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प्रश्न
I only waved denial and gurgled in my throat. She went on “It’s bad enough to have you flirt over the Ouija board with that hussy ----.”
(a) What was John denying?
(b) What does the word ‘hussy’ mean?
(c) Why did Lavinia think that John was flirting?
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उत्तर
(a) John was denying the accusation that he was hiding somebody in the room.
(b) The word ‘hussy’ means an immoral girl or woman.
(c) During the Ouija board party, a ghost named ‘Helen’ called John a traitor; therefore, Lavinia thought that John was flirting with someone.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The title of the story is A Shady Plot. The dictionary defines the words as:
shady adjective
The title of the story is A Shady Plot. The dictionary defines the words as:
plot noun.
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The sight of the ghost materialising in his room filled the narrator with ………
Answer the following question briefly.
Which genre of stories does Jenkins want the narrator to write? Why?
Answer the following question briefly.
How does the ghost undermine the narrator's faith in his ability to write ghost stories?
Answer the following question briefly.
What message does the ghost convey to the group assembled in the narrator's house? What is their reaction to the message?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why is John's wife angry? What does she decide to do?
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
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Answer the following question:
The Ghost was particularly angry with Washington and wished to frighten him
because…. ...................................................................(Complete the statement)
