THE EYES HAVE IT

 VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE

TUTOR:- SWAPAN KUMAR RAY (M.A)

SHORT STORY:- THE EYES HAVE IT

1, Complete each of the following sentences choosing the right option from the alternatives provided:-

 a) What did the third passenger notice in the girl?- her hair/her beautiful face/her beautiful eyes/her voice. 

Ans:- 

b) When did the girl love the hills of Mussoorie? ---- in March/in December/in September/in October. 

Ans:- 

c) The blind girl said that she loved the ---- tree/animals/hills/forest.

 Ans:- 

d)  blind girl said that she would get of at ---- The Nainital/Mussoorie/Dehra/Saharanpur.

Ans:- 

e) According to Ruskin Bond,the best time for visiting the hills is --September/ October/ November/ December.

 Ans:- 

 f) The narrator wanted to present the girl from discovering his --blindness/ destination /position /age. 

 Ans:-

 g) His eyes were only sensitive to---  darkness/darkness and light/ light/light and darkness.

Ans:-

 h) The narrator did not want to disclose to the girl that he was ----- completely blind /partially blind /going to Dehra /going to Mussoorie. 

Ans:-

 i) The girl's voice is compared to ---- a singing bird/a tune/a mountain stream/none of these. 

Ans:- 

j)  In bis mind's eye the narrator could see ---- the animals/the trees/the landscape/ the tekegraph post. 

Ans:-

 k) The girl boarded the train at ---- Saharanpur/Rohana/Dehra/Mussoorie. 

Ans:-

 l) The narrator liked the sound of the girl's - smile/voice/slippers/voice and slippers.

 Ans:-

 m) In October, the hills are covered with ---- wild jasmines/wild roses/wild lilies/wild dahlias. 

Ans:- 

n) The scent of perfume came from the girl's--  hair/dress/face/handkerchief.

 Ans:- 

o) At Saharanpur, the girl was to be received by her -- aunt/uncle/parents/friends. 

Ans:- 

p) The girl wanted to know from the narrator if he saw any --- river/animal/tree/mountain. 

Ans:- 

 q) According to the narrator, few girls can resist -- temptation/anger/flattery/humiliation. 

Ans:- 

r) The couple who came to see the girl off were probably her --- parents/local guardians/ teachers /uncle and aunt. 

Ans:-

 s) The girl is unable to sit in a train for ---- half an hour/more than two and three hours/less than two hours/more than one hour. 

Ans:-

 t)  The narrator going was to --Mussoorie/Dehradun/Rohana/Saharanpur. 

Ans:-

u) According to the narrator, few girl can resist--  temptation/anger/flattery/humiliation.

 Ans:-

v) Ruskin Bond's short story,"The Eyes Have It' deals with the theme of  --- love and war/ dream and reality /vision and blindnesss /identity crisis. 

Ans:- 

w) In the hilly area the sun is --- scorching/pleasant/hardly visible/hicklen under the cloud. 

Ans:- 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.Answer the following questions each in a single sentence:- 

a) Who would come to receive the girl at Saharanpur? (----------- + would + V+P+Obj). 

Ans:-

 b) How did the narrator know that the girl wore slinpers? (Sub+V²+ that+ Obj+From+-------). 

Ans:-

 c) Who came to see off the girl? (----------+V²+P+V¹+Obj). 

Ans:-

 

d) What were the first two things that the narrator of "The Eyes Have It" liked about the girl? (Sub + Aux+------- + -----)

Ans:- 

 e) Why did the girl consider the  narrator to be lucky? (Sub+V²+Obj+Because+---- -). 

Ans:-

 f) What according to the narrator of "The Eyes Have It" are the good things about the hills? (According to the narrator+ Sub+Aux+---). 

Ans:- 

g) What mistake did the narrator in "The Eyes Have It" make? (Sub+V²+Obj+P+--- -). 

Ans:- 

h) What was the girl tired of? (Sub+V²+-------). 

Ans:-

 i) What did the new traveller tell about the girl? (Sub+V²+Obj+ that +--. ). 

Ans:-

 i) What did the woman instruct the girl? (Sub+V²+Obj+About+---).

Ans:-

K) Why did the voice of the  narrator startle the girl? (Sub+V²+Obj+Because+---------).

 Ans:-

 I) Why did the narrator face the window? (Sub+V²+ Obj+P+------). 

Ans:- 

m) What did the narrator think of the silence of the girl in the compartment? (Sub+V²+---------).

 Ans:- 

n)How did the narrator in "The Eyes Have It" describe the voice of the blind girl? (Sub+ V²+Obj+P+ ----). 

Ans:- 

o) What do the people with good eyesight fail to see? (Sub+V²+P+-------).

 Ans:-

 p) What things in Mussoorie did the narrator like? (Sub+V²+-------). 

Ans:-

 q) Who broke the reverie of the narrator in train? (--------- + V²+Obj).

