Deep Water

Deep Water

By William Douglas

Multiple Choice

Who is I referred to in the above lines?

• Alphonse Daudet

• William Douglas

• Anees Jung

• Louis Fischer

Multiple Choice

What is the misadventure that the narrator speaks about in the given extract?

• His drowning experience in the Yakima River.

• His childhood experience at the California when the waves knocked him down and swept over him. There was terror in his heart at the overpowering force of the waves.

• His near death experience at YMCA swimming pool when a big bruiser of a boy picked him up and tossed him into the deep end.

• All of these

Multiple Choice

"I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell". What does 'oblivion' mean?

• stupefied

• changing room

• unconsciousness

• death

Multiple Choice

Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE with reference to Douglas.

• Douglas' fear kept him away from leisurely activities in water

• The fall in the pool at YMCA taught Douglas a life lesson.

• The fear of drowning was the source of Douglass anxiety and terror.

• Douglas decided to practice relentlessly to overcome his fear

Theme

A real life personal account of experiencing fear and steps taken to overcome it.

Sub - Theme

Psychological analysis of fear

Character sketch- William Douglas

• Adventurous by nature

• Had a zest for life

• Courageous and bold

• Had indomitable spirit to overcome fear

• Not frightened by crisis -- accepted it as a challenge

• The will to live-- determination, perseverance.

Multiple Choice

In which subject has the author been graduated?

• English and History

• English and Science

• Science and Social studies

• English and Economics

Multiple Choice

The instrctor took out his fear as

• he put a belt around him.

• he tied rope attached to the belt went through a pulley that ran on an overhead cable.

• He held on to the end of the rope, and they went back and forth across the pool

• all the above

Multiple Choice

The Yakima River was treacherous as:

• it was very deep

• its water was too salty

• it was very wide

• it was very long

Multiple Choice

''But it held me firmly in its grip. Here ''ít'' refers to":

• terror of water

• desire to learn to swim

• desire to have an instructor

• desire to practise a lot

Multiple Choice

In order to prevail over the fear of water, the author:

• made no efforts

• made a little efforts

• made all efforts

• did nothing

Multiple Choice

''My breath was gone". Here it means:

• the author lost his life

• the author was too frightened

• the author almost lost his life

• the author was taken aback

Multiple Choice

Douglas dived off a dock at .........

• Lake Wentworth

• Triggs Island

• New Hampshire

• Stamp Act Island

Multiple Choice

The boy who threw Douglas into the pool was ........years old.

• fifteen

• sixteen

• seventeen

• eighteen

Multiple Choice

When did Douglas finally conquer his fear?

• when his instructor gave his approval

• when he tried swimming alone at different places

• when he was able to put his face under the water

• when he tried different strokes on his own in the pool

Multiple Choice

Suddenly the author saw light. What did that mean?

• he saw the light to heaven

• he was coming out of water

• some people came with a torch

• there was a bulb in the water

Multiple Choice

What did the author do when his feet touched the bottom again?

• he drowned

• he swam under water

• he made a leap

• he remained there

Multiple Choice

What was the condition of his legs?

• his legs were kicking

• they were soft

• they seemed paralyzed

• they were active

Multiple Choice

How did Douglas develop an extreme fear of water?

• misadventure at the Lake Wentworth

• misadventure at the Meade Glacier

• misadventure at the Yakima River

• misadventure at the YMCA pool

Multiple Choice

Why did Douglas have an aversion to water from the beginning?

• because he used to have nightmares of drowning in water

• because he wasn't able to learn to swim

• because he didn't like the taste of water

• because he was knocked down by a wave

Multiple Choice

Why did Douglas have an aversion to water from the beginning?

• because he used to have nightmares of drowning in water

• because he wasn't able to learn to swim

• because he didn't like the taste of water

• because he was knocked down by a wave