Q1 Whe was Mr. Teddy Henfrey? How did he meet Mrs Hall's visitor and what impression did he get from the visiter?
Ans. Mr. Teddy Henfrey was a clock-repairer. He had a good experience of repairing the clocks. Visitor's room clock was not working properly therefore Mrs. Holl requested him to repair the clock. When Mrs. Hall took the visitor's room, Henfrey was shocked to see the stronger, The strange outlook of the visitor called the curiosity in his mind. He wanted to talk to the visitor. So he purposely took long time to repair the clock. The visitor was silent and behaving strange. Henfrey kept on watching the visitor. The visiter just said Henfrey, "Why are you taking so much time?" Henfrey felt bod & nervous. He finished his work and left the place. He thought that the visitor was a man of suspicious nature. He has a suspecting nature. According to him, Visitor may be wanted by the police He is also a fumorige When he didn't find anything more about the stranger, he started spreading rumors about him
Q2 Describe in brief the appearance of the visitor who came to the 'Coach and Horses', on inn in Iping village in wintertime.
Ans. The visitor had a very strange appearance. He was wrapped from head to foot. He had a large hat on his head His eyes were covered with big blue glasses that had sidelights and his entire forehead above the blue glosses was covered with a white bandage, Another bandage covered his ears. Not a bit fof his face was left exposed keept his pink and shining nose. Later on, it came to know that his nose, was also not real. He was wearing a falls nose. He had a thick side-whisker over his coat collar that completely hid his cheeks and face. He wore dark-brown velvet jacket with a high black collor that was turned up about his neck. He was carrying a little black box in his thickly gloved hand. It was winter season & having show storm when he came to Iping.
Q3 Who was Mr. Cuss? Why did he want to meet the stranger staying happened when he met the stranger? at the "Coach and Horses"? What happened when he met the stranger?
Mr., Cuss was the general practitioner in Iping. The stories of the mysteridus stranger had filled him with terrible Sülosity. The stranger's bandage excited his professional interest. He was also jealous of him when he came to know that he possessed so many bottles of different shapes and sizes filled with chemicals. He wanted to know what the stranger was doing any research work. He was looking for opportunity of talking to the stranger. At last, he got the idea of collecting donations for village nurses and he decided to arrange He went to inn to meet the stronger, Mrs. Hall took him to an interview with the stranger. the stranger's room. At first he behaved boldly. The stranger told him that he is working on a long research. During the interview, the stranger accidentally removed his hand from his pocket. Mr. Cuss got a glimpse of the empty sleeve to the elbow. When Mr. Cuss's questioned him about moving an empty sleeve, the stranger laughed at him. At last, Mr. Cuss frightened a lot and ran away from there when Griffin pinched ed his nose.
Later, it has been noticed that he had investigative nature also, He tried to decode griffinis book with the help of Mr. Bunting.
Q4 Write the brief about the burglary at the vicarage
Ans. One night vicar's wife woke up suddenly when she heard some noise coming from the adjoin dressing room. She crwoke the vicar. Just then they y heard some sound from the study room. They came downstairs. There the sound of opening of the drawer and rustling of papers astonished them. Through the track in the door of his study room, the vicar could see the desk and the open drawer and a candle burning on the desk but there was no one. Then the vicor and his wife heard chinking of money. Someone was taking out the money from the vicar's desk They ran into da room but they did not find anyone there. However, they were sure that someone was there. ll the The desk was opened and money was missing. At that last moment there was a sneeze in the passage. They ran towards the passage but not found anything. At last sound of opening door from kitchen made them scare. They kept on search the thief but the The result was zero. vicar and his wife terribly confused about strange burglary.
Q. 5. Who was Gibbons? What did he experience and what was he not aware of? जागरूक
Gibbins was a part-time naturalist of the district, He liked spending time lonely with nature, He was not bother about his surroundings. He used to lie out on the hills. Once, there was no one within a couple of miles of him. While he was almost dozing, he heard close to him the sound of a man coughing and sneezing. Gibbins looked all around, but saw nothing. Yet the voice was certainly there. It seemed to him that somebody came close to him and moved towards the direction of Adderdean. He felt so terrified by the strange incident which removed. all his philosophical calmness. Mr. Gibbons had never f spitits venturing out in broad daylight. That incident made him scare. Gibbins was not aware of heard of the morning incident in Iping. He got up fast and hurried down the hill. He walked towards the village as fast as he could.
