First of all go through the character sketches of this novel and after that have look at all these questions given below. Hope you find them useful.
All the best.!
1. Illustrate whether the ending of the novel justified? What is your reaction when Griffin gets killed and Marvel gets to keep all the stolen money? Are you glad that the invisiblity fomula is hidden from Kemp, who could use it?
2. Justify the title ‘The Strange Man’s Arrival’.
3. What impressions do you form of the stranger by his strange appearance and the intermittent conversation with Mrs. Hall?
4. Mrs. Hall tried to prove the best of hosts but the regular snubbing on the part of the stranger frustrated all her efforts. Comment. OR
What different conversational advances did Mrs. Hall try to make? How did the stranger respond and Why did he do so?
5. What difference do you find in Mrs. Hall’s treatment of the stranger and her husband? How much importance did Mrs. Hall give to Mr. Hall’s observations, remarks and suggestions about the strange guest that she had taken into the “Coaches and Horses” inn? What traits of her character are highlighted by her approach?
6. Describe the stranger’s behaviour while unpacking the crates. What does it indicate about his personality?
7. What made Cuss interview the stranger? What kind of interview was it and what did come out of it?
8. There has been a shift in Mrs. Hall’s temperament and opinion about the stranger in sixth chapter. Explain the statement in context of the chapter. OR
What made Mrs. Hall change her opinion about the stranger and what change do you notice in her attidude towards the stranger?
9. Why did the invisible man choose Mr. Marvel as his helper and why did Mr. Marvel comply?
10. The unusually strange experience with the invisible man could not weaken the enthusiasm of the people for much awaited ‘Whit Monday’. Justify the statement.
11. Give pen portrait of Dr. Kemp and contrast it with that of Griffin.
12. Unseen fear of something strange often leads to puzzle senses of the people. Justify the statement in the light of people at ‘Jolly Cricketers’ and their handling the invisible man.
13. “All men, however highly educated retain some superstitious inkling”. Explain the line in context of Dr. Kemp's reaction at unusual sight in his house.
14. What strange thoughts or nightmare Griffin had when he was sleeping after he had executed his experiment on himself and why did he feel so? What do these suggest about his present state?
15. Once Griffin saw no drawbacks in the invisibility but when he became invisible, there came to his view thousands of disadvantages. Explain the statement in the general way when we have certain fantastic plans and the ensuing disappointment when we have realized them.
16. Sometimes the plan or the intention behind some ambitious innovation is so wicked that the accomplishment of it is either prevented from or if it is done, it is done with some irreparable faults. Justify the statement with Griffin's plans and intentions.
17. Often the innocent people fall the victim of the mad raid. Justify the statement with Griffin attacking and killing Wickstead desperately and cruelly. Why did he do so?
18. The entire course of Griffin’s life is that of wickedness, cruelty, rudeness and unscrupulous existence. However, at the end he ended with a tragic note. Explain the statement with Griffin’s chasing his ambition, getting deceived and finally leading to his catastrophic death.
Shweta Gulati 7 years, 9 months ago
First of all go through the character sketches of this novel and after that have look at all these questions given below. Hope you find them useful.
All the best.!
1. Illustrate whether the ending of the novel justified? What is your reaction when Griffin gets killed and Marvel gets to keep all the stolen money? Are you glad that the invisiblity fomula is hidden from Kemp, who could use it?
2. Justify the title ‘The Strange Man’s Arrival’.
3. What impressions do you form of the stranger by his strange appearance and the intermittent conversation with Mrs. Hall?
4. Mrs. Hall tried to prove the best of hosts but the regular snubbing on the part of the stranger frustrated all her efforts. Comment. OR
What different conversational advances did Mrs. Hall try to make? How did the stranger respond and Why did he do so?
5. What difference do you find in Mrs. Hall’s treatment of the stranger and her husband? How much importance did Mrs. Hall give to Mr. Hall’s observations, remarks and suggestions about the strange guest that she had taken into the “Coaches and Horses” inn? What traits of her character are highlighted by her approach?
6. Describe the stranger’s behaviour while unpacking the crates. What does it indicate about his personality?
7. What made Cuss interview the stranger? What kind of interview was it and what did come out of it?
8. There has been a shift in Mrs. Hall’s temperament and opinion about the stranger in sixth chapter. Explain the statement in context of the chapter. OR
What made Mrs. Hall change her opinion about the stranger and what change do you notice in her attidude towards the stranger?
9. Why did the invisible man choose Mr. Marvel as his helper and why did Mr. Marvel comply?
10. The unusually strange experience with the invisible man could not weaken the enthusiasm of the people for much awaited ‘Whit Monday’. Justify the statement.
11. Give pen portrait of Dr. Kemp and contrast it with that of Griffin.
12. Unseen fear of something strange often leads to puzzle senses of the people. Justify the statement in the light of people at ‘Jolly Cricketers’ and their handling the invisible man.
13. “All men, however highly educated retain some superstitious inkling”. Explain the line in context of Dr. Kemp's reaction at unusual sight in his house.
14. What strange thoughts or nightmare Griffin had when he was sleeping after he had executed his experiment on himself and why did he feel so? What do these suggest about his present state?
15. Once Griffin saw no drawbacks in the invisibility but when he became invisible, there came to his view thousands of disadvantages. Explain the statement in the general way when we have certain fantastic plans and the ensuing disappointment when we have realized them.
16. Sometimes the plan or the intention behind some ambitious innovation is so wicked that the accomplishment of it is either prevented from or if it is done, it is done with some irreparable faults. Justify the statement with Griffin's plans and intentions.
17. Often the innocent people fall the victim of the mad raid. Justify the statement with Griffin attacking and killing Wickstead desperately and cruelly. Why did he do so?
18. The entire course of Griffin’s life is that of wickedness, cruelty, rudeness and unscrupulous existence. However, at the end he ended with a tragic note. Explain the statement with Griffin’s chasing his ambition, getting deceived and finally leading to his catastrophic death.
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