What made the writer believe that he was good at writing ghost stories?
The writer says that he did not specialize in writing ghost stories but more or less they seemed to specialize in him. Whenever Jenkins called on the author to write a ghost story for his magazine he had always been able to manage to write one for him, not really understanding how the idea of the plot came to him.
Why does Patol Babu’s wife tell him that he is counting his ‘chickens before they’re hatched ?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
follow :
A real message from the real Sebastian Shultz. We both knew that by reliving the accident, something wonderful had happened.
(a) Who is the narrator?
(b) What accident is he referring to?
(c) Write the antonym for the word, ‘wonderful.’
Helen’s contact with Dr. Bell raised her perception and understanding of the world. Comment.
Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.
e.g. came / months / me / for eight / to teach / he
For eight months he came to teach me.
(a) algebra and / a week / me / geometry / twice / he taught
(b) very poor / subjects / I was / in these / earlier
(c) very / now / proficient / have become / in them / I
How does Helen’s appearance in the party make Lavinia get rid of her superstitious belief in Ouija Boards?