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The Night Train at Deoli Question Answer with Quiz

The Night Train at Deoli Question Answer

[1 Marks: MCQ]

MCQs 1–10: Setting and Introduction

  1. Where did the narrator spend his summer vacations?
    A) Mussoorie
    B) Dehra
    C) Delhi
    D) Shimla
    ✅ Answer: B) Dehra

  2. With whom did the narrator stay during summer vacations?
    A) His aunt
    B) His grandfather
    C) His grandmother
    D) His friend
    ✅ Answer: C) His grandmother

  3. When did the narrator leave for Dehra?
    A) Early April
    B) Early May
    C) Late June
    D) Mid-July
    ✅ Answer: B) Early May

  4. When did the narrator return from Dehra?
    A) Late July
    B) Mid-June
    C) Early August
    D) Late June
    ✅ Answer: A) Late July

  5. How far was Deoli station from Dehra?
    A) 20 miles
    B) 25 miles
    C) 30 miles
    D) 35 miles
    ✅ Answer: C) 30 miles

  6. What was the significance of Deoli station geographically?
    A) Start of Himalayan region
    B) Start of desert area
    C) Beginning of the Indian Terai jungles
    D) End of Dehradun valley
    ✅ Answer: C) Beginning of the Indian Terai jungles

  7. At what time did the train reach Deoli?
    A) 4 AM
    B) 5 AM
    C) 6 AM
    D) 7 AM
    ✅ Answer: B) 5 AM

  8. How was Deoli station lit when the train arrived?
    A) Neon lights only
    B) Only oil lamps
    C) Electric bulbs and oil-lamps
    D) Gas lights
    ✅ Answer: C) Electric bulbs and oil-lamps

  9. What lay across the railway tracks near Deoli?
    A) A tea garden
    B) A desert
    C) A river
    D) Jungle
    ✅ Answer: D) Jungle

  10. What was just visible in the faint light of dawn at Deoli?
    A) Station building
    B) Jungle across the tracks
    C) Shops and vendors
    D) Nearby houses
    ✅ Answer: B) Jungle across the tracks

MCQs 11–20: Description of Deoli Station

  1. What kind of platform did Deoli have?
    A) Large and crowded
    B) Long with many shops
    C) Lonely and simple
    D) Decorated with lights
    ✅ Answer: C) Lonely and simple

  2. Which of the following was present on the Deoli platform?
    A) Toy shop
    B) Tea stall
    C) Book store
    D) Newspaper vendor
    ✅ Answer: B) Tea stall

  3. Apart from the tea stall, what else was on the platform?
    A) Hotel
    B) Sweet shop
    C) Fruit vendor and stray dogs
    D) Barber shop
    ✅ Answer: C) Fruit vendor and stray dogs

  4. How long did the train stop at Deoli?
    A) 15 minutes
    B) 5 minutes
    C) 10 minutes
    D) 20 minutes
    ✅ Answer: C) 10 minutes

  5. What puzzled the narrator about Deoli?
    A) Why it was so crowded
    B) Why no one lived there
    C) Why the train stopped though no one got on or off
    D) Why there were no shops
    ✅ Answer: C) Why the train stopped though no one got on or off

  6. What did the narrator observe about the people at Deoli station?
    A) People always rushed in
    B) Coolies were always present
    C) Nobody got in or out of the train
    D) Beggars used to sit there
    ✅ Answer: C) Nobody got in or out of the train

  7. What did the narrator plan regarding Deoli?
    A) To take a photo of the station
    B) To never stop there again
    C) To one day get off and spend a day in the town
    D) To inform the railway about its uselessness
    ✅ Answer: C) To one day get off and spend a day in the town

  8. Why did the narrator feel sorry for Deoli?
    A) Because it was dirty
    B) Because it was dark
    C) Because nobody wanted to visit it
    D) Because it had no roof
    ✅ Answer: C) Because nobody wanted to visit it

  9. How old was the narrator when he first saw the girl?
    A) 20
    B) 18
    C) 16
    D) 21
    ✅ Answer: B) 18

  10. What time of day was it when he saw the girl for the first time?
    A) Afternoon
    B) Midnight
    C) Morning
    D) Evening
    ✅ Answer: C) Morning

MCQs 21–30: First Encounter with the Girl

  1. What was the girl doing when the narrator first saw her?
    A) Selling fruits
    B) Collecting tea cups
    C) Selling baskets
    D) Begging
    ✅ Answer: C) Selling baskets

  2. What was the girl wearing on her shoulders?
    A) A sweater
    B) A dupatta
    C) A shawl
    D) A jacket
    ✅ Answer: C) A shawl

