NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English (It So Happen) The Open Window [Old Book]

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Book : It So Happened Ncert Solutions | Chapter-7 English-2

Class : 8th
Subject : English-2
Chapter : 7
Chapter Name : The Open Window

Q1 Why had Framton Nuttel come to the “rural retreat”?

Answer. Framton Nuttel had come to the “rural retreat” to undergo a nerve cure.

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Q2 Why had his sister given him letters of introduction to people living there?

Answer. His sister had given him letters of introduction to people living there as he did not
know anyone there. She knew that he would not speak to anybody and his nerves would be
worse from moping. That is why she gave him letters of introduction to all the people she
knew there.

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Q3 What had happened in the Sappleton family as narrated by the niece?

Answer. The niece told Nuttel that about three years ago Mrs Sappleton’s husband and her two
younger brothers had gone for their day’s shooting through the open French window. They
never came back. In crossing the moor to their favourite shooting spot, they were all engulfed
in a piece of bog. It was a wet summer and places that were safe in other years gave way
suddenly without warning. Their bodies were never recovered.

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Q1 What did Mrs Sappleton say about the open window?

Answer. Mrs Sappleton said that she hoped Framton did not mind the open window. She told
him that her husband and her brothers would be coming home directly from their shooting,
and they always came that way.

Q2 The horror on the girl’s face made Framton swing around in his seat. What did he see?

Answer. When Framton turned around, he saw in the deepening twilight three gures walking

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across the lawn towards the window. They all carried guns under their arms and one of them
also had a white coat hung over his shoulders. A tired brown spaniel kept close at their heels.
They neared the house noiselessly, and then a hoarse young voice said, “I say, Bertie, why do
you bound?”

Q1 Why did Framton rush out wildly?

Answer. Framton rushed out wildly because he was in a “chill shock of nameless fear”. He was
scared and shocked to see the three men, who he thought were dead, walking towards the
open window.

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Q2 What was the girl’s explanation for his lightning exit?

Answer. The girl said that the spaniel was the reason for his lightning exit. She said that he
had a horror of dogs. She explained that he was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on
the banks of the Ganges by a pack of dogs. He had to spend the night in a newly dug grave,
with the creatures snarling, grinning and foaming just above him.

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Q1 Discuss in small groups. Is this a mystery story? Give a reason for your answer.

Answer. While explaining the mystery behind the open French window, the events narrated by
Mrs Sappleton’s niece manage to create a sense of foreboding. Later, when the three men
approach the open window, the reader (like Framton) can only logically conclude that they
were ghosts. Hence, one can say that this story does contain elements of the mysterious.

Q2 Discuss in small groups. You are familiar with the ‘irony' of the situation in a story.
(Remember The Cop and the Anthem in Class VII Supplementary Reader!) Which situations in
“The Open Window” are good examples of the use of irony?

Answer. Framton Nuttel had retired to the country and was visiting different people in order to
heal his bad nerves. However, his visit to Mrs Sappleton’s house did just the opposite. This
visit made him lose his nerves completely. This is the most ironic part of the story.
When Mrs Sappleton told him that she was waiting for her husband and her three brothers,
who were to arrive anytime, Nuttel felt that she was in delusion. However, ironically, it was he
who was in delusion when he mistook the three men as ghosts.
When Nuttel ran away, Mrs Sappleton said that the way he had rushed out wildly, it seemed as
if he had seen a ghost. Ironically, he did run away because he thought he had seen ghosts.

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Q3 Which phrases/ sentences in the text do you nd dif cult to understand? Select a few and
guess the meaning of each. Rewrite a simple paraphrase of each.

Answer. This question requires you to use your own perspective as well as your analytical
skills. The answer to the question would vary from one person to another. It is suggested that
you read the text carefully and try attempting it on your own.

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