The Night Train At Deoli - Multiple Choice & Fill in the Gaps
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The Night Train At Deoli - Multiple Choice Questions
1. The author of 'The Night Train at Deoli' is:
Ruskin Bond
2. 'The Night Train at Deoli' is a:
short story
3. Who narrates the story?:
A young boy travelling to Dehra
4. The author spent his summer vacations in:
Dehra
5. When did the narrator use to spend his summer vacations in Dehra?:
In his college days
6. Where in Dehra did the narrator spend his summer vacations?:
At his grandmother's place
7. When would the narrator leave the plains?:
Early in July
8. The narrator returned to the plains -:
late in July
9. Dehra was situated -:
at the border of the heavy jungles of the Indian Terai
10. Deoli was a -:
small station
11. The train used to reach Deoli station at around-:
5 am
12. How would the station look when the night train reached Deoli in the morning?:
Dimly lit with electric bulbs and oil-lamps
13. The jungle across the station was visible in the faint light of -:
dawn
14. How many fruit vendors were there at Deoli station?:
One
15. Deoli station had -:
all of the above
16. What did the platform of Deoli boast of?:
A tea stall, a fruit vendor and a few stray dogs
17. What could one not see at the platform of Deoli station?:
Coolies
18. What details about Deoli station suggested its isolation?:
The train only stopped there for ten minutes
19. After stopping for ten minutes at the Deoli station a bell would sound and -:
the guard would blow whistle
20. How does the narrator describe Deoli as a place?:
Quiet and forgotten
21. What was the narrator's initial reason for deciding to get off the train at Deoli?:
To find out about the girl who sold baskets at Deoli
22. Where does the narrator meet the young girl in the story?:
On the railway platform at Deoli
23. What was the girl doing at Deoli station?:
Selling cane baskets
24. The girl was wearing a -:
shawl
25. The shawl was -:
thrown across the girl's shoulders
26. What did the girl wear on her feet?:
Nothing
27. The girl's clothes were -:
old
28. The girl walked with -:
dignity and grace
29. Which of the following does not describe the girl?:
She wore new clothes
30. Where did the girl stop at the platform?:
At the narrator's window
31. The narrator was looking at the girl -:
intently
32. When the narrator saw the girl for the first time-:
he could not stop staring at her
33. How does the narrator describe the girl's initial behaviour when she approaches his window?:
Shy and reserved
34. What did the girl do when she saw that the narrator was looking at her?:
She pretended not to notice the narrator
35. How did the girl at Deoli respond to the narrator's gaze?:
She was shy at first but looked at him afterwards
36. What was so different about the eyes of the girl that the narrator felt attracted towards her at once?:
They were dark, eloquent and impatient
37. What is the narrator captivated by in the young girl?:
Her quiet dignity and dark, troubled eyes
38. How does the narrator feel about the girl whom he sees at Deoli?:
Curious and deeply attracted
39. When the girl stood by the narrator's window, they-:
said nothing to each other
40. When the girl moved on from the narrator's window, he-:
remained seated but kept looking at the girl
41. The narrator walked across towards the:
tea stall
42. The tea seller was busy -:
making tea
43. The girl followed the narrator to:
sell baskets
44. Where did the girl follow the narrator to?:
Behind the tea stall
45. How were the baskets of the girl?:
Very strong, made of the finest cane
46. "We stood there looking at each other for what seemed a very long time" - Who are 'we' here?:
The narrator and the girl
47. "All right, give me one" - Who said this to whom?:
The narrator to the girl
48. "All right, give me one" - What does 'one' refer to?:
A basket
49. How many baskets did the narrator take from the girl?:
One
50. What did not the narrator dare to do while taking the basket from the girl?:
To touch her fingers
51. Just when the girl was about to speak -:
the guard blew his whistle
52. The girl said something but the narrator could not hear anything, because it was lost in-:
the clanging of the bell and the hissing of the engine
53. As the train was leaving the station, the girl was looking at the narrator and -:
waving
54. The narrator watched the girl until:
a signal-box came in the way
55. When the jungle hid the station, the narrator could still see:
the girl standing alone on the platform
56. What did the narrator do for the rest of the journey after meeting the girl for the first time?:
He sat up awake
57. What could not the narrator rid his mind of?:
Both (a) & (b)
58. Which literary device is used when the narrator says, "her dark, smouldering eyes"?:
Metaphor
59. "... and her dark, smouldering eyes." Here 'smouldering' means -:
brightened with strong emotion
60. When the narrator reached Dehra -:
he thought about the girl every now and then
61. Why did the incident of meeting the girl become blurred and distant to the narrator?:
There were different things to occupy the mind of the narrator
62. When did the narrator make the return journey?:
Two months later
63. The narrator remembered the girl again, when-:
he was returning from Dehra
64. When the train was drawing into the station, the narrator -:
was looking for the girl
65. Seeing the girl walking up the platform, the narrator was feeling an unexpected-:
thrill
66. When the narrator saw the girl for the second time-:
he sprang off the footboard and waved to her
67. When the girl saw the narrator for the second time-:
she smiled at him
68. The girl was pleased because-:
the narrator remembered her
69. Why was the narrator pleased during the second encounter?:
Because the girl remembered him
70. After seeing the narrator for the second time, the girl went straight to:
the tea stall
71. When the girl came to the tea stall, her dark eyes were suddenly filled with:
light
72. When the narrator met the girl again, he felt the impulse -:
to put her on the train and take her away with him
73. What could not the narrator bear?:
The thought of having to watch the girl recede into the distance of Deoli station
74. Why did the narrator feel compelled to hold the girl's hand during their second encounter?:
He did not want her to leave
75. The narrator was going back to -:
Delhi
76. The narrator hated the guard for -:
blowing his whistle for the train to leave
77. What was the significance of the train whistle blowing at the end of the narrator's second encounter with the girl?:
It created a sense of urgency and interruption
78. What did the narrator promise the girl before leaving Deoli station for the second time?:
He would come again
79. After meeting the girl for the second time, the narrator -:
did not forget her
80. After the second encounter with the girl the narrator again went to Dehra -:
after his college term finished
81. Why did the narrator leave for Dehra earlier than usual?:
He could not forget the girl and wanted to meet her again
82. The narrator was anxious and nervous because:
he wondered about what he was going to tell the girl
83. The narrator was determined not to stand helpless before the girl during their third encounter, unable to speak or do anything about -:
his feelings
84. The narrator was disappointed as:
the girl was not at the platform
85. "I was overcome by a sense of foreboding." -Here the word 'foreboding' means:
dreadful apprehension
86. Why did the narrator run up to the station-master?:
He wanted to enquire about the girl who sold baskets on the platform
87. "Do you know the girl who used to sell baskets here?"-Whom does 'you' refer to here?:
The station-master
88. What did the station-master suggest the narrator?:
The narrator should stay at Deoli and enquire about the girl
89. Over the railings at the station yard, the narrator saw a:
dusty road leading into the town of Deoli
90. As the train started rushing through the forest, the narrator -:
started brooding in front of the window
91. The narrator met the girl -:
twice
92. What did the narrator know about the girl who sold baskets at Deoli station?:
nothing
93. The narrator's grandmother was not very pleased with his visit, because -:
he stayed there for only a couple of weeks
94. The narrator could not stay at his grandmother's place for long, as -:
he felt restless and ill-at-ease
95. 'Ill-at-ease' means to feel -:
uncomfortable
96. The narrator took a train back to the plains, because-:
he felt restless and ill-at-ease
97. The previous station-master -:
was transferred to another post
98. The new station-master knew nothing about -:
the girl who sold baskets
99. After talking to the new station-master, the narrator-:
looked over the railings of the station yard
100. The owner of the tea stall was a:
small and wrinkled-skinned man
101. The narrator asked the tea stall owner if he knew anything about -:
the girl who sold baskets
