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Story of Ruskin Bond, Question & Answers

1. Ruskin Bond
RS Nagar
Arts & Commerce College, Kheda
The Night Train at Deoli
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2. 1.Where did the author spend his
vacation?
Ans.: The author used to spend his vacation
his summer vacations in Dehra, at his
grandmother’s place.
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3. 2.Briefly describe the station at Deoli.
Ans.: The Deolistation usually lit
dimly with electric bulbs and oil
lamps, and the jungle across the
railway track visible in the faint light
of dawn. It has one platform, an
office for the stationmaster and a
waiting room. There is a tea stall, a
fruit vendor and a few stray dogs.
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4. 3.What is the age of the narrator of the story?
Ans.: The narrator was eighteen years
old.
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5. 4.Who did the narrator meet at the station?
Ans.: The narrator met a young girl
who sold cane baskets on the railway
platform.
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6. 5.What captivated the narrator about the girl?
Ans.:
The pale skin girl with shiny hair, has
dark and troubled eyes; searching
and eloquent, captivated the
narrator. She walked gracefully with
dignity.
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7. 6.Why was the grandmother not happy with the
narrator’s visit?
Ans.: The grandmother was not happy
with the narrator’s visit because he
didn’t stay at her place more than a
couple of weeks.
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8. The Night Train at Deoli
Ruskin Bond
Short notes
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9. 1. Romantic Nature of the Story
Ans.: Romanticism is quite often defined as the
love for strange and unknown & the pursuit of
a beautiful story that eludes us.
The essence of the author’s romanticism lies in
representing a strange, meeting, artistically-the
unspoken words, the eloquent conversation,
the pale beauty of the girl, the light in her eyes
when she meets the author, the narrator’s
impulse to take her with him, the intense
eagerness to see her and finally the unknown
destiny of the girl-all add to the feeling of
romance. The dreamy atmosphere adds it.
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10. 1. Romantic Nature of the Story
Ans.: Romanticism is quite often defined as the love
for strange and unknown & the pursuit of a
beautiful story that eludes us.
The essence of the author’s romanticism lies in the
strange meeting with the graceful beautiful girl
with dignity but poor at the station at a station in
the early morning at 5 . The unspoken words, the
pale beauty of the girl, the light in her eyes when
she meets the author, the narrator’s impulse to take
her with him, the intense eagerness to see her and
finally the unknown destiny of the girl-all add to
the feeling of romance.
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11. 2. The Narrator
Ans.: The narrator is an 18 years old college
boy. He felt a strange attraction
towards a beautiful cane basket seller at
Deolistation. He visits his grandmother
during summer vacations, at Dehradun.
He is captivated by her dark, troubled,
searching and eloquent eyes. He could
not forget her. He just met her twice
only for a couple of minutes on the
platform of Deolistation.(continue…)
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12. 2. The Narrator
(…continue) he wanted to meet her but
could not break his journey. Hence,
his infatuation remains incomplete.
All her wishes to break the journey,
search for the girl couldn’t be
realised. The dreamlike story ends
with the endless waiting for the
smiling face of the girl.
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13. 3. Significance of the Train
Ans.: The train halts at the Deolistation at the
dawn 5. It stops only for 10 minute before
it enters the heavy jungle of the Indian
Terai.
The train stops but nothing happens, nobody
got off nor anybody got in. This train is
the means for meeting of the narrator and
the basket seller girl. The story is woven
around the journey of the train. The
narrator meets her twice and later on he
passed often by the train with expectation
to see the girl but in vain.
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14. 4. The girl at DeoliStation
Ans.: The girl on the platform of Deolistation
sold cane baskets.Shehad thrown a shawl
thrown across the her shoulders. Her feet
were bare and her cloths were old but she
was a young girl, walking gracefully and
with dignity. She had pale skin, set off by
shiny black hair, and dark, troubled eayes.
Those eyes were searching and eloquent.
She twice met the narrator. Then
disappeared. The narrator wished to meet
her again but never broke his journey and
never made inquiries about her. Never
searched her. Her secret never revealed.
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15. 5. The narrator’s first meeting with the girl
Ans.: The narrator met the girl at the
Deolistation at 5 in the morning. He
was captivated by her dark troubled
eyes, graceful way and dignity. He
remembered her smile. She was a
poor cane basket seller.Therewas a
little exchange of words. She sold
one basket to him which he didn’t
need but bought.
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16. The Night Train at Deoli
Ruskin Bond
QUIZ
Multiple choice questions
MCQs
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17. 1. Where did the narrator spend his
summer vacation?
1.Deoli
2.Dehra
3.Mussoorie
4.Shimla
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18. 2. Who did the narrator visit during his
vacation?
1.Parents
2.Grandmother
3.Grandfather
4.Friends
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19. 3. How far was Deolifrom Dehradun?
1.30 miles
2.30 kilometers
3.300 miles
4.300 kilometers
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20. 4. How long did the train stop at Deoli?
1.5 minutes
2.15 minutes
3.20 minutes
4.10 minutes
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21. 5. What was the girl at the Deolistation
selling?
1.water
2.tea
3.baskets
4.shawls
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22. 6. How much did the basket cost?
1.One rupee
2.Five rupees
3.Ten rupees
4.Three rupees
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23. 7. Where on the platform did the narrator
and the girl meet?
1.At the tea stall
2.Fruit vendor
3.Station box
4.Book shop
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24. 8. How many times did the narrator and
the girl meet?
1.once
2.twice
3.thrice
4.Four times
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25. 8. From Dehra, what was the narrator’s
return destination?
1.Mumbai
2.Kolkata
3.Delhi
4.Punjab
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26. 9. How many times did the narrator break
his journey at Deoli?
1.once
2.twice
3.thrice
4.none of the above
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27. The Night Train at Deoli
Ruskin Bond
QUIZ
Multiple choice questions
MCQs
Thanks
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