Q6. Describe the circumstances that led to the unveiling of the stranger.
Mrs. Hell didn't segve food to the stranger. She was annoyed with him because he had not paid his bills. The stranger tried to disure about paying money to Mrs. Hall but she refused to accept any excuse. The stranger was unable to bear the hunger. After a small argument The gave some coins to Mrs. Hall. Now she started asking question about the coins. That argument made him angry and he put his open palm on his face and withdrew it. The centre of his face became a black hole. He put his nose on Mrs. Hall's hand She screamed to see it. Then he removed his spectacles, hat and bandages, one by one soon became a headless man. People started running out of the bar. Everyone come out on the street and started talking about what had just happened. Just then Mr. Hall and Mr. Jaffer a police man reached there with warrant. The stranger said to the constable, "I'm invisible, it is stronge perhaps but it is not crime". Mr. Jaffer replied him that he was not after any invisibility but the burglary ot the vicar's house, and all the circumstances pointed finger towards the stranger At this stranger started removing his clothes one by one and soon became invisible. Everybody started getting blows out of howhere Finally, he knocked Jaffer out and ran away from there.
Q. 7 One Whit Monday, a stranger entered Iping from the direction of the hills. What was so peculiar about the stranger that promoted Mr. Huxter to follow him? Who was this stranger?
After the unveiling incident of the Invisible Man at the "Coach and Horses", the life of Iping people started moving on the track. People happy faces could be seen on the occasion of White Mondday. Only then the stronger came to the 'Coach and Horses'. He looked a little frightened and moved unwillingness. He appeared to feel internal struggle before he entered the inn. Mr. Huxter who had his shop just opposite side of Inn was observing this man's peculiar body language. He saw the man talking to himself. The stranger went into the inn and soon came out. Huxter saw him walking in a strange manner towards the gates. Just then the parlour window opened. The stranger looked up the yard with quick glances. Then he vanished into the yard. Suddenly he reappeared with a big bundle and three books in his hands. Huxter was watching everything so he started running towards the stranger. Huxter fell that any robbery had taken place. But hardly he had gone ten yards when something knocked him out. The stranger was Mr. Thomas Marvel, who as helping the Invisible Man.
Q.8 Write the character sketch of Mrs. Janny Hall.
Janny Hall is the owner of the Coach and Horses" an inn, situated in Iping. She runs her inn in good manner She is a noble and devoted host. She pays personal attention to her visitors. Mrs. Hall is also an opportunist and greedy. When the stranger came to her in a mid-winter, she gave too much attention towards him. Actually she knew, in wintertime few visitors come. In beginning she noticed the odd appearance of the stranger but she allows him to stay at her inn because stranger offers her double amount. She does not allow anybody to disturb her guest. Everybody in Iping takes the stranger as a criminal who is trying to escape the police. But Mrs Hall defends him repeating her words, that he is a scientist. When the visitor doesn't pay the bill, she stops givi him meal.
She is superstitious also. Once she goes to the stranger room, all the clothes, furniture etc. started moving around him. She was afraid and ran outside of his room. She blamed that the stranger has put ghosts in her furniture. Over all Mrs. Hall IS O pical example of a working-class woman living in a rural area.
Q9. Give a brief character-sketch of Mr. Thomas Marvel.
Mr. Marval is a short height person. He is homeless, jobless person who wandered around. Marvel wore a shabby high hat, and he had two pairs of shoes, both got in a charity. Mr. Thomas Marval was just a tramp One day he fell into invisible man's trap. The invisible man gave him faithful threats and threw stones at him. He told Marval that he would have to help him to get back his clothes and notebooks from the inn. In the beginning he denied but latter he agreed to help the invisible man. He is a coward mon as he could not deny the invisible man. He becomes his partner in crime. Even after getting book the invisible man did not leave him. Marval had to accompany him all the time carrying his load of three books and a bundle. He was too tired to bear it any longer.
