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The Midnight Visitors
Chapter – 3
ENGLISH
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET
Multiple Choice Questions & Answers
1. Who is the author of the story “The Midnight Visitor”?
(a) Ruskin Bond
(b) James Herriot
(c) Robert Arthur
(d) Victor Canning
Ans. (c) Robert Arthur.
2. Where did Max jump through the window?
(a) on the bed
(b) balcony
(c) the roof of the other room
(d) office of the hotel
Ans. (b) Balcony.
3. Where was the balcony?
(a) outside the window of the room
(b) outside the back door of the room
(c) on the roof of the room
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) Outside the window of the room.
4. How would you describe Ausable?
(a) witty
(b) idle
(c) egocentric
(d) all of the above
Ans. (a) witty.
5. How did Max claim to have entered?
(a) a passkey
(b) window
(c) balcony
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a) A passkey.
6. Where did Ausable think Max was?
(a) hongkong
(b) Berlin
(c) London
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b) Berlin.
7. What is different about Ausable?
(a) doesn’t look like an agent
(b) gets only a phone call for appointments in his room
(c) doesn’t get messages slipped by dark-eyed beauties
(d) all of the above
Ans. (d) All of the above.
8. When did he move to Paris?
(a) 5 years ago
(b) 10 years ago
(c) 20 years ago
(d) 25 years ago
Ans. (c) 20 years ago.
9. What language did Ausable speak?
(a) German
(b) French
(c) none of these
(d) both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d) both (a) and (b).
10. Where was Ausable staying?
(a) Max’s home
(b) French hotel
(c) Fowler’s home
(d) French Inn
Ans. (b) French hotel.
Read and find out-
1. How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
Ans: Ausable was different from other secret agents because he lived in a small room in the musty corridor of a gloomy French hotel which was on the sixth and top floor. There was nothing thrilling or adventurous about it. On top of that, he was extremely fat.
2. Who is Fowler and what is his authentic thrill of the day?
Ans: Fowler is a young and romantic writer, he had come to meet Ausable as he wanted to experience some time with a secret agent.
Fowler’s first authentic thrill of the day came when he saw a man in Ausable’s room pointing a pistol towards Ausable and himself.
3. How has Max got in?
Ans: Max has got in with the help of a passkey.
4. How does Ausable say he got in?
Ans: Ausable says that Max has got in through the balcony.
Think about it-
1.”Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent fowler had ever read.” What do secret agents in books and films look like, in your opinion? Discuss in groups or In class some stories or movies featuring spies, detectives and secret agents, and compare their appearance with that of ausable in this story. (you may mention characters from fiction in languages other than English. In English fiction you may have come across Sherlock Holmes, Hercule poirot, or miss Marple. Have you watched any movies featuring James bond?
Ans: Secret agents in fiction are projected like ideal men, ‘Tall dark and handsome’. They are usually well built and keep beautiful women for company. They would always smoke pipes or cigars and do death defying stunts. But in our story, an ausable person is very fat but he has an excellent presence of mind. In fiction or film such characters are projected as men of extra – ordinary presence of mind.
Yes, I have watched some movies featuring James bond. They are :007 James bond, the golden eye and tomorrow never dies.
2. How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached to his room? Look back at his detailed description of it. What makes it a convincing story?
Ans: When Ausable saw Max standing in the middle of his room with a pistol pointed at him, he was not surprised. Instead he hatched a secret plan to get rid of him. Ausable starts by expressing his frustration at someone getting into his room for the second time in a month through the balcony.
Ausable, paid no attention to Max, instead he goes on to give a description of the balcony and how it could reach from two floors down to get a convenient passage into his room. While this talk was going on someone was continuously knocking at the door. Ausable said that the police who were at the door came to check him and his room on a regular basis.
Ausable presented the entire story about the balcony as if it was completely natural. His attitude, manner of speaking and confidence in relating to the balcony all go towards making Max believe that there is a balcony attached to Ausable’s room.