  3. What kind of clothes was the girl wearing?
    A) New and clean
    B) Dirty and torn
    C) Old but graceful
    D) Fancy and expensive
    ✅ Answer: C) Old but graceful

  4. How did the girl walk?
    A) Limping
    B) Slowly and carelessly
    C) Gracefully and with dignity
    D) Like she was tired
    ✅ Answer: C) Gracefully and with dignity

  5. How did the girl react when she noticed the narrator looking at her?
    A) She waved
    B) She ignored him completely
    C) She smiled first
    D) She pretended not to notice
    ✅ Answer: D) She pretended not to notice

  6. What feature of the girl captivated the narrator most?
    A) Her red lips
    B) Her shawl
    C) Her dark, troubled eyes
    D) Her gold earrings
    ✅ Answer: C) Her dark, troubled eyes

  7. What did the narrator do after the girl moved on?
    A) Went back to sleep
    B) Stared out the window
    C) Went to the tea stall
    D) Called her back
    ✅ Answer: C) Went to the tea stall

  8. What was the tea stall owner doing when the narrator reached there?
    A) Sleeping
    B) Missing from the stall
    C) Serving tea on the train
    D) Fighting with someone
    ✅ Answer: C) Serving tea on the train

  9. What did the girl say to the narrator at the tea stall?
    A) “Will you take me to Delhi?”
    B) “Buy a basket. They are strong.”
    C) “Why are you following me?”
    D) “I saw you watching me.”
    ✅ Answer: B) “Buy a basket. They are strong.”

  10. What did the narrator finally do when she asked again?
    A) Refused again
    B) Gave her two rupees
    C) Bought one basket
    D) Ignored her
    ✅ Answer: C) Bought one basket

MCQs 31–40: Departure and Emotional Impact

  1. How did the narrator feel while giving her the rupee?
    A) Confident
    B) Nervous and shy
    C) Indifferent
    D) Angry
    ✅ Answer: B) Nervous and shy

  2. What disrupted their conversation?
    A) Rain
    B) The station-master
    C) The whistle and bell
    D) A dog barking
    ✅ Answer: C) The whistle and bell

  3. What did the narrator do as the train started moving?
    A) Jumped off
    B) Sat back quietly
    C) Ran to his seat
    D) Looked out at her
    ✅ Answer: D) Looked out at her

  4. How did the girl react as the train departed?
    A) She cried
    B) She waved
    C) She smiled silently
    D) She turned away
    ✅ Answer: C) She smiled silently

  5. What was the narrator unable to do after the train left Deoli?
    A) Sleep
    B) Read
    C) Eat
    D) Write
    ✅ Answer: A) Sleep

  6. What image stayed in the narrator’s mind?
    A) The station
    B) Her hands
    C) The basket
    D) Her face and eyes
    ✅ Answer: D) Her face and eyes

  7. What happened to the incident once the narrator reached Dehra?
    A) It remained fresh
    B) It became blurry and distant
    C) It got stronger
    D) He forgot it completely
    ✅ Answer: B) It became blurry and distant

  8. When did the narrator remember the girl again?
    A) While at college
    B) On his return journey
    C) At his grandmother’s house
    D) While reading a book
    ✅ Answer: B) On his return journey

  9. How did the narrator feel when he saw the girl again?
    A) Shocked
    B) Angry
    C) Excited
    D) Bored
    ✅ Answer: C) Excited

  10. Where did the girl go the second time instead of selling baskets?
    A) Tea stall directly
    B) Fruit vendor
    C) Her home
    D) End of the train
    ✅ Answer: A) Tea stall directly

MCQs 41–50: Emotional Connection and Goodbye

  1. What emotion did the girl’s eyes express the second time?
    A) Fear
    B) Excitement
    C) Light and recognition
    D) Confusion
    ✅ Answer: C) Light and recognition

  2. How did both feel during their second meeting?
    A) Like strangers
    B) Like enemies
    C) Like old friends
    D) Like teacher and student
    ✅ Answer: C) Like old friends

  3. What sudden impulse did the narrator feel?
    A) To hug her
    B) To give her more money
    C) To take her with him
    D) To never come back
    ✅ Answer: C) To take her with him

  4. What did the narrator do with the baskets in her hand?
    A) Bought them all
    B) Burnt them
    C) Threw them away
    D) Placed them on the ground
    ✅ Answer: D) Placed them on the ground

  5. What did he do when she stretched her hand?
    A) Shook it
    B) Ignored it
    C) Held it
    D) Gave her money
    ✅ Answer: C) Held it

  6. What did the narrator tell the girl?
    A) “I love you.”
    B) “I have to go to Delhi.”
    C) “Don’t leave.”
    D) “Will you marry me?”
    ✅ Answer: B) “I have to go to Delhi.”

