My first Magazine A Face in the Dark, Ruskin Bond | Page 8

the face was without eyes, ears, nose or mouth. It was just a round
smooth head with a school cap on it.
Extract III
“The torch fell from his trembling hand……Why are you
running?”
Question (i): Whose ‘trembling hand’ is referred to in the above
extract? Why was it trembling?
Answer (i): Oliver’s ‘trembling hand’ is referred to here. Oliver was
expecting to see a familiar face but was horrified to see a face that was
featureless, without eyes, ears, nose or mouth. His hands started
trembling as he was gripped by some unknown fear.
Question (ii): Explain the sentence:
“He turned and scrambled down the path, running blindly through the
trees.”
Answer (ii): Oliver was horrified and gripped by unknown fear when he
saw the faceless boy. The torch had fallen from his trembling hand and
he was unable to see the path in the dark. Without the torch, for all
practical purposes, he was blind. He got panicked and, in attempt to save