3. Looking back at the story, when do you think Ausable thought up his plan for getting rid of max? Do you think he had worked out his plan in detail right from the beginning? Or did he make up a plan taking advantage of events as they happened?
Ans: In fact, Ausable saw Max in his room as soon as he switched on the light. No, I don’t think that he had worked out his plan in detail right from the very beginning. He took advantage of the events as they happened.He used his presence of mind. Seeing the pistol in Max’s hand he planned to get rid of him.
Talk about it-
1. In this story, Ausable shows great ‘presence of mind’ or the ability to think quickly, and act calmly and wisely, in a situation of danger and surprise. Give examples from your own experience, or narrate a story, which shows someone’s presence of mind.
Ans: Once me and friends went for a trip in a hill area. We reached the venue and enjoyed it a lot. Then we pack our bags to start a journey back to home. The bus starts and we all are singing, chilling and enjoying the view. All of sudden, a truck came very fast and our bus got stuck in the middle of the hill and ditch. We all are very frightened. The bus driver was very panicked at that moment. We all asked him not to panic but to calm down and handle the situation very calmly. We studied the format of the road and the bus driver slowly slowly started to turn the bus. With the great presence of mind. We all succeed. We all are safe, we thank God and start singing. We reached home safely.
2. Discuss what you would do in the situations described below. Remember that presence of mind comes out of a state of mental preparedness. If you have thought about possible problems or dangers, and about how to act in such situations, you have a better chance of dealing with such situations if they do arise.
1. A small fire starts. Your kitchen.
2. A child starts to choke on a piece of food.
3. An electrical appliance starts to hiss and gives out sparks.
4. A bicycle knocks down a pedestrian.
5. It rains continuously for more than twenty-four hours.
6. A member of your family does not return home at the usual or expected time.
Ans: 1. If there is a fire in my kitchen, first I turn off the cylinder. Then use a blanket to extinguish the fire. I will call the fire brigade and inform everyone to be alert.
2. If a child starts choking on a piece of food the child should be thumped slowly. Keep her safe, one person should be by her side and give her proper instructions.
3. If an electrical appliance gives out spark, the main switch should at once be put to off mode. Then we should keep out of reach and call an electrician.
4. In case of a bicycle accident the pedestrian should at once be attended. He should be given first aid and taken to the hospital for a check up.
5. In case of incessant rain disaster management systems should be maintained. Maintain mind presence and look over the situation.
6. At first I will wait for some time. Then I call him and call his friends to know what’s going on. Then I went to the police station if necessary.
Additional Questions & Answers
1. Between Ausable and Max, Who do you think is more intelligent and why?
Ans:- Between Ausable and Max, absolutely Ausable is more intelligent.
Ausable was a clever secret agent. When Ausable and Fowler followed Ausable’s room, they found Max inside the room with a small automatic pistol in his hand.He is also a secret agent, he came to take a report concerning some new missiles. But Ausable didn’t lose his calm. He didn’t express any excitement or he had entered his room through the window. But Max said that he had entered the room through the main door with the help of a passkey. But, Ausable didn’t listen to Max , instead he gave a description of that imaginary balcony and added that twice in a month somebody has entered.
Just then there was a knock at the door, finding this a right change Ausable gave a false statement that it was the police whom he called for his protection. Hearing the words, Max’s face was black with anger. He swiftly backed towards the windows and ordered Ausable to send them away or he would shoot and take his chances. The knocking at the door became louder and a voice was raised Mr Ausable. Then Max jumped from the window to the balcony but there was no balcony. Thus Ausable defeated Max’s scheme to take away the report.
Therefore Ausable is more intelligent than max.
2. Who is fowler? Give a description of his meeting with Ausable?
Ans:- Fowler is a young and romantic writer, he had come to meet Ausable as he wanted to experience some time with a secret agent. Fowler was very disappointed on meeting Ausable because he was expecting some dangerous situations from Ausable’s surroundings. In fact Ausable was very cool and calm and was completely different from other secret agents.
