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Footprints Without Feet
Chapter – 5
ENGLISH
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET
TEXTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Read and find out-
1. How did the invisible man first become visible?
Ans: The invisible man became visible first in a store. After he slipped into a big London store to keep warm and overslept there while wearing some clothes taken from the store. The clothes made him visible.
2. Why was he wandering the streets?
Ans: Griffin, the invisible and lawless man, was wandering the streets. His landlord disliked him and tried to eject him, in revenge he set fire to his landlord’s house and became a homeless wanderer without money and clothes.
3. Why does Mrs Hall find the scientist eccentric?
Ans: Griffin booked two rooms at an inn. The arrival of a stranger at an inn in winter was in any case an unusual event. Moreover, he was wearing bandages around his forehead, dark glasses and a large hat. He even had no desire to talk to Mrs. Hall. So, Mrs. Hall found the scientist eccentric.
4. What curious episode occurs in the study?
Ans: The curious incident that occurred was that the clergyman and his wife were awakened by noises coming from the study. They could hear the chink of money being taken from the desk. But when they opened the door they found nobody in the room.
5. What other extraordinary things happen at the inn?
Ans: One early morning, the landlord and his wife were surprised to see Griffin’s door was open. Out of curiosity they went to the room but saw nobody. They were in and found Griffin’s clothes and bandage lying there.
Suddenly they heard a sniff close to their ear. Later they saw that the bat on the bedpost leapt up and hit her face. The furniture and other things started flying about on their own. The stranger’s hat hit Mrs. Hall in the face, the chair pushed both husband and wife out of the room. She felt that spirits had entered her furniture and she became hysterical.
Think about it-
1. “Griffin was rather a lawless person.” comment.
Ans: It is said that Griffin was a brilliant scientist, but on the other hand, he was chaotic.
Griffin, the invisible and lawless man, was wandering the streets. His landlord disliked him and tried to eject him, in revenge he set fire to his landlord’s house.He broke open boxes and wrappers and fitted himself out with warm clothes. In the kitchen of the restaurant he found cold meat and coffee, and he followed it up with sweets and wine taken from the grocery store without paying money. They also looted a theatre company. Apart from this he also stole the priest’s money.
He attacked Mrs. Hall with her bedroom chair. When an attempt was made to arrest him, he hurt the villagers and made the constable unconscious.
2. How would you assess Griffin as a scientist?
Ans: Griffin was a brilliant scientist, as he discovered the scientific formula to make a human body invisible.
He carried out several experiment after experiment to find a way to make the human body invisible. Finally, he swallowed certain rare drugs and his body became transparent as a sheet of glass. It is said that Griffin was a brilliant scientist, but on the other hand, he was chaotic. Griffin, the invisible and lawless man, was wandering the streets.
Talk about it-
1. Would you like to become invisible? What advantages and disadvantages do you foresee, if you did?
Ans:Yes, I like to become visible again whenever I wish. The advantages and disadvantages are given below.
(i) Advantages :- The ability to spy on others without being noticed.
Go anywhere or whenever you want without being caught.
(ii) Disadvantages :- Loneliness may set in as you become invisible to others, leading to a feeling of detachment.There will be confusion everywhere.
2. Are there forces around us that are invisible, for example, magnetism? Are there aspects of matter that are ‘invisible’ or not visible to the naked eye? What would the world be like if you could see such forces or such aspects of matter?
Ans: Yes, there are lots of forces and things around us that are Invisible. There are aspects of matter that are not visible to our naked eye. Magnetic forces and electrostatic forces are examples of invisible forces. And heat, energy, and air are invisible. Similarly, sound is invisible to us.
3. What makes glass or water transparent (what is the scientific explanation for this)? Do you think it would be scientifically possible for a man to become invisible, or transparent? (keep in mind that writers of science fiction have often turned out to be prophetic in their imagination¡)
Ans: The quality of being able to allow light to pass through them makes glass and water treatment.
It is scientifically not impossible to become invisible but rarely possible. It will carry a lot of experiments.
Additional Questions & Answers
1. Describe Griffin’s experience in Drury Lane.
Ans :-After Griffin had escaped from the big London store, he found himself invisible but naked in the chilly January air. Griffin went to Drury Lane in hope of finding clothes and something that would hide his empty space above shoulders. He found a suitable shop and made his way invisibly upstairs and came out after wearing clothes, bandages around his forehead, dark glasses , false nose, big busy side whiskers and a large hat. He attacked the shopkeeper from behind and robbed all the money he could find. This was Griffin’s experience in Drury Lane.
2. Who was Griffin? Why and how did he become invisible? How did he become a homeless wanderer?
Ans: Griffin was a brilliant scientist, as he discovered the scientific formula to make a human body invisible.
He carried out several experiment after experiment to find a way to make the human body invisible. Finally, he swallowed certain rare drugs and his body became transparent as a sheet of glass. This is how he became invisible.
