Supplementary Reader Important Questions 12 up board
Q1.Why could charley never find ‘The third level’ again?
Ans. The third level was nowhere.It was an imagination of charley because there were only two levels at grand Central station, New york .But charley claimed that it was present. The third level was a medium of escape for charley,from the harsh realities of life.
Q2.Why was the third level a medium of escape for charley?
Ans. Charley was an simple man . He was thirty years old. His native place was Galesburg. He spent his childhood. Now he is working in an office in New york. He is not happy with the city life. Charley wants to escape from his modern life in New york to Galesburg. The central station of New york has two levels. charley worked late night at the office. He was in a hurry to get to his apartment. He decide to take the subway from
Grand Central station because it was faster than the bus, he got lost in the subway. After wandering up and down he reached the third level at grand Central station. He saw there everything in contrast to the present time. He saw a newspaper dated June 11,1894. He wanted two tickets to Galesburg, Illinois. But he did not have the currency of the year 1894 and failed to purchase the tickets.
When charley came home,he ,he talked to a psychiatrist friend among others. He said it was a waking dream wish fulfilment. He told charley that he just wanted to escape his modern world.
This,the third level was a medium of escape for charley.
Q3. How can one buy old money, as described by Charley?
Ans. Charley explains that one can buy old money from any coin dealer shop but one has to pay an extra payment. These shops often carry a wide range of old currency notes and coins from various historical periods.
Q4. What do you infer from Sam’s letter to Charley in the story, “The Third Level?
Ans. Sam said the following things in his letter to Charley:
(i) I believe you were right. (ii) I found the third level.
(ⅲ)I have been here for two weeks. (iv) The atmosphere of Galesburg is musical and peaceful.
(v) Keep looking till you find the third level and come here with Louisa.
Q5. What was the third level? How was it described by psychiatrist Sam?
Ans. The psychiatrist was a friend of charley. Charley told the psychiatrist that he believed in the existence of the third level at the grand Central station but his friend the psychiatrist told him that it was only a waking dream wish fulfilment of love. He further told charley that he just wanted to escape his modern world. Charley Friend sam ,the psychiatrist was a city boy . He could find the third level. He write a letter to charley that he had found the third level and was there for two weeks.
Q6. What did the astrologer predict about the tiger kings death?
Ans. When the prince was ten days old ,the astrologer predicted that he would be killed by the tiger.
Q7. Why did the Maharaja start hunting tigers ?
Ans. The Maharaja start hunting tigers to defy the prophecy that he would be killed by a tiger. Determined to prove the prophecy wrong and ensure his safety,he vowed to kill one hundred tigers, believing this would thwart his predestination fate.
Q8. What did the old saying that the Maharaja knew?
Ans. The Maharaja knew the old saying ‘ you may kill even a cow in self defence ‘. So, there could certainly be no objection to kill tigers in self defence.
Q9. What did the Maharaja do to find the required number of kills tigers?
Ans. The Maharaja killed seventy tigers in 10 years then he married a girl from the state which had a large number of tigers. The Maharaja kill five or seven tigers each time he visited in father in law this, he was able to kill ninety nine tigers.
Q10. How did the Maharaja in the story? The tiger king eventually kill the hundred tigers?
Ans. The Maharaja anxiety reached a fever pitch when there remained just one tiger to achieve his tally of a hundred.
The tiger was not easy found . The Maharaja refused to leave the forest until the tiger was found.
The dewan managed to bring an old tiger from the peoples park in Madras. On the following day the same old tiger wandered before the Maharaja. It was with limitless joy that the Maharaja took careful aim at the beast. The tiger fell in a crumpled heap. The tiger fainted and fell . He was not dead . The hunters killed kim afterwards.
Surgeon performed an operation but the Maharaja was dead. In the fact Maharaja could not kill the hundred tigers .
Q11. How did the Maharaja fulfil his vow? What dangers did he face while fulfilling it?
Ans. The Maharaja of prayibandapuram vowed to kill one hundred tigers to defy a prophecy that he killed by a tiger.To fulfill his vow ,he relentlessly hunted tigers even banning tiger hunting in this kingdom for others to reserve them for himself. He faced numerous danger including near death encounter with tigers and political threats from British officers who demanded tiger hunting rights .
Q12. Why was sadao sent to America ?
Ans. Sadao’s education was his father’s chief concern. He sent sadao to America to learn all that could be learned about surgery and medicine.
Q13. Who was hana ? How did she meet Sadao?
Ans. Sadao happened to meet his future wife hana at professor Harley house in America. Sadao did not marry hana in America because he need the consent of his father for marriage.
Q14. What type of garden does mr.lamb have? Why does he like it?
Ans. Mr lamb has big house to live in with a big garden.So Mr lamb leaves its gate always open. Many boys come to his garden and he likes them. There are many trees and flowers in his garden and the apple tree is always grown in his garden.
He likes his garden because he hears the buzzing of bees chirping of birds there.
Q15. Describe in brief zitkala’ s experience while cutting a haircut?
Ans. Zitkala’s recount her traumatic experience of boarding school during haircut.Zitkala-Sa recounts her traumatic experience of
getting a haircut at the boarding school. She was forcibly taken downstairs despite her vehement protests, Zitkala-Sa felt humiliated and powerless as her long beautiful hair, which held cultural and personal significance, was brutally shorn. The haircut symbolised the loss of her identity and cultural heritage. The experience left her feeling violated and deeply distressed, reinforcing her sense of alienation and the oppressive nature of the boarding school system.