102. To the enquiry of the narrator, the tea seller said that-:
he knew the girl but she had stopped coming to the station
103. "She was nothing to me."-Who is 'she' and who is 'me'?:
The basket-seller girl and the narrator
104. As Deoli station receded, the narrator decided that-:
he would break his journey at Deoli and spend a day there to enquire about the girl
105. The narrator wanted to find the girl because-:
she stole his heart
106. The girl stole the narrator's heart:
with a look from her dark, impatient eyes
107. "With this thought I consoled myself..." Which 'thought' is referred to here?:
The thought of spending a day at Deoli to find out about the girl
108. The narrator went to Dehra again in:
summer
109. What does the narrator's repeated visits to Deoli station suggest?:
He hopes to meet the young girl again
110. What is the narrator's primary motivation for visiting Deoli station?:
He hopes to encounter the young girl again
111. Why did the narrator never forget the girl at Deoli?:
She represented a moment of unfulfilled desire and mystery
112. If it was all fiction or a film, the narrator would have-:
cleaned up the mystery of the girl and reached a suitable ending
113. According to the narrator, a fiction or a film offers a comprehensive scope for -:
wish fulfilment
114. The narrator was unwilling to allow reality to ruin his-:
imaginative bliss
115. Why did the narrator never spend a day at Deoli and try to find the girl after she went missing?:
He was scared to find out what might have actually happened to the girl
116. What was the narrator's greatest fear of finding out what had happened to the girl?:
All of these
117. What was the narrator half expecting while passing through Deoli many times later?:
To see the same unchanged face of the girl smiling at him
118. What happened when the narrator looked for the girl on his later journeys?:
She was not there, and he never saw her again
119. "It may spoil my game" - What does 'it' refer to?:
Discovering what really happened to the girl
120. What did the narrator prefer to do at the end?:
To keep hoping and dreaming for the girl
121. The narrator passes through Deoli -:
as often as he can
122. What does Deoli station symbolize in the story?:
A point of mystery, longing and impermanence
123. When did the narrator find out about the whereabouts of the girl?:
Never
124. Which word best describes the narrator's emotional state in the story?:
Tenderness and longing
125. The story's title, 'The Night Train at Deoli', suggests a sense of*:
mystery and longing
126. What is the main theme explored in the story?:
The persistence of longing and unanswered questions.
127. The story 'The Night Train at Deoli' is about:
unrequited adolescent love
128. What literary technique does Ruskin Bond use to evoke nostalgia in the story?:
Both (a) & (b)
129. Why did the narrator choose not to find out about the girl any further?:
He preferred to preserve the memory as it is
130. How did the narrator feel at the end of the story?:
Content with his decision
131. Why was the girl's image so vivid in the narrator's memory?:
She represented a fleeting but meaningful connection
132. What is the significance of the train in the story?:
Both (a) & (c)
133. Why does the girl's absence leave a lasting impression on the narrator?:
All of the above
134. What quality of Bond's writing is evident in the story?:
Simple language and evocative imagery
135. How did the narrator feel about returning to Deoli later on?:
He was nostalgic but did not want to disturb the memory
136. What emotion dominated the narrator's tone throughout the story?:
Regret and longing
137. What is the girl's role in the story?:
She serves as a symbol of fleeting moments and mystery
138. What does the narrator admit about his feelings for the girl?:
He felt a strong but inexplicable connection
139. Why did the narrator feel a special connection to Deoli?:
It was an ordinary station made extraordinary by the girl
140. What message does the story convey about life and relationships?:
Some connections are brief yet unforgettable
141. Why is the girl never given a name in the story?:
To emphasize her role as a symbol of mystery and fleeting connection
142. What makes 'The Night Train at Deoli' a classic Ruskin Bond story?:
Its focus on simplicity, nostalgia, and human emotions
Fill in the Gaps
"The Night Train at Deoli" গল্প থেকে কিছু গুরুত্বপূর্ণ শূন্যস্থান পূরণ নিচে দেওয়া হলো। শূন্যস্থানটির পরে সঠিক উত্তরটি উল্লেখ করা হয়েছে।