Griffin’s landlord disliked him and tried to get rid of him. In revenge he set fire to the landlord’s house. He had to remove his clothes to get away without being seen. This was why he had become a homeless wanderer without money and clothes.
3. Briefly describe the extraordinary behaviour of Mrs. Hall’s furniture?
Ans:- One early morning, the landlord and his wife were surprised to see Griffin’s door was open. Out of curiosity they went to the room but saw nobody. They were in and found Griffin’s clothes and bandage lying there.
Suddenly they heard a sniff close to their ear. Later they saw that the bat on the bedpost leapt up and hit her face. The furniture and other things started flying about on their own. The stranger’s hat hit Mrs. Hall in the face, the chair pushed both husband and wife out of the room. She felt that spirits had entered her furniture and she became hysterical.
4. Why did Griffin become a homeless wanderer? Why did he slip into the big London store and what did he do there ?
Ans: It is said that Griffin was a brilliant scientist, but on the other hand, he was chaotic.Griffin, the invisible and lawless man, was wandering the streets. His landlord disliked him and tried to eject him, in revenge he set fire to his landlord’s house and became a homeless wanderer without money and clothes.
Since it was mid- winter and the air was bitterly cold, Griffin decided to slip into the big London store for warmth.There he broke open boxes and wrappers and fitted himself out with warm clothes.In the kitchen of the restaurant he found cold meat and coffee, and he followed it up with sweets and wine taken from the grocery store without paying money. They also looted a theatre company. Finally he settled down to sleep on a pile of quilts. But unfortunately, a couple of the assistants saw him the next morning. They chased him. But Griffin managed to get rid of them.
5. Griffin was rather a lawless person. Comment.
Or
Write about any one incident which proves that Griffin was a lawless person.
Ans: It is said that Griffin was a brilliant scientist, but on the other hand, he was chaotic.
Griffin, the invisible and lawless man, was wandering the streets. His landlord disliked him and tried to eject him, in revenge he set fire to his landlord’s house.He broke open boxes and wrappers and fitted himself out with warm clothes. In the kitchen of the restaurant he found cold meat and coffee, and he followed it up with sweets and wine taken from the grocery store without paying money. They also looted a theatre company. Apart from this he also stole the priest’s money.
He attacked Mrs. Hall with her bedroom chair. When an attempt was made to arrest him, he hurt the villagers and made the constable unconscious.
6. How and why did Griffin come to the village of Iping? Why does Mrs. Hall find him eccentric?
Ans:- Griffin took a train to the village of Iping. He decided to become visible and go to the village of Iping because he wanted to be alone. He wanted to hide from the Londoners,As he had stolen money. He found that London is quite a busy place to live, he wanted to live alone in the Iping village.
He booked two rooms at an inn. The arrival of a stranger at an inn in winter was in any case an unusual event. Moreover, he was wearing bandages around his forehead, dark glasses and a large hat. He even had no desire to talk to Mrs. Hall. So, Mrs. Hall found the scientist eccentric.
A. Choose the correct options for the following:-
1. Which place was known as the centre of the theatre world?
(i) London
(ii) Drury Lane
(iii) both
(iv) none of the above
Ans:- (ii) Drury Lane
2. Why did Griffin come to Iping?
(i) desire for solitude
(ii) desire for shelter
(iii) desire for friendship
(iv) desire for warmth
Ans:- (i) desire for solitude
3. Mrs. Hall found the scientist to be:
(i) friendly
(ii) eccentric
(iii) moody
(iv) talkative
Ans:- (ii) eccentric
4. “Extraordinary affairs” – who is the speaker here?
(i) Mrs. Hall
(ii) the clergyman
(iii) the shopkeeper
(iv) Mr. Jaffers
Ans:- (ii) the clergyman.
5. He pretended however that he was expecting ____ to arrive:
(i) money
(ii) gems
(iii) a cheque
(iv) a lottery
Ans:- (iii) a cheque.
6. What did he do for revenge?
(i) Steal things
(ii) Burned the house
(iii) He didn’t do anything for revenge
(iv) None of the above
Ans:- (ii) Burned the house.
7. What is the meaning of “bewildered”?
(i) Very puzzled
(ii) Simple
(iii) Silent
(iv) All of the above
Ans:- (i) Very puzzled.
8. Who was the author of “Footprints without Feet”?
(i) H.G. Wells
(ii) Robert W. Peterson
(iii) James
(iv) Williams
Ans:- (i) H.G. Wells
9. The scientist was always quick – tempered now he became ____?
(i) Silent
(ii) Angry
(iii) Furious
(iv) None of the above
Ans:- (iii) Furious.
10. He found a suitable ___?
(i) Food
(ii) Clothes
(iii) Shelter
(iv) Shop
Ans:- (iv) Shop.
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