When they reached the room of Ausable’s on the top sixth floor of the hotel, Ausable told him to cheer as he saw an important report, for which several men and women had risked their lives. Ausable opened the door, asked Fowler to enter and closed the door behind him. As soon as he switched on the light they saw Max inside the room holding an automatic pistol.That time Fowler experienced a feeling of fear with excitement.
Thereafter Fowler faced another strange situation when Ausable outwitted Max by talking about a non-existent balcony. For a few moments Fowler stammered. But instantly he understood how Ausable outwitted Max and saved the important papers from Max.
Overall, Fowler’s meeting with Ausable was full of thrill and excitement.
3. Give a description of Max’s Conversation with Ausable.
Or
Describe the meeting between Ausable and Max.
Or
Briefly describe how Ausable defeated Max’s scheme to take away the report.
Ans:- Ausable was a clever secret agent. When Ausable and Fowler followed Ausable’s room, they found Max inside the room with a small automatic pistol in his hand.He is also a secret agent, he came to take a report concerning some new missiles. But Ausable didn’t lose his calm. He didn’t express any excitement. He non- challantly told a lie that he would raise hell to the authorities concerned about someone’s intrusion into his room for the second time in a month through the balcony.Max explained that he entered his room using the pass key, he concocted a details story and managed to convince Max of the presence of an attached balcony under the window oh his room.
Just then there was a knock at the door, finding this a right change Ausable gave a false statement that it was the police whom he called for his protection. Hearing the words, Max’s face was black with anger. He swiftly backed towards the windows and ordered Ausable to send them away or he would shoot and take his chances. The knocking at the door became louder and a voice was raised Mr Ausable. Then Max jumped from the window to the balcony but there was no balcony. Thus Ausable defeated Max’s scheme to take away the report.
4. Give a character sketch of Ausable?
Ans:- Ausable is a detective. He is one such secret agent, who expects to get some sensitive papers in his hotel room. But one of his rivals Max attacked him at gunpoint, and he demanded the papers. But, Ausable showed remarkable common sense and he came out of this situation.
Ausable was different from other secret agents because he lived in a small room in the musty corridor of a gloomy French hotel which was on the sixth and top floor. There was nothing thrilling or adventurous about it. On top of that, he was extremely fat.
A. Choose the correct options for the following:-
1. Ausable spoke with an ____ accent.
(i) French
(ii) German
(iii) American
(iv) Indian
Ans:- (iii) American.
2. Where did Ausable think Max was?
(i) Boston
(ii) Paris
(iii) Berline
(iv) London
Ans:- (iii) Berline.
3. Ausable’s hotel room was situated on the:
(i) fifth and top floor
(ii) sixth and top floor
(iii) third floor
(iv) ground floor
Ans:- (ii) sixth and top floor
4. Ausable could passably speak:
(i) German & French
(ii) Italian & French
(iii) German & Latin
(iv) English and Italian
Ans:- (i) German & French
5. What was there in Max’s hand?
(i) rifle
(ii) documents
(iii) knife
(iv) pistol
Ans:- (iv) pistol
6. Who is Max?
(i) Ausable’s friend
(ii) waiter
(iii) secret agent
(iv) police
Ans:- (iii) secret agent
7. Who is Henry?
(i) secret agent
(ii) waiter
(iii) writer
(iv) Fowler’s friend
Ans:- (ii) waiter.
8. How did Fowler feel after meeting Ausable?
(i) angry
(ii) excited
(iii) happy
(iv) disappointed
Ans:- (iv) disappointed.
9. “Shrilly” means
(i) Murmuring
(ii) Talking softly
(iii) In a high pitch
(iv) Quarrel
Ans:- (iii) In a high pitch.
10. Who is the author of the lesson “The midnight visitors”?
(i) Walt Whitman
(ii) Robert Arthur
(iii) James
(iv) Robert
Ans:- (ii) Robert Arthur.
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