Q.1.
What is Arthur's first explanation for the other presence in the house?
Q.2.
How does Arthur respond to breaking his torch?
Q.3.
Which of the following phrases offers a contrast to the ghostly presence in the house?
Q.4.
"The first thing I must have was a light and I groped my way back across to my bed, reached over it and got my hand to the torch at last, took a step back, stumbled over the dog who was at my heels and dropped the torch. It went spinning away across the floor and fell somewhere by the window with a crash and the faint sound of breaking glass. I cursed but managed, by crawling about on my hands and knees, to find it again and to press the switch. No light came on. The torch had broken." Which language choices emphasise Arthur's loss of control in this scene?
Q.5.
Which of the following lines demonstrates Arthur's attempt to provide his own comfort and reassurance?
Q.6.
Why does Arthur begin to doubt his own reality?
Q.7.
Who does Arthur wish would "rest in peace"?
Q.8.
What effect does the wind have in this passage?