Mr. Marval was an opportunist also as well as clever. He took the advantage of difficult circumstances He himself gets arrested, as he knew Griffin was after him. He took away the Invisible Man's notebook and stolen money in the hope of solving his financial problem.
Q10. Give the Brief character-sketch of Dr. Kemp
Dr. Keinp is a young brilliant scientist, living in Burdock. He is a tall young man who has golden hair and white moustache He was junior Griffin in the college. He is ambitious and wants appreciation for his achievements. But he is not Immoral like Griffin. He does not use his scientific knowledge to spoil the pence of humanity. He is a disciplined persin ond never believes to break any low. He is cool and systematic. His scientific outlook doesn't allow him to believe in the existence of an invisible man.
He is calm and sensible person. He does not score when Griffin comes to his house and asks for his help. Kemp helps him being an old friend. He not only gives him food and clothes but also provides him place to take rest. He gives him a word that he will respect his freedom, But when he comes to know about Griffin's evil plans, he decides to hand him over to the police. He wants immoral Griffin behind the bar anyhow. To save the common people, he puts his own life at risk.
Q11. Give a brief the character-sketch of Mr. Griffin.
Griffin is the main (protagonist) character of the novel. He is a brilliant scientist. In the novel he has given many names First the stranger who arrives in Iping, then the Invisible man, However, his real name is Griffin. He wants to prove that human body can become invisible so he discovers a rare drug that can make the human body as transparent as glass. But Griffin misuses his discovery. He takes drug and become invisible to save himself from his landlord.
Griffin is a lawless person and does many unlawful activities when he becomes invisible. He steals things and money after that he sets fire to his landlord's house. He is short tempered and soon becomes violent. He farces poor Marvel to assist him, He is a heartless person. He needs money for his further research so he robs his own father. But Griffin is not regretful about his father when his father shoots himself. He makes plans to reign of terror in his country. But he fails in it and meets a sorrowful end.
Although he looks alone and misunderstood by the people. He is unable to gain sympathy due his behavior.
12. How did the whole village join to catch hold of Mr. Marval and why?
Mr. Huxter saw a man walking strangely in the yard of the 'Coach and Horses'. The mon disappeared for some time from the yard. And then he reappeared with a bundle and three books in his hands. Huxten felt that some robbery had taken place. So he started chasing the man crying, "Stop thief, Hall, Henfrey and other people heard the screaming sound of Huxter and came out of their room. Then they saw the man vanishing by the corner of the church wall. For a moment they thought that this was the invisible man. They all at once started chasing him, In the meanwhile, Mr. Cuss came out of the inn and cried "Hold him! Don't let him drop that bundlel You can see him so long as he holds the bundle In fact, Cuss did not know of Marvel's Presence there. And actually, it was Marvel who was holding the bundle and the books. The Invisible man had handed over these things to him. So all the villagers mistook Mr. Marvel as invisible man and Joined together to catch him.
13. What happened at Chesilstowe? How did it change Griffin's life?
Griffin left University College in London six year ago and went to Chesilstowe, where he was teacher and a student also Here it changed his whole life. He dropped chemistry and took physics. While talking to Dr. Kemp he said the whole subject fascinated me specially Optical density" He decided to devote his life for it. He put + all his time, heart and soul his work
One night, Griffin figured out how to make a human invisible. Soon he was thinking about making himself invisible. After three years of research, he didn't have the money to complete his research. While working in privacy, he faces a time when he had to stop his experiment. He did not tell anybody about his is discovery. In fact, he wanted to flash his work upon the world and become famous at a b blow. Due to financial crisis, he robbed his own father. His father shot himself because he was not the owner of that money. In great despair, Griffin left Chesilstowe and went back to London.
14. Write a character-sketch of Colonel Adye 120-150 words.
Col. Adye was a law-abiding chief of police in the town of Port Burdock. He is physically capable and a reliable. At first impression he is a brave man. He gave his best to catch the Invisible Griffin. He comes running to arrest the Invisible Man residing in Dr. Kemp house. Then it seems that he is a person who takes decisions very quickly. He had not quality of a leader as he blindly followed what Dr. Kemp asked him to do and didn't give his own opinion
He shows himself moral when he opposes the idea of spreading powdered glass on the roads. Adye saves Kemp from the Invisible Man when he makes his first attempt on his life. At the end, to save Kemp's life he started fighting with the Invisible man. In this process he is shot by the Invisible Mon with Kemp's revolver. At the end he is described as falling down, whether he survived or not is not clear.