  7. What was her reply?
    A) “Take me with you.”
    B) “I’m married.”
    C) “I do not have to go anywhere.”
    D) “I am going to Delhi too.”
    ✅ Answer: C) “I do not have to go anywhere.”

  8. What did the narrator hate at that moment?
    A) The tea stall
    B) The baskets
    C) The train
    D) The guard’s whistle
    ✅ Answer: D) The guard’s whistle

  9. What did the narrator promise before leaving?
    A) To never return
    B) To buy her baskets
    C) To come again
    D) To take her to college
    ✅ Answer: C) To come again

  10. How did the narrator leave the girl the second time?
    A) Without saying goodbye
    B) With a handshake
    C) With a kiss
    D) By running to catch the moving train
    ✅ Answer: D) By running to catch the moving train

MCQs 101–110: Memory, Regret, and Dreams

  1. What emotion does the narrator associate with Deoli years later?
    A) Disgust
    B) Joy
    C) Hope mixed with sadness
    D) Anger
    ✅ Answer: C) Hope mixed with sadness

  2. What does the narrator imagine as he looks at the Deoli platform now?
    A) That the girl still stands there
    B) That the station is changed
    C) That someone else will sell baskets
    D) That he will miss the train
    ✅ Answer: A) That the girl still stands there

  3. Why does the narrator avoid breaking his journey?
    A) He is scared of getting lost
    B) He doesn’t want to disturb the mystery
    C) The train doesn’t allow stops
    D) He doesn’t remember the platform anymore
    ✅ Answer: B) He doesn’t want to disturb the mystery

  4. What does Deoli symbolize for the narrator?
    A) A haunted place
    B) A symbol of career failure
    C) A personal connection filled with nostalgia
    D) A spiritual awakening
    ✅ Answer: C) A personal connection filled with nostalgia

  5. Which of the following best reflects the narrator’s internal conflict?
    A) Wanting to forget Deoli but remembering it
    B) Hating the train yet loving travel
    C) Wishing to leave India
    D) Confusion about his family
    ✅ Answer: A) Wanting to forget Deoli but remembering it

  6. What does the narrator call Deoli in the last paragraph?
    A) A crowded station
    B) A forgotten town
    C) A lonely platform
    D) A gateway to dreams
    ✅ Answer: C) A lonely platform

  7. What does the narrator say he prefers instead of finding out the truth?
    A) Living in Delhi
    B) Dreaming and hoping
    C) Writing stories
    D) Buying new baskets
    ✅ Answer: B) Dreaming and hoping

  8. What does the narrator NOT know about the girl?
    A) Her name
    B) Her village
    C) Her age
    D) All of the above
    ✅ Answer: D) All of the above

  9. What prevented the narrator from taking any action all those years?
    A) Shyness
    B) Fear of reality
    C) Financial issues
    D) Dislike of Deoli
    ✅ Answer: B) Fear of reality

  10. How does the narrator conclude the story?
    A) By giving up on her
    B) By saying he will never return
    C) By choosing to continue dreaming
    D) By deciding to search again
    ✅ Answer: C) By choosing to continue dreaming

MCQs 111–120: Themes and Literary Features

  1. Which theme is most prominent in the story?
    A) Politics
    B) War and Peace
    C) Love and longing
    D) Family relationships
    ✅ Answer: C) Love and longing

  2. What literary technique is used in the line: “She was with me for the remainder of the journey, and for long after”?
    A) Personification
    B) Symbolism
    C) Metaphor
    D) Hyperbole
    ✅ Answer: B) Symbolism

  3. Which emotion is associated with the girl throughout the story?
    A) Anger
    B) Joy
    C) Mystery and tenderness
    D) Envy
    ✅ Answer: C) Mystery and tenderness

  4. What does the girl represent in the narrator’s life?
    A) Wealth
    B) Adventure
    C) A lost connection or emotional longing
    D) Academic success
    ✅ Answer: C) A lost connection or emotional longing

  5. What role does the train play symbolically in the story?
    A) A place of punishment
    B) A symbol of escape and passing moments
    C) A machine of war
    D) A sign of progress
    ✅ Answer: B) A symbol of escape and passing moments

  6. What does the jungle across the tracks symbolize?
    A) Danger
    B) Opportunity
    C) Mystery and the unknown
    D) Agriculture
    ✅ Answer: C) Mystery and the unknown