 Ans:- 

r) What did the narrator wonder about the hair of the girl? (Sub+V²+Obj+P+--).

 Ans:-

 s) What did the narrator ask the new passenger about the girl? (Sub+V²+Obj+P+------ -)

Ans:-

 t) What notion does the narrator have about the aunts? (Sub+V+es/s+That+----------). 

Ans:- 

u) When did the girl get up to collect her things? (Sub+V²+Obj+When+ --------). 

Ans:- 

v) what did the narrator want to play once again? (Sub+V²+P+--)

Ans:-

 w) What made the narrator desirous of touching the girl's hair? (--- + v² +Obj).

Ans:-

V.C.C special part

1.  "They seemed very anxious..." - Who were anxious ?

Ans:- 

2.  "They seemed very anxious about her comfort.." -Whose comfort is referred to here?

Ans:- 

3. "They seemed very anxious about her comfort.." -  What they suggested for comfort ? 

Ans:- 

4. " No, I answered quite confidently. " - Who answered confidently?

Ans:- 

5. " No, I answered quite confidently. " - What was the question ?

Ans:-

6. " No, I answered quite confidently. " - What was the answer?

Ans :- 

7. " No, I answered quite confidently. " - Why was the speaker so confident?

Ans:- 

8. " The voice had the sparkle of the mountain stream. " - whose voice is referred to here?

Ans:- 

9. " The voice had the sparkle of the mountain stream. " -Who is the speaker here?

Ans:- 

10. " The voice had the sparkle of the mountain stream. " - Why was the voice so special?

Ans:- 

11. "You have an interesting face." - Who said this?

Ans:- 

12.  "You have an interesting face." - When did the speaker make this remark?

Ans:- 

13.  "You have an interesting face." - What was the reaction of the person spoken to?

Ans:- 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. Descriptive/Analytical questions :- (6 Marks)

a) "She would forget our brief encounter." - Who said this? What was "The brief encounter' mentioned in this line? Why would she forget that? 1+3+2

 Ans:- The narrator in 'The Eyes Have It' said this.

 During a train journey, a girl got into the same compartment in which the narrator was travelling. However, he came to know that the girl would get off at Saharanpur which was not far away. So, it was a short time that the narrator could spend with the girl. That's why, he called it a 'brief encounter.

' While he longed for her company, he doubted that the girl did not have the same feeling for him. So, she might shortly forget meeting a stranger like the narrator. 

 b) "Then I made a mistake," --- Who made a mistake? What mistake did the speaker make? Why was it a mistake? What removed the speaker's doubts? 1+1+2+2

Ans:- The narrator in the story "The Eyes Have It" made a mistake. 

 The mistake was that he asked the girl what the outside was like.

 He was totally blind, but he did not want to disclose that to the girl. The question he asked might reveal his blindness. So he called the question a mistake. 

It was not really a mistake as there was nothing strange the question. The girl herself was blind. So she failed to find any fault with the question.

 c) Write the significance of the title "The Eyes Have It".  6

Ans:-

Ruskin Bond's "The Eyes Have It " tells the story of two blind persons--the narrator and the girl. Both of them tried to conceal their blindness from the other. The title is not only a prologue to the story, but also a significant part of it .It refers to the theme of blindness and vision. The blind can perceive the world more than the people with normal vision. The characters are types and that why don't have any names. The story is a comment on 'seeing'. Hence, the title is appropriate.

 d). Describe the exchanges between Ruskin Bond and his last fellow passenger in the train. 

Or, 

"She was completely blind.' Explain the irony In the given line. 6

Ans:- The last fellow passenger boarded the train at Saharanpur station. He told Ruskin Bond that he was not attractive as the girl who left the train. The author wanted to know from him whether he had noticed the girls  hair. The man told him that he had noticed her eyes and not to her hair. Her eyes were beautiful and attractive but unfortunately she was completely blind. 

e).” Oh, how lucky you are.'- Who said this? Who is considered lucky and why? What did the person spoken to say in reply? 1+2+3

 Ans:- A blind girl, the co-passenger of the narrator said this to the narrator. 

The narrator was considered lucky because he was going to Mussoorie in October when the hills are very beautiful. 

The narrator called on his memories and agreed that October is the best month to visit the hills. At that time  the hills are covered with wild dahlia's and the warmth of the sun is enjoyable. The road are quite and lonely as by that time most tourists have left. Drinking brandy before Log fire at night is quite enjoyable.

 f)  'Yes October Is the best time.' -- Who is the speaker? What time is referred to her? Why according to the narrator it Is the best time?

 Ans:- The narrator is the speaker here in the story The Eyes Have It.' 

The month of October of the autumn is referred to here. 

The narrator called on his memories and agreed that October is the best month to visit the hilis. At that time the hills are covered with wild dahlia's and the warmth of the sun is enjoyable. The road are quite and lonely as by that time most tourists have left. Drinking brandy before Long fire at night is quite enjoyable.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------