15. Give a character sketch of Mr. Bunting
Mr. Bunting was a vice of Iping village. Everyone respected him because of his religious position. He was sincerely involved in the well-being whirshippers. When Mr. Cuss narrated his strange interview with the Invisible Man, Bunting did not trust him even considered it a fantastic story, He listened to Mr. Cuss very carefully and calmed him down.
He was also a brave man. At the time of burglary in the vicarage, he showed courage in place of panic. When the invisible mon was stealing in his house, he did not get scared. When he listened the sound of opening door from kitchen but did not find anyone, he did not lose he patient The wife of Vicar was terribly confused and scared but Bunting did not lose his patience. He has investigative nature also. He is involved himself in the investigations to arrest Griffin. He accompanied Cuss in the inn to decode the books of Griffin. Although a man of religion, Bunting come out as a responsible member of society.
16. Who was Mr. Sandy Wadgers? What impression does he leave on the reader?
Mr. Sandy Wodgers was a blacksmith in the village of Iping. He was the first person who came of the time when Mrs. & Mr. Hall were attacked by the furniture in the stronger's room. He was known as an educated person and very imaginative He was also a superstitious when heard about the attack by furniture on Hall's couples: according to him it was black magic, Before taking decisions he always thought deeply as he was very calm man and had deep insight. He wanted to get his facts right before entering into the room of the stranger.
He was also very compact and resolute character. He said Mr. Hall forcefully to demand a clarification from the stronger. Later he proved himself a brave person when he fought the invisible man without having any fear. However, he was badly beaten by the Invisible Man after this incident he kept himself locked in his house.
17. The Stranger's arrival at the inn was an unusual event. Moreover, his behavior was very rude. Why did Mrs. Hall put up with the antics of the stranger?
Janny Hall is the owner of the "Coach and Horses" an inn, situated in Iping. She runs her inn in good manner. She is a noble ind devoted host. When the stranger came to her in a mid-winter, she gave too much attention towards him. Actually she knew, in wintertime few visitors come. In beginning she noticed the odd appearance of the stranger but she allows him to stay at her inn because stranger offers her double amount. Having quest at that time meant good luck. Thus, Mrs. Hall was very happy to have a quest. Also, the stranger did not do any bargaining. He gave her two gold coins initially. However, he was a very rude character and scolded her many times. He even destroyed some property of BOON the inn But Mrs. Hall did not lose her patience because every time the stranger was ready to pay for the damage, he used to tell her to bill him the amount. In this way Mrs. Hall was getting handsome amount. She did not want to lose the valuable customer.
18. What had happened to Mrs. Hall's furniture?
One Monday, Mrs. & Mr. Hall went to the basement to have some drink, Mr. Hall forgot to carry the water bottle. So, Mr. Hall had to go back upstairs to get it. On his way, he noticed the front door of stranger's room was unlocked and he was not in his room. After some time Mrs. Hall also came to investigate the stranger's room. They entered into the room. Before they thought anything, something strange happened. The stranger hat flew and hit Mrs. Hall face. Everything started flying around the room like the furniture blankets, coat trouser etc. The chair moved around Mrs. Hall. The couple got scared a lot and ran out of the room. As they went out of the room, the door locked from inside
Mrs. Hall thought that the stranger has put ghosts into her furniture. She was cursing for all this to the stranger because she had got all the furniture from her mother. Some villagers like Sandy Wadgers, the blacksmith and Mr. Huxter who was own of the general shop, came there and started gossiping about the mystery of the stronger and the haunted furniture. But they did not reach on any conclusion
19. Do you think that Griffin himself was responsible for his tragic end of society forced him to turn against his own kind?