  7. Which literary device is found in the repetition of Deoli?
    A) Irony
    B) Allegory
    C) Refrain
    D) Alliteration
    ✅ Answer: C) Refrain

  8. The story is told in which point of view?
    A) Second person
    B) Third person omniscient
    C) First person
    D) Third person limited
    ✅ Answer: C) First person

  9. What tone is maintained throughout the story?
    A) Humorous
    B) Sarcastic
    C) Reflective and melancholic
    D) Critical
    ✅ Answer: C) Reflective and melancholic

  10. What does the final line, “I pass through as often as I can,” indicate?
    A) That the narrator will never forget Deoli
    B) That the train has stopped forever
    C) That he works for Indian Railways
    D) That he avoids Deoli
    ✅ Answer: A) That the narrator will never forget Deoli

MCQs 121–130: Character of the Girl

  1. How is the girl’s character described through her actions?
    A) Loud and talkative
    B) Graceful and reserved
    C) Demanding and angry
    D) Confused and childish
    ✅ Answer: B) Graceful and reserved

  2. What did the narrator notice about the girl’s feet?
    A) She had new sandals
    B) She had anklets
    C) Her feet were bare
    D) She wore heels
    ✅ Answer: C) Her feet were bare

  3. What material were the baskets made of?
    A) Jute
    B) Bamboo
    C) Finest cane
    D) Plastic
    ✅ Answer: C) Finest cane

  4. What did the girl do the first time she met the narrator?
    A) Spoke confidently
    B) Remained silent at first
    C) Laughed and walked away
    D) Threw a basket at him
    ✅ Answer: B) Remained silent at first

  5. What phrase describes her eyes?
    A) Bright and happy
    B) Dark and troubled
    C) Small and shining
    D) Wide and dull
    ✅ Answer: B) Dark and troubled

  6. What does the narrator say about touching her fingers?
    A) He didn’t like to touch
    B) He didn’t notice
    C) He hardly dared to touch
    D) He held her hand tightly
    ✅ Answer: C) He hardly dared to touch

  7. What was her reaction when he caught her hand during the second meeting?
    A) She pulled away immediately
    B) She smiled and nodded
    C) She shouted at him
    D) She cried
    ✅ Answer: B) She smiled and nodded

  8. What does the girl’s character mostly reflect?
    A) Modernity and ambition
    B) Innocence and dignity
    C) Greed and deception
    D) Humor and mischief
    ✅ Answer: B) Innocence and dignity

  9. What feature added mystery to her appearance?
    A) Her height
    B) Her jewellery
    C) Her eyes
    D) Her voice
    ✅ Answer: C) Her eyes

  10. What connection was shared between the narrator and the girl?
    A) Long conversations
    B) Physical closeness
    C) Silent emotional connection
    D) Letters and messages
    ✅ Answer: C) Silent emotional connection

MCQs 131–140: Plot Structure and Key Incidents

  1. How many times did the narrator meet the girl?
    A) Once
    B) Twice
    C) Three times
    D) Never in real life
    ✅ Answer: B) Twice

  2. What major change happened during the third visit?
    A) The train did not stop
    B) The girl brought a friend
    C) The girl was missing
    D) The tea stall was closed
    ✅ Answer: C) The girl was missing

  3. Who said: “She was nothing to me”?
    A) The station-master
    B) The narrator
    C) The tea stall owner
    D) A passenger
    ✅ Answer: C) The tea stall owner

  4. What feeling dominated the narrator’s third visit?
    A) Joy
    B) Frustration
    C) Disappointment and loss
    D) Surprise
    ✅ Answer: C) Disappointment and loss

  5. Which object becomes a symbol of their interaction?
    A) Basket
    B) Shawl
    C) Train
    D) Ticket
    ✅ Answer: A) Basket

  6. What does the girl’s disappearance symbolize in the story?
    A) Poverty
    B) Conflict
    C) The temporary nature of human connections
    D) Political struggle
    ✅ Answer: C) The temporary nature of human connections

  7. What emotion drives the narrator to return to Deoli again and again?
    A) Anger
    B) Fear
    C) Longing and hope
    D) Revenge
    ✅ Answer: C) Longing and hope

  8. What does the bell signify each time the train leaves?
    A) A new beginning
    B) A reminder of school
    C) The painful passing of a moment
    D) A signal to buy baskets
    ✅ Answer: C) The painful passing of a moment

  9. Why is the story deeply relatable to many readers?
    A) It’s about train journeys
    B) It captures a universal feeling of first love and missed chances
    C) It discusses historical issues
    D) It is very humorous
    ✅ Answer: B) It captures a universal feeling of first love and missed chances

