“The Eyes Have It” Short Questions and Answers (S.A.Q) by Ruskin Bond, Class XII, WBCHSE

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The Eyes Have It SAQ

The Eyes Have It by Ruskin Bond

(1) At which station did the blind girl get into the train? [HS 2015]

Ans. The blind girl got into the train at Rohana.

(2) Who came to Rohana to see the girl off?

Ans. A couple probably her parents came to Rohana to see the girl off.

(3) What made the narrator feel that the couple who had come to see her off were her parents?

Ans. The narrator felt so because the couple who had come to see the girl off were very anxious about her well being.

(4) Who gave the girl detailed instructions at the moment of seeing her off?

Ans. At the moment of seeing the girl off, the woman, probably her mother, gave her detailed Instructions.

(5) What instructions did the woman give to the girl before the train started?

Ans. The woman gave the girl necessary instructions as where to keep her things, when not to lean out of windows and how to avoid talking to unknown persons.

(6) Why were the narrator’s eyes sensitive only to light and darkness?

Ans. The narrator’s eyes were sensitive to light and darkness because he completely blind.

(7) How did the blind narrator understand that the girl wore slippers?

Ans. The blind narrator understood that the girl wore slippers from the sound of the girl’s slippers slapping against her heels.

(8) The girl did not notice the narrator. What reason did the narrator give for this?

Ans. The narrator said that the girl did not notice him because he must have been sitting in a dark corner.

(9) The girl did not notice the narrator. What reason would you give for this?

Ans. The girl did not notice the narrator because she was blind too.

(10) Whose voice startled the girl in the short story, ‘The Eyes Have It’?

Ans. The voice of the narrator started the girl.

(11) What remark did the narrator make about people with good eyesight? [HS 2018]

Ans. The narrator remarked that people with good eyesight often fail to see what is right in front of them as they have too much to take in.

(12) What do blind people take in?

Ans. According to the narrator of the story, ‘The Eyes Have It’, blind people take in only the essentials, whatever registers most significantly on all their senses except vision.

(13) What did the narrator want to conceal from the girl in the short story, ‘The Eyes Have It?

Ans. In the short story, ‘The Eyes Have It’, the narrator wanted to conceal from the girl the fact that he was blind.

(14) Where would the girl in the story, The Eyes Have It’ get off? [HS 2019, 2022]

Ans. in the story, ‘The Eyes Have It’, the girl would get off at Saharanpur.

(15) Who would receive the girl at Saharanpur station? [HS 2015]

Ans. The girl’s aunt would receive the girl at Saharanpur station.

(16) What is the narrator’s opinion about aunts? Or, Who did the narrator of ‘The Eyes Have It’ think to be formidable creatures? [HS 2019, 2022]

Ans. According to the narrator, aunts are usually formidable creatures.

(17) Where was the narrator of the story, ‘The Eyes Have It’ going?

Ans. The narrator of the story ‘The Eyes Have It’ was going to Dehradun, and then to Mussoorie.

(18) Why did the girl consider the narrator lucky in the story ‘The Eyes Have It’?

Ans. In the short story, ‘The Eyes Have It’, the girl considered the narrator lucky because he was going to Mussoorie, a beautiful hilly region.

(19) Why is October the best time in the hills?

Ans. According to the narrator, the hills present a lovely look in October because of the blooming wild dahlias, the refreshing sun and the quiet roads and so, October is the best time in the hills.

(20) “Then I made a mistake” – What mistake did the speaker make?

Ans. The speaker made the mistake of asking the girl what it was like outside because he wanted to hide his blindness.

(21) Why did the narrator make a pretence of studying the outside landscape?

Ans. The narrator made a pretence of studying the outside landscape in order to conceal the fact that he was completely blind.

(22) What could the narrator see in his mind’s eye?

Ans. In his mind’s eye, the narrator could see telegraph posts flashing by.

(23) How did the narrator answer confidently that he saw no animals?