Griffin is a great scientist. But it is also true that he was a strange & peculiar. He is the only one who can be blamed for his own tragic end. He had adopted many evils ways to get his wishes fulfilled. He discovers a rare drug that can make the human body as transparent as glass. But Griffin misuses his discovery. He takes drug and become invisible to save himself from his landlord, Griffin is a lawless person and does many unlawful activities when he becomes invisible. He steals things and money after thathe sets fire to his landlord's house. He is short tempered and soon becomes violent. He forces poor Marval to assist him. He is a heartless person. He needs money for his further research so he robs his own father. But Griffin is not regretful about his father when his father shoots himself. He makes plans to reign of terror in his country. But he fails in it and meets a sorrowful end
Griffin can be described as a insane. Although he looks alone and misunderstood by the people. He is unable to gain sympathy due to add his behavior. At the end he was killed by labours on the road as he did not hand him over to the police.
20 Why had the Invisible Man chosen Mr Marvel? Did Mr. Marvel prove his worth?
Griffin ran away after revealing himself in Iping. He was angry without shelter or clathes in the bitter cold. Then he met Mr. Thomas Marvel. He wanted Marvel to help him The invisible man said. "He is also a human being and needs food, drinks etc like others. The invisible man gave him faithful threats and threw stones at him. He told Marvel that he would hove to help him to get back his clothes and notebooks from the inn. In the beginning Marvel denied but latter he agreed to help the invisible man. Invisible man could see Marvel's miserable condition. He promised Marvel to help him financially.
Westlert However, Mr. Marvel was proved an opportunist. He tried to run oway but was caught. He also tried to reveal the secret of the Invisible man to a mariner at Port Stowe, He himself got arrested, as he knew Griffin was ofter him. He took away the Invisible Man's notebook and stolen money in the hope of solving his financial problem. In this manner he became responsible for Griffin's downfall.
21. At Port Stowe, a mariner go talking to Mr. Marvel, From their meeting, what can you deduce about the character of Mariner?
The mariner seems to be alone who looks for company. His mind is filled with the extraordinary news about the Invisible man in the news paper. Once he came in contact of Marvel. The old mariner was surprised when he heard coins jingling in the pocket of Marvel because Marvel was looking like a poor and uncivilized. After sometime the old man told Marvel all about the Invisible man whatever he had read in the newspaper. He said that on Invisible man can be a great thief because no one can see him.
Marvel wanted to prove to the mariner that he was a sensible person. He told the mariner that he knew the Invisible man and looked around. By the time the Invisible man came there and started beating Marvel so that he may not say anything to mariner, Marvel quickly changed his words and said that the Invisible Man was just a joke,
The mariner got angry to see the changed behavior of Marvel. Now he wanted Marvel to tell the story about the Invisible man. So he followed Marvel but he did not get anything about the invisible man. He cursed the Marvel saying that he has no manners. Later he came to know about the entire episode which held in Iping. After that, he realized that the person he met was Marvel.
22. Give a character sketch of Mr. Bobby Jaffers, the constable of Iping village
Mr. Bobby Jaffers was the constable of the Iping village. He seems a serious & firm personality. He was devoted and committed policeman, As he was active so he did not waste time when Mr. Hall came to him with the Invisible man complain. He came with warrant to arrest the Invisible Man. In the beginning he was little nervous when he saw the headless Griffin but he gave his hundred percent to save the people, he puts his own life at risk. He had courage and ability to arrest any criminal whether he is powerful, visible or invisible. He was a brave man and always took his work seriously. He showed the example of sharp and quick reaction when the Invisible man tried to escape. Obviously, he was not able to hold the unseen and the Invisible Mon got away from his custody. On his failure to catch the Invisible man he became very sad. It shows that he was upset at his failure not to fulfill his duty. He can be said one of the best example of committed police man.
23. Give a character sketch of Mr. Heelas.
Mr. Heelas was neighbor of Dr. Kemp and lived beside the Dr. Kemp house. When everybody got scared of the Invisible from Man, he was one of the persons who refused to believe in the story of the Invisible Man. He said his wife nonsense because she believed in Invisibility. He never took anything serious. When it was announced in the city that everyone should be alert due to the Invisible man, he insisted upon walking in his garden as if nothing had happened. This shows his casual approach regarding the serious matter. कही न कही At the end, when he woke up and saw his neighbor house he had to believe in the Invisible man. Somewhere or the other
he was coward also. Mr. Heelas was Dr. Kemp's friend so Dr. Kemp ran towards Heelas house when the Invisible man was chasing him to kill. To see Dr. Kemp running towards his home he closed his door & denied Kemp to enter his house. Perhaps he was trying to save his family, but it was not a moral act.