  10. How does the train function in the story’s structure?
    A) As a place of action and departure
    B) As a meaningless setting
    C) As a factory
    D) As the girl’s home
    ✅ Answer: A) As a place of action and departure

MCQs 141–150: Style, Setting, and Ruskin Bond’s Signature

  1. Which genre is associated with Ruskin Bond’s stories like this one?
    A) Horror
    B) Realistic fiction with emotional depth
    C) Satire
    D) Historical fiction
    ✅ Answer: B) Realistic fiction with emotional depth

  2. What makes Ruskin Bond’s style appealing in this story?
    A) Use of grand vocabulary
    B) Short, clear, and emotive storytelling
    C) Long philosophical essays
    D) Complex sentence structures
    ✅ Answer: B) Short, clear, and emotive storytelling

  3. Where is Deoli located?
    A) In Punjab
    B) Near Dehra, in northern India
    C) Near Kolkata
    D) In southern India
    ✅ Answer: B) Near Dehra, in northern India

  4. What role does nature play in the setting?
    A) Adds fear
    B) Shows economic growth
    C) Adds mystery and quiet beauty
    D) Has no role
    ✅ Answer: C) Adds mystery and quiet beauty

  5. Which quality of Ruskin Bond is reflected in the narrator?
    A) A bold adventurer
    B) A political reformer
    C) A reflective and sensitive youth
    D) A businessman
    ✅ Answer: C) A reflective and sensitive youth

  6. Why is Deoli station unique in the story?
    A) No one boards or gets off there
    B) It is the narrator’s hometown
    C) It is a junction
    D) It has modern facilities
    ✅ Answer: A) No one boards or gets off there

  7. Why did the narrator feel the need to ask about the girl?
    A) He needed more baskets
    B) He wanted to pay her
    C) He felt emotionally responsible
    D) He thought she lost her way
    ✅ Answer: C) He felt emotionally responsible

  8. What does the narrator’s inability to find closure signify?
    A) The need for closure in real life
    B) Fiction is better than reality
    C) Life is full of unanswered questions
    D) He didn’t try enough
    ✅ Answer: C) Life is full of unanswered questions

  9. What do the repeated visits to Deoli suggest?
    A) His job involves trains
    B) A man stuck in the past
    C) His love for jungle
    D) His friendship with the tea vendor
    ✅ Answer: B) A man stuck in the past

  10. How is the story “The Night Train at Deoli” best described in one word?
    A) Shocking
    B) Romantic
    C) Poignant
    D) Suspenseful
    ✅ Answer: C) Poignant

MCQs 151–160: Emotional Symbolism & Recurring Motifs

  1. What do the girl’s dark, troubled eyes symbolize?
    A) Her illness
    B) Her beauty
    C) Emotional depth and unspoken sadness
    D) Anger at the narrator
    ✅ Answer: C) Emotional depth and unspoken sadness

  2. The narrator’s repeated glances at the Deoli platform reflect his—
    A) Anger
    B) Disinterest
    C) Emotional attachment and longing
    D) Routine habit
    ✅ Answer: C) Emotional attachment and longing

  3. Why does the narrator feel ‘a tenderness and responsibility’ towards the girl?
    A) Because he promised to marry her
    B) Because she was his friend
    C) Despite not knowing her well, he felt emotionally connected
    D) Because she helped him once
    ✅ Answer: C) Despite not knowing her well, he felt emotionally connected

  4. What does the act of purchasing a basket symbolize?
    A) A random transaction
    B) An act of love and connection
    C) Charity
    D) Bargaining
    ✅ Answer: B) An act of love and connection

  5. The platform at Deoli being ‘lonely’ is a symbol of—
    A) Economic backwardness
    B) The girl’s isolation
    C) The narrator’s emotional state
    D) Both B and C
    ✅ Answer: D) Both B and C

  6. The narrator’s fear of finding the truth reflects—
    A) Cowardice
    B) Realistic understanding
    C) Emotional vulnerability and reluctance to destroy hope
    D) Disbelief in love
    ✅ Answer: C) Emotional vulnerability and reluctance to destroy hope

  7. What might the jungle around Deoli represent symbolically?
    A) Fertile land
    B) Adventure
    C) The unknown and hidden truths of life
    D) A place of horror
    ✅ Answer: C) The unknown and hidden truths of life

  8. Which of the following best reflects the narrator’s psychological dilemma?
    A) Whether to write about the girl or not
    B) Whether to stay in college
    C) Whether to break his journey or keep dreaming
    D) Whether to marry or not
    ✅ Answer: C) Whether to break his journey or keep dreaming

