likely diary entry.
Sunday
What an unforgettable day it was! How can I forget today? Thank God. I thought it would be the last day in my life..... As usual, returned to my room after having dinner from the restaurant. As I opened the door, I heard that sound actually! But thought that it might be the familiar sounds of the rats . It was too hot inside. So couldn’t get sleep. Then I sat on the chair and looked into the mirror. I was admiring my own beauty. I made lot of decisions regarding my future. I felt myself that I'm too handsome. So, I decided to shave daily, grow a thin moustache and always to keep an attractive smile on my face to look more handsome. I also wished to marry a woman doctor with plenty of money and practices. I think, the God didn't like my arrogance. All of a sudden, I heard a dull thud from behind.No sooner had I turned than a fat snake wriggled over the back of the chair and landed on my shoulder. I sat still like a stone image. I felt the presence of God. The snake coiled my left arm and its hood spread out. Death lurked 3 or 4 inches away! If I tried to move slightly, the snake would bite me. My real fear was that I had no medicine with me at that time. I realised the fact that I am a stupid and foolish doctor. After a while, the snake just turned its head and saw its reflection in the mirror. To my surprise, the snake unwound itself and moved closer to the mirror on the table. Was it admiring its own beauty? Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead? Any how without wasting a second, I managed to escape from the room and reached my friend’s house. Reaching here I smeared oil all over and took a bath.Oh God! I will never forget this incident. God appeared before me in the form of a mirror to save my life.
42. The doctor in the story writes a complaint to the Inspector of police about the burglary that happened in his house. Draft the likely letter.
C. P Villa
AB Road
Calicut - 43
20 May 2023
Police station
Calicut - 03
Deae Sir,
Sub: Burglary at my residence
I would like to bring an important matter to your kind attention. There took place a burglary at my rented house at Calicut which is under your station limit. Last night, when I was sitting in my room, a cobra fell on my shoulder and coiled around my arms. Fortunately, after a while, the cobra uncoiled itself and moved towards the mirror on the table. Without wasting any time, I ran out of the house and took refuge in my friend’s house. In the hurry, I forgot to lock the door. When I returned to my room along with my friends the next day morning , I found that all my belongings were stolen. The possessions include a suitcase with 60 rupees, some shirts and dhotis and a black coat. I request you to registere a case on my complaint and investigate as soon as possible. I expect you can find the culprit and reclaim my stolen possessions. Thank you for spending your valuable time to consider my complaint. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thank You
sd/-
Dr. Sunil Kumar
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