24. What drawbacks of being invisible were faced by Griffin, The Invisible Man?
As Griffin became invisible, he started thinking about "the wild things what he wanted to do as on Invisible Muti He was very excited to be invisible. But soon he realized that invisibility had some drawbacks. He couldn't see his feet, while walking down the stair. A man tried to catch the bucket and jammed his finger inte Griffin's neck. A dag could whiff him easily. He was trapped as he could not reverse his invisibility.
Griffin code acfast a Salvation Army march, there he faced a crowd. Crowds proved dangerous for Griffin because he couldn't slip through them. People could feel him even if they did not see him. He tried to run oway from there but he had stepped in mud and left muddy footprints. Some urchins started to follow him. He couldn't go home as he set his apartment on fire. Now he wanted to find the way to be invisible. He had to remain completely covered, from head to toe, when he wanted to be visible.
25. George Hall is a typical example as one of the residents of Iping village. Write a character-sketch of Mr. Hall
George Hall, the husband of Mrs. Hall is the co-owner of the Coach and Horses inn, He is lazy person by nature. He does not want to help his wife to manage the inn. He drinks also, But he is a great follower of his wife. He is good by nature and always appreciate his wife's management skills. When Teddy Henfrey told him about weird man, he did not believe and said that he would ask his wife about this.
He has an investigative nature also. He wanted to know the details about his guest and tried to inspect his room when he finds it empty. He is extreme social and has good bonding with villagers. When a dog bites Griffin and tears his trousers and rips his glove, he went to see if Griffin is alright. He is the first person in Iping who faces that attack of the mysterious Griffin. He shows his intelligence also at the time of unveiling the Invisible man by calling constable Jaffer
26. What is the theme of the novel 'The Invisible Man'?
H.W. Wells has tried to aware reader about immense possibilities in science and technology. To prove it he created the character "the Invisible man". The most important theme is the societies negative attitude about the things that they don't understand. The people of town did not give time to the Invisible man to explain what had happened to him. The Invisible man might not have become crazy or gotten killed in the end if the people would have been allowed him to explain about his invisibility. People of the town even did not give him time to explain what had happened to him. People just wanted him to go out from the village. Writer also wants to convey the message through the story that ignorance in society leads violence and it happens the same in the case of the Invisible man. The ignorance of society is also cause of Griffin insune. He became totally crazy and dangerous after the people chased the invisible man out of the town. Whenever Griffin was cornered, he did the violence in his self defense.
Q-Both Dr. Kemp & Griffin were scientist but their outlook toward totally different. Explain. (Take some part of
Griffin as well as Dr. Kemp characters) (10-11)
Q-Why did the stranger cause curiosity when he came to the inn run by Mrs. Hall?-2 Q- Describe the strange man and his arrival of Coach and Horse. - 2
- Describe the Q appearance of the stranger when he arrived at the inn. What made Mrs. Hall to become scared out of her wits by his appearance? - 2
: How do you see Dr. Cuss? How did he affect the development of the story? (3)
OR- Why and how did Griffin rob the Vicar's house? - 4 Q
Q- How did the Vicar lose the money he had? What was so special about the theft?-4
Q- Describe in short the experience of Mr. Gibbons, the amateur naturalist. -5
Q-What unusual incident happened with Mr. Gibbons? - 5
Q-How did Griffin make himself completely invisible at 'Coach and Horses? - 6
Q- How does the stranger reveal his reality to the people? -6
OR: What sort of man is Dr. Kemp? What role does he play in the story? (10)
OR: Who is Griffin and how does he become the Invisible Man? (11) Who is Bunting? How is he troubled by the Invisible Man? (15)
Q-why is the third chapter titled 'The furniture that went mad? - 18
How is Jaffer important in the story? (22)
Q-what changes came in the life of Griffin after he became invisible? - 24
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