  9. Why does the narrator refer to fiction and films while thinking about Deoli?
    A) To mock romantic movies
    B) To express how unreal or idealized such moments can feel
    C) To compare his life with cinema
    D) To make it humorous
    ✅ Answer: B) To express how unreal or idealized such moments can feel

  10. How is silence used as a motif in the story?
    A) To show confusion
    B) To build suspense
    C) To express deep emotions and unspoken connections
    D) To hide secrets
    ✅ Answer: C) To express deep emotions and unspoken connections

MCQs 161–170: Reader’s Perspective and Writer’s Craft

  1. How does the story affect readers emotionally?
    A) Leaves them confused
    B) Creates suspense
    C) Evokes nostalgia, longing, and emotional warmth
    D) Makes them laugh
    ✅ Answer: C) Evokes nostalgia, longing, and emotional warmth

  2. Why is the story memorable despite its simple plot?
    A) Because of a grand twist
    B) Due to its deep emotional impact
    C) Because of violent scenes
    D) Due to fantasy elements
    ✅ Answer: B) Due to its deep emotional impact

  3. The narrator’s memory of the girl becomes—
    A) A fantasy
    B) A disturbing event
    C) A symbol of pure, unfulfilled love
    D) A secret mission
    ✅ Answer: C) A symbol of pure, unfulfilled love

  4. Why does the narrator not try harder to find her?
    A) He was poor
    B) He forgot her
    C) He feared losing the ideal image he had created
    D) He was afraid of police
    ✅ Answer: C) He feared losing the ideal image he had created

  5. Ruskin Bond’s writing style in the story is—
    A) Philosophical and abstract
    B) Technical and complex
    C) Simple, lyrical, and emotionally rich
    D) Dramatic and formal
    ✅ Answer: C) Simple, lyrical, and emotionally rich

  6. Why does the narrator not ask her name or details?
    A) He was shy and emotionally overwhelmed
    B) He thought it was rude
    C) He didn’t care
    D) He forgot
    ✅ Answer: A) He was shy and emotionally overwhelmed

  7. The girl becomes a symbol of—
    A) Poverty
    B) Rejection
    C) Innocent, unspoken love and dreams
    D) Rebellion
    ✅ Answer: C) Innocent, unspoken love and dreams

  8. How does the narrator’s attitude toward Deoli change over time?
    A) From curiosity to emotional attachment
    B) From dislike to hatred
    C) From joy to ignorance
    D) From love to anger
    ✅ Answer: A) From curiosity to emotional attachment

  9. Why do readers sympathize with the narrator?
    A) He is a victim of war
    B) His love remains unfulfilled
    C) He is injured
    D) He is cheated
    ✅ Answer: B) His love remains unfulfilled

  10. What is the key message of the story?
    A) Always ask someone’s name
    B) Train journeys are fun
    C) Sometimes, it’s better to keep memories untouched than search for closure
    D) Always follow your heart
    ✅ Answer: C) Sometimes, it’s better to keep memories untouched than search for closure

MCQs 171–180: Subtle Details and Supporting Elements

  1. How long did the train stop at Deoli each time?
    A) 2 minutes
    B) 5 minutes
    C) 10 minutes
    D) 15 minutes
    ✅ Answer: C) 10 minutes

  2. What was cooking at the tea stall when the narrator walked across?
    A) Tea bags
    B) A kettle on a fire
    C) Biryani
    D) A pot of soup
    ✅ Answer: B) A kettle on a fire

  3. What made the girl’s presence stand out to the narrator?
    A) Her jewelry
    B) Her voice
    C) Her silent dignity and eyes
    D) Her loud talk
    ✅ Answer: C) Her silent dignity and eyes

  4. The word “smouldering” used for her eyes means—
    A) Burning slowly with suppressed emotions
    B) Bright and shining
    C) Sad and swollen
    D) Red with anger
    ✅ Answer: A) Burning slowly with suppressed emotions

  5. Why did the narrator run to the compartment after meeting the girl?
    A) To avoid ticket checking
    B) The train was leaving
    C) He was ashamed
    D) The tea was bad
    ✅ Answer: B) The train was leaving

  6. What was the girl’s reaction as the train left in their first meeting?
    A) She waved
    B) She cried
    C) She stood smiling and unmoving
    D) She followed the train
    ✅ Answer: C) She stood smiling and unmoving

