The Third Level

The Third Level

by Suchandra Dasgupta

Multiple Choice

From which newspaper did Charley confirm that he was on The Third Level? *

• (a)    The Deccan

• (a)    The World

• (a)    The New York Times

• (a)    The Times

Multiple Choice

What does the phrase 'swear on a stack of timetables' mean? *

•    The timetables at Grand Central were perfectly made.

•    There were stacks of timetables in the office of New York Central.

•     It is a humorous modification of the idiom "to swear on a stack of bibles"

•    They used the timetables as an object to swear upon.

Multiple Choice

Which place is referred to as the Third Level in the story of the similar name? *

•    The Grand Central Airport of London

•    The Grand Central Station of New York

•     The Grand Central Airport of New York

•   The Grand Central Station of London

Multiple Choice

What was the profession of Sam Weiner? 

• Psychiatrist

•   Soldier

•     Grain Seller

•  Newspaper Vendor

Multiple Choice

What does the hobby of collecting stamps known as?

•     Archery

•     Transcendence

•     Andography

•     Philately

Multiple Choice

When a new stamp is issued, the stamp collectors buy some, and use them to mail themselves for collection. What is that envelope called? 

•     Bold Letter

•     First Day Cover

•    Colour Envelope

•    Hot Stamp

Multiple Choice

Why was the narrator self prompted to reach the third level?

•     He has been using third level daily

• He wanted to escape from worries and tensions

• The third level was recently made

• He wanted to explore new things

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements explains ‘waking dream fulfillment’?

•    A pleasant wish which inspires to work

•     a pleasant wish that makes one forget the present

•     a pleasant wish that takes one to the future

• (a)    A level on Grand central station

Multiple Choice

Why did Sam Weiner want to start hay, feed and grain business in 1894?

•   Wanted to earn more money

• Wanted to leave his friend’s company

•     Wanted to escape the frustration of modern life

• (a)    Hated his current profession

Multiple Choice

What does the phrase “try to skin” mean?

• Try to show

•   Try to clarify

•   Try to cheat

•    Try to conceal

Multiple Choice

What is the genre of the story third level? *

•    Fiction

•    Scientific Fantasy

•    Romantic

•     Horror