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I didn’t jump. I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out. There was no time to do any such thing. The snake slithered along my shoulder and coiled around my left arm above the elbow. The hood was spread out and its head was hardly three or four inches from my face !It would not be correct to say merely that I sat there holding my breath. I was turned to stone. But my mind was very active. The door opened into darkness. The room was surrounded by darkness. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.1. What could the writer’s expressions have been on finding the snake on his shoulder ?A. JumpingB. TremblingC. Crying outD. All of these three2. How close did the writer find the snake ?A. Coiled around his left arm.B. With his head three or four inches away from his face.C. With his head spread.D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’3. What was the writer’s reaction with the snake coiled around his left arm ?A. He sat breathless.B. The speed of his breathing increased to a great frequency.C. He went towards the door.D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’4. What are the words ‘a stone image in the flesh’ used for?A. The snake looking into the mirror.B. The writer with a snake coiled around his left arm.C. The stone image the writer was sitting in the front.D. None of these three |
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Answer» 1. D. All of these three 2. D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ 3. A. He sat breathless. 4. B. The writer with a snake coiled around his left arm. |
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