  7. How did the narrator describe his feelings after the girl disappeared?
    A) Neutral
    B) Deep disappointment and loss
    C) Excitement
    D) Relief
    ✅ Answer: B) Deep disappointment and loss

  8. What did the narrator hope to do one day at Deoli?
    A) Break journey and search for the girl
    B) Buy all the baskets
    C) Open a shop
    D) Become station-master
    ✅ Answer: A) Break journey and search for the girl

  9. Why did he not fulfill that wish?
    A) Fear of disappointment
    B) Financial issues
    C) Forgetfulness
    D) Legal problems
    ✅ Answer: A) Fear of disappointment

  10. What emotional impact does Deoli leave on the narrator?
    A) Confusion
    B) Regret and silent hope
    C) Hatred
    D) Indifference
    ✅ Answer: B) Regret and silent hope

MCQs 181–200: Final Wrap-up and Textual Revision

  1. Where did the narrator spend his summer vacations?
    A) Delhi
    B) Mussoorie
    C) Dehra at his grandmother’s place
    D) Kolkata
    ✅ Answer: C) Dehra at his grandmother’s place

  2. Which month did the narrator usually leave for Dehra?
    A) January
    B) May
    C) March
    D) July
    ✅ Answer: B) May

  3. What is the story’s timeframe mainly focused on?
    A) Several years
    B) A single day
    C) A few train journeys over college years
    D) War period
    ✅ Answer: C) A few train journeys over college years

  4. Why did the narrator feel sorry for Deoli station initially?
    A) It was always crowded
    B) It had no visitors
    C) It had a strange smell
    D) It was a political area
    ✅ Answer: B) It had no visitors

  5. Who did the narrator first meet at the tea stall?
    A) The girl
    B) A coolie
    C) No one—the stall owner was away
    D) His friend
    ✅ Answer: C) No one—the stall owner was away

  6. What did the guard’s whistle represent in the story?
    A) A call to duty
    B) A signal for farewell and separation
    C) School discipline
    D) Market time
    ✅ Answer: B) A signal for farewell and separation

  7. What is the narrator’s reaction every time the train leaves Deoli in later years?
    A) Anger
    B) Sadness and quiet reflection
    C) Joy
    D) Sleepiness
    ✅ Answer: B) Sadness and quiet reflection

  8. Why is the girl never described in too much detail?
    A) To let readers imagine
    B) She was not important
    C) To maintain mystery and symbolism
    D) She was ugly
    ✅ Answer: C) To maintain mystery and symbolism

  9. What writing technique makes the story emotionally powerful?
    A) Sarcasm
    B) First-person introspection and minimal dialogue
    C) Humour and hyperbole
    D) Irony and allegory
    ✅ Answer: B) First-person introspection and minimal dialogue

  10. Which part of India does the story mostly take place in?
    A) South India
    B) Eastern Ghats
    C) Northern plains and Terai region
    D) Western coast
    ✅ Answer: C) Northern plains and Terai region

  11. How does the story end?
    A) With a proposal
    B) With a mystery solved
    C) With eternal waiting and unresolved emotions
    D) With a marriage
    ✅ Answer: C) With eternal waiting and unresolved emotions

  12. What lesson does the narrator indirectly teach through his journey?
    A) Trust strangers
    B) Life is full of missed chances and unanswered questions
    C) Love is always successful
    D) College life is tough
    ✅ Answer: B) Life is full of missed chances and unanswered questions

  13. Which emotion dominates the entire story?
    A) Adventure
    B) Comedy
    C) Longing and melancholy
    D) Conflict
    ✅ Answer: C) Longing and melancholy

  14. Why is this story often included in school literature?
    A) To inspire entrepreneurship
    B) To highlight poetic devices
    C) To evoke emotional intelligence and empathy
    D) To teach railway history
    ✅ Answer: C) To evoke emotional intelligence and empathy

  15. What style of dialogue is used between the boy and the girl?
    A) Long and expressive
    B) Short, simple, and emotionally charged
    C) Argumentative
    D) Fast-paced
    ✅ Answer: B) Short, simple, and emotionally charged

  16. What does the word “Deoli” evoke in the narrator?
    A) Nothing
    B) A childhood fear
    C) Nostalgia and emotional tension
    D) Triumph
    ✅ Answer: C) Nostalgia and emotional tension

  17. The girl not appearing again is a metaphor for—
    A) Death
    B) Poverty
    C) Lost moments and unfulfilled love
    D) Economic crisis
    ✅ Answer: C) Lost moments and unfulfilled love

  18. Which best describes the narrator’s journey through the story?
    A) From fear to power
    B) From curiosity to emotional maturity
    C) From anger to peace
    D) From ignorance to education
    ✅ Answer: B) From curiosity to emotional maturity