Ans. The narrator knew that there were hardly any animals left in the forests near Dehra and so, he answered confidently that he saw no animals.

(24) “That always happens” – What always happens?

Ans. It always happens that the passengers feel that they are standing still in the moving train while the trees outside seem to be moving.

(25) What safe remark did the sightless narrator make?

Ans. The sightless narrator remarked that the girl had an interesting face.

(26) What was the girl’s reaction to the safe remark of the narrator?

Ans. The girl liked the narrator’s remark of possessing an ‘interesting face’ as she was tired of the comment that she had ‘a pretty face’.

(27) What, according to the narrator, is the relation between girls and flattery?

Ans. According to the narrator, few girls can resist flattery.

(28) What was the girl tired of?

Ans. The girl was tired of people telling her that she had a pretty face.

(29) What did the narrator feel at the thought of laughter?

Ans. At the thought of laughter, the narrator felt troubled and lonely.

(30) How much did the girl like train journeys?

Ans. The girl did not like long journeys by train because she could not bear to sit in a train for more than two or three hours.

(31) How was the voice of the girl’s aunt?

Ans. The girl’s aunt had a high-pitched voice.

(32) What was the effect of the perfume from the girl’s hair on the narrator ?

Ans. The perfume from the girl’s hair tempted the narrator so much that he would have almost touched her hair, had she not moved away.

(33) Who stammered an apology?

Ans. The new passenger, who got into the train after the girl’s departure, stammered an apology.

(34) What game did the narrator play after a new traveller had entered the compartment?

Ans. After the new traveller had entered the compartment, the narrator sat in front of the window and started guessing what went on out there, just like a game.

(35) Who broke into the narrator’s reverie? [HS 2016]

Ans. The new traveller who had entered the compartment broke into the narrator’s reverie.

(36) Who, according to the new traveller, would be disappointed and why?

Ans. According to the new traveller, the narrator would be disappointed because the new traveller was not as attractive a companion as the girl who had just left.

(37) What did the narrator want to know from the new passenger? [HS 2020]

Ans. The narrator wanted to know from the new passenger if the girl’s hair was long or short.

(38) What account of the girl did the new traveller give to the narrator?

Ans. The new traveller informed the narrator that he had noticed only her beautiful eyes which, however, were of no use because she was completely blind.

(39) What is the surprise at the end of the story?

Ans. At the end of the story, the narrator, who tried to conceal his blindness from the girl all through the journey, came to know that the girl too was blind.

(40) When do the hills look lovely, according to Ruskin Bond?

Ans. According to Ruskin Bond, the hills look lovely in October.

(41) What compliment did the narrator give to his co- passenger, the girl?

Ans. The narrator complimented the girl by saying that she had an interesting face.

(42) Who would receive the blind girl at Saharanpur?
Or, Who would receive the blind girl at the destination [HS 2015]

Ans. The blind girl’s aunt would receive her at Saharanpur.

(43) Why were the eyes of the girl of no use?

Ans. The eyes of the girl were of no use because she was completely blind.

(44) What did the second fellow-passenger say to the narrator about the girl’s eyes?

Ans. The second fellow-passenger told the narrator that she had beautiful eyes, but they were of no use because she was completely blind.

(45) How did the narrator know that the girl wore slippers?

Ans. The narrator knew that the girl wore slippers from the way they slapped against her heels.

(46) What were the eyes of the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ sensitive to? [HS 2017]

Ans. The eyes of the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ were sensitive only to light and darkness.

(47) Why did the narrator think that his voice must have startled the girl? [HS 2020]

Ans. The narrator thought that his voice must have startled the girl because she gave a little exclamation before answering his question.

(48) How did the girl describe the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’? [HS 2018, 2022]

Ans. The girl described the narrator as a gallant young man and a serious fellow.

(49) How did the narrator in The Eyes Have It’ describe the voice of the blind girl? [HS 2017]

Ans. The narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ described that the girl’s voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream.

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