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Answer the following question in detail:

After her reconciliation with her husband, John Hallock, Lavinia writes a letter to
her friend expressing how her relationship with him has almost been on the verge
of breaking and what has saved it. Write her a letter.

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उत्तर

Dear friend,

I had bought Ouija board and arranged for an Ouija Board Party. My friends sat in couples with a board. There was a squeak of legs heard all around. I paired John with Laura Hinkle who had a flirtatious way. She tried to move her hand over the board and soon it spelt Helen. Then all the five boards echoed the same name. I got annoyed at this and suspected John for I did not know anyone by this name. I planned to leave him and go back to my grandmother. Our marriage was about to break but Helen’s ghost appeared before me and John that made me know the truth. It was all due to the Ouija board. It saved my break with John.

Yours Lavinia

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A Shady Plot
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पाठ 4: A Shady Plot - Exercises [पृष्ठ ४८]

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सीबीएसई English Communicative - Literature Reader [English] Class 10
पाठ 4 A Shady Plot
Exercises | Q 6.1 | पृष्ठ ४८

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Why did John’s wife get angry with him? What did she decide to do?


John Hallock could never displease Jenkins. Why?


Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:

"I hadn't the shade of an idea, but at the time that didn't worry me in the least. You see, I had often been like that before...."

(i) Who is 'I' ? What did he not have an idea about?
(ii) Why was he not worried?
(iii) What had actually happened earlier to make things right for him?


Based on your reading of the story answer the following question by ticking the correct option.

The narrator earns his living by ………………………….


Based on your reading of the story answer the following question by ticking the correct option.

The writer was overconfident about his ability to write ghost stories because ……


Based on your reading of the story answer the following question by ticking the correct option.

The sight of the ghost materialising in his room filled the narrator with ………


Based on your reading of the story answer the following question by ticking the correct option.

John wants the ghost to disappear before his wife enters the room and waves his arms
at the ghost with something of the motion of a beginner when learning to swim. His
movement shows his ………………………


Answer the following question briefly.

Which genre of stories does Jenkins want the narrator to write? Why?


Answer the following question briefly.

What makes Helen, the ghost and her other co-ghosts organize The Writer's Inspiration Bureau? .


Answer the following question briefly.

Why does John want the ghost to disappear before his wife appears on the scene? What impression of his wife's character do you form from his words?


Answer the following question briefly.

Why does John wish himself to be dead?


Answer the following question in detail:

John Hallock reflects upon his experience with Helen's ghost and in retrospect he finds it quite amusing. All the same he is relieved that he is no longer plagued by it. Ironically, the same ghost inspires his creativity and he writes a diary entry reflecting upon the comical aspect of his experience. Write his diary entry


Ghosts and haunting have fascinated the public for centuries. Although many doubt the existence of ghosts or other paranormal entities, many people dedicate their lives to searching and recording paranormal activity. Ghost tours, support groups and research societies, to name just a few, permeate our society and seek to answer questions about paranormal activity.   Interview your friends, relatives and people in your neighbourhood about whether they believe in the existence of ghosts. Ask them to tell you of any specific experiences they might have had in this context. In your groups, identify the most fascinating anecdote you have gathered on the basis of your interactions. Narrate it to the class


Do you think a story has an atmosphere? Complete the following blanks to make
up your ghost story by choosing the correct options.

                                          A Ghost Story
   She opened the _________________ (secret door/ spaceship's hatch/
   door of the cottage/ cemetery gate/ door of the castle/ cockpit)
   _________________ (brashly/ loudly/ silently/ stupidly/ fearfully/ joyously).
   Standing in front of her was a ________________ (terrifying/ handsome/
  smelly/ anonymous/ tiny/ huge/ bossy) ___________ (policeman/ spy/
  apparition/ witch/ prince/ wizard) with a _________________ (wand/ rose/
  rod/ knife/ scythe/ coded message) in his/ her (its) _________________
  (ghoulish/ bony/ beautiful/ fair/ manly/ gloved/ magical) hand.

Answer the following questions :

The Ghost loved the stormy weather because ….(Complete the statement by
ticking the correct option)


Answer the following question:

The Ghost was particularly angry with Washington and wished to frighten him
because…. ...................................................................(Complete the statement)


Why did Lavinia decide to leave her husband, John ? 


Comment on Elsie Brown’s writing style in the story, The Shady Plot.


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