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Class - 12
English Core
Flamingo Prose Chapter-3 DEEP WATER
QUESTIONS:-
1. What is the misadventure that William Douglas speaks about?
Ans-
The misadventure that William Douglas speaks about is the experience which he
faces at Y.M.C.A swimming pool. When he was ten or eleven years old a big bully
of a boy found him alone and tossed him into the deep end of the pool. At once,
he went at the bottom and fear to be drowned. The misadventure gave Douglas a
lot of agony and trouble and he has to undergo long and intense suffering
during those moment.
2. What were the series of emotion and fears that Douglas
experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to
the surface?
Ans-
When William Douglas was thrown into the pool, he experienced a series of
emotions and felt, he was frightened but not out of his wits. He planned to
make a big jump to come to the surface but those nine feet appeared to him like
ninety feets. He gathered all his strength and took a great jump to come to the
surface but no make difference. His legs become stiff and refused to move. When
he opened his eyes, he saw nothing but water. It made him panic.
3. How did this experience affect him?
Ans-
This experience had a lasting effect on Douglas. This gave unpleasant memories
and his fear of water. Whenever he went to the pool the haunting fear of water
followed him. It also ruined his fishing trips. It deprived him from the joys
of canoeing, boating and swimming.
4. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of
water?
Ans-
The fear of water stays with him for many years. Douglas used every way to
overcome his fear of water but with little success. Wherever he went, it ruined
his Joy of boating, fishing and swimming. Even as an adult, it held him firmly
in it's grip. He was determined to get over his fear of water. Finally, he
decided to get an instructor and learn to swim.
5. How did the instructor built a swimmer out of Douglas?
Ans-
The instructor made serious efforts to build a swimmer out of Douglas. The
instructor made him practice five days in a week, an hour each day. He put a
belt around him. Rope was attached to the belt which went through the pulley.
He was made to go back and forth across the pool. Panic seized the author
everytime. He was also taught how to inhale and exhale. In this way, he built a
swimmer out of Douglas piece by piece.
6. How did Douglas make sure that he conquered the old terror?
Ans-
The instructor had made the Douglas a perfect swimmer. But whenever he was
alone in the pool the sign of old terror would return. He wanted to make sure
that he was free from the fear of water. So, he decided to went to Lake
Wentworth and dived off a dock at Triggs Island. He swam for two miles. Only
once the terror returns but his swam on. Thus, he made sure that he had
conquered the old terror.
7. What happened to Douglas when all efforts ceased?
Ans-
Douglas tried very hard to come out of the pool but all his efforts ceased.
Even his legs were rigid. He found himself in a hopeless situation. He felt
drowsy and crossed to oblivion. When he came to his senses, he found himself
lying on a stomach beside the pool. He was vomiting.
8. How did William Douglas overcome his fear of water?
Ans-
The fear that developed in the pools with Douglas for many years. This fear of
water ruined his fishing trips, boating and swimming. Finally he decided to get
an instructor and learn to swim. He practiced 5 days a week an hour each day.
The instructor made in practiced by putting a belt around him. Rope was attached
to the belt which went through a pulley and Douglas held one end of the rope
and went back and forth across the pool. The instructor was able to build a
swimmer out of Douglas. Douglas was not very sure because some signs of old
fear would return when he was alone in the pool. So, one day he went to Lake
wentworth and dived off a dock at Triggs Island. He swam two miles across the
lake and finally he was able to conquer his fear of water.
9. How does Douglas make clear to the reader the sense of panic
that gripped him as he almost drowned? Describe the details that have made the
description vivid?
Ans-
Douglas never imagined that he would face so much trouble in his life. The
trouble started when a young boy tossed him into a deep end of the pool. He at
once, went at the bottom of the pool in a sitting position. He plans to make a
jump and come to the surface but those nine feet appear to be more like ninety.
He gathered all his strength and took a great jump. When he opened his eyes he
looks nothing but water and grew panicky. Douglas legs were paralysed. He cried
for but nothing happened. All his efforts were ceased. He felt drowsy and when
he came to his senses, he found himself lying beside the pool vomiting.
10. Why does Douglas as an adult record a childhood experience
of terror and his conquering of it? What larger meaning does he drop from this
experience?