1. The narrator used to spend his _______ vacations in Dehra.
summer
2. The narrator's grandmother lived in _______.
Dehra
3. The narrator would leave the plains early in July and return late in _______.
July
4. Deoli was _______ miles away from Dehra.
30
5. Deoli was the beginning of the _______ jungles of the Indian Terai.
heavy
6. At Deoli, the _______ across the railway tracks would just be visible in the faint light of dawn.
jungle
7. Deoli had a _______ platform.
lone
8. The station had a _______ stall.
tea
9. The platform of Deoli station boasted of a tea stall, a fruit vendor, and _______.
a few stray dogs
10. The train stopped at the Deoli station for _______ minutes.
10
11. The narrator used to wonder what happened in Deoli, behind the station _______.
walls
12. The narrator decided to _______ at Deoli and spend the day there simply to appreciate the town.
get off the train
13. When the narrator met the girl, he was _______ years old.
18
14. It was a _______ morning when the narrator met the girl for the first time.
cold
15. The girl was selling _______ at the platform.
baskets
16. The girl had _______ skin.
pale
17. The girl had shiny black _______.
hair
18. The girl had a pale skin, set off by shiny black hair and dark, troubled _______.
eyes
19. The girl's eyes, _______ and _______, met those of the narrator.
dark and eloquent
20. A _______ was boiling over on a small fire.
kettle
21. The narrator paid the girl _______ rupee(s) for the basket.
1
22. While buying the basket from the girl, the narrator hardly dared to touch the girl's _______.
fingers
23. The girl's voice was lost in the clanging of the bell and the _______ of the engine.
hissing
24. The carriage shuddered and jolted _______.
forward
25. The girl was _______ on the platform.
alone
26. The narrator could not rid his mind of the picture of the girl's face and her dark, _______ eyes.
smouldering
27. The narrator returned from _______ two months later.
Dehra
28. On his return journey, the narrator sprang off the _______ and waved to the girl.
footboard
29. The narrator felt as if _______ when he saw the girl again. OR, The narrator and the girl were both pleased, and it was almost like a meeting of _______.
he was meeting an old friend / old friends
30. When they met for the second time, the narrator and the girl said nothing for some time but they could not have been more _______.
eloquent
31. All that year the girl with baskets was a _______ in the narrator's memory.
bright, living thing
32. The narrator thought that his grandmother would be pleased at his eagerness to see _______.
her
33. The narrator felt _______ and _______ when the train drew into Deoli station.
anxious and nervous
34. The narrator wanted to _______ on his third visit to Deoli.
stay at Deoli for a week
35. Stepping off the footboard, the narrator was deeply disappointed and overcome by a sense of _______.
foreboding
36. To get information about the girl, the narrator enquired to the _______.
station-master
37. The narrator _______ after talking to the station-master.
asked the tea stall owner about the girl
38. The narrator felt tenderness and _______ for the girl.
responsibility
39. The narrator's grandmother _______ about his short visit.
was not pleased
40. As the narrator felt restless and _______ he took the train back to the plains.
ill-at-ease
41. The previous stationmaster had been transferred to another post within _______.
the past month
42. The owner of the tea stall was a small and _______ man.
shrivelled-up
43. The owner of the tea stall was wearing _______ clothes.
greasy
44. The narrator got some information about the girl from the tea stall _______.
owner
45. The girl had stolen the narrator's _______ with nothing but a look from her dark, impatient eyes.
heart
46. The thought of finding the girl one day _______ the narrator throughout his last term in college.
consoled
47. Somehow, the narrator could not bring himself to _______ at Deoli and spend a day there.
break journey
48. In the past few years, the narrator had passed through Deoli many _______.
times
49. While passing through Deoli in the past few years, the narrator consistently looked out of his carriage _______.
window
50. The narrator preferred to continue hoping and _______ for the girl with baskets.
dreaming
51. _______ literary genre best describes 'The Night Train at Deoli'.
Slice-of-life narrative
52. The tone of the story is _______ and _______.
nostalgic and melancholic