Ans-
In deep water Douglas recounts a childhood experience of terror of water. He
also describes his determination of conquering that fear of water. Here he
shows all terrors and obstacles can be overcome through persistent efforts. His
experience is a useful lesson for others to succeed even in the most difficult
circumstances. He describes how a big boy throw him into the deep end of the
Y.M.C.A pool. He felts suffocated. His legs did an instructor gave him training
and made him a swimmer he went to Lake wentworth and dived off a dock at triggs
island and swam for two miles. At last, he was able to conquer his fear of
water. Douglas experience has a deep meaning he had experienced both the
sensation of dying and the fear of it. Finally what matters is the will climb
the peaks and brush aside fear. not work and a terror seized him. When he came
to his senses, he found himself lying beside the pool. Finally, to live. As
Roosevelt said, "All we have to fear is fear itself." He felt
released free to walk the mountain paths,
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS: -
Q1. At the end of the experience, Douglas felt
(a)
happy
(b) released
(c)
sad
(d)
victorious
Q2. 'All we have to fear is fear itself. Who said thesewords?
(a)
Douglas
(b)
his instructor
(c)
his father
(d) President Roosevelt
Q3. Where was the lake Wentworth?
(a) In New Hampshire
(b)
in Washington
(c)
in California
(d)
in Washington D.C
Q4. How did Douglas make sure that he had conquered the old
terror?
(a)
By visiting California
(b)
By jumping into the waters
(c)
By taking a lesson from the instructor
(d) By swimming into the lake Wentworth
Q5. What were the series of emotions and fears thatDouglas experienced
when he was thrown into the pool?
(a)
Fear
(b)
Confidence
(c)
Overconfidence
(d) Mixed feelings of confidence and fear
Q6. What was the fear in Douglas' mind?
(a)
To be defeated
(b)
To be pushed
(c) Being drowned
(d)
None
Q7. What did William O Douglas desire for?
(a)
Visit to California
(b)
To be a judge
(c) To learn swimming
(d)
To be with his mother
Q8. What is haunting the author?
(a) Terrible experience in the pool
(b)
Ghosts
(c)
His mother's words
(d)
A push by a young boy
Q9. Where did the writer go when he was 3 or 4 years old in the
story?
(a)
Washington
(b)
New Zealand
(c) California
(d)
Canada
Q 10. Y.M.C.A stands for?
(a)
Young Men's Christian Authority
(b)
Young Men's Christopher Association
(c)
Young Men's Christian Army
(d) Young Men's Christian Association
Q 11. For how many years had the author taught in high school in
Yakima?
(a) 2 years
(b)
4 years
(c)
3 years
(d)
5 years
Q 12. Who is the author of Deep Water?
(a)
William Shakespeare
(b)
William George Bernard Shaw
(c)
William Wordsworth
(d) William Douglas
Q 13. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the
lake Wentworth?
(a)
4 miles
(b)
3 miles
(c)
5 miles
(d) 2 miles
Q 14. What was stopping Douglas to get into the waters of Cascade?
(a)
Memories of Washington
(b)
Memories of California
(c)
Instructions given by the instructor
(d) Memories full of terror in the pool
Q 15. Whenever terror struck again, Douglas would start
(a)
shouting
(b)
laughing
(c)
crying
(d) talking to terror
Q 16. Douglas had to repeat exhaling and inhaling exercises
(a) hundred times
(b)
forty times.
(c)
fifty times
(d)
ten times
Q 17. He practised in the pool
(a)
ten times a week
(b) five days a week
(c)
twice a week
(d)
thrice a week
Q 18. After being haunted by fear for many years Douglas decided
to learn to swim. He took the help of
(a)
his mother
(b)
his father
(c)
a friend
(d) an instructor
Q 19. How many times did Douglas try to come to the surface of
the pool?
a)
Twice
b)
Once
c)
Five times
d) Thrice
Q 20. Why did Douglas hate to walk bare legs?
a)
Ugly looking legs
b)
Fat legs
c)
Because of skin colour
d) Because of skinny legs
Q 21. "I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life
fell". What does oblivion mean?
a)
spavilion
b)
changing room
c) unconsciousness
d)
death
Q 22. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the
lake Wentworth?
a)
4 miles
b)
3 miles
c)
5 miles
d) 2 miles
Q 23. Where was the lake Wentworth?
a) In New Hampshire
b)
in Washington
c)
in California
d) in Washington D.C
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Index
Flamingo | |
Poetry Section | |
1. | |
2. | |
3. | |
4. | |
5. | |
6. | |
Prose Section | |
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2. | |
3. | |
4. | |
5. | |
6. | |
7. | |
8. | |
Vistas | |
1. | |
2. | |
3. | |
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5. | |
6. | |
7. | |
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