  19. The story presents love as—
    A) A dramatic pursuit
    B) A powerful but silent force
    C) A selfish emotion
    D) A burden
    ✅ Answer: B) A powerful but silent force

  20. The narrator’s choice to “never break the journey” ultimately represents—
    A) Freedom
    B) Memory preservation and fear of truth
    C) Triumph
    D) Humor
    ✅ Answer: B) Memory preservation and fear of truth

[2 Marks: Question Answer]

Q1. Who is the author of the story “The Girl on the Train at Deoli”?
A: The story is written by Ruskin Bond, a well-known Indian author.

Q2. Where does the narrator go every summer?
A: The narrator goes to Dehra every summer to visit his grandmother.

Q3. How does the narrator travel to Dehra?
A: The narrator travels to Dehra by train.

Q4. When does the narrator leave for Dehra and when does he return?
A: The narrator leaves in early May and returns in late July.

Q5. What is the significance of Deoli station in the story?
A: Deoli is a small, quiet railway station where the narrator meets a young girl selling baskets, which changes his life.

Q6. Where is Deoli located?
A: Deoli is 30 miles from Dehra and is at the edge of dense jungles in the Indian Terai region.

Q7. What time does the train reach Deoli?
A: The train reaches Deoli at 5 AM, during the early morning.

Q8. How is Deoli station described in the story?
A: Deoli is a small, lonely station with only one platform, a station master’s office, and a waiting room.

Q9. What shops or stalls are present at Deoli station?
A: Deoli station has a tea stall, a fruit vendor, and a few stray dogs wandering around.

Q10. Why does the narrator feel sad for Deoli?
A: The narrator feels sorry for Deoli because no one visits it, and nothing ever happens there.

Q11. How does the narrator first see the girl?
A: He sees her walking gracefully on the platform, carrying baskets for sale.

Q12. What does the girl look like?
A: She has pale skin, dark troubled eyes, and shiny black hair.

Q13. How is the girl’s clothing described?
A: She wears an old dress, a shawl, and is barefoot.

Q14. How does the narrator react when he sees her?
A: He stares at her and feels a deep connection but does not say anything at first.

Q15. What does the girl do when she reaches the narrator’s window?
A: She stops, looks at him, but pretends not to notice him at first.

Q16. What does the girl sell?
A: She sells baskets made from fine cane.

Q17. How does the girl speak to the narrator?
A: She softly asks him if he wants to buy a basket.

Q18. What is the narrator’s first response to the girl’s offer?
A: He says “No, I don’t want a basket.”

Q19. How does the girl convince him to buy a basket?
A: She asks again, “Are you sure you don’t want a basket?”

Q20. How does the narrator finally respond?
A: He agrees and buys a basket for one rupee.

Q21. What happens just as the girl is about to speak again?
A: The train whistle blows, and she cannot complete her sentence.

Q22. What does the narrator do as the train leaves?
A: He watches her standing alone on the platform, smiling.

Q23. How does the narrator feel after the train leaves Deoli?
A: He cannot stop thinking about the girl and stays awake for the rest of the journey.

Q24. What does the narrator do after reaching Dehra?
A: He forgets about the girl for a while because of other distractions.

Q25. When does he remember the girl again?
A: He remembers her two months later, when he is returning to Dehra.

Q26. How does the narrator feel when the train reaches Deoli again?
A: He feels excited and nervous to see the girl again.

Q27. How does the girl react when she sees him?
A: She smiles, happy that he remembers her.

Q28. What is different about the second meeting?
A: She does not sell baskets this time but comes directly to him.

Q29. Do they speak much during the second meeting?
A: No, they mostly stand in silence, but their eyes say a lot.

Q30. What does the narrator want to do?
A: He wants to take the girl with him on the train.

Q31. Why does the narrator not take her with him?
A: He cannot gather the courage to do so.

Q32. What happens when the train whistle blows again?
A: The narrator has to run back to the train, leaving her behind.

Q33. What does the narrator decide to do after the second meeting?
A: He promises to return to meet her again.

Q34. What happens when he returns to Deoli for the third time?
A: The girl is not there anymore.

Q35. How does the narrator react when he does not find the girl?
A: He feels deeply disappointed.

Q36. Who does the narrator ask about the girl?
A: He asks the station master and the tea vendor.

Q37. What does the tea vendor say about the girl?
A: He says, “She used to come, but now she has stopped coming.”

Q38. Does the tea vendor know what happened to her?
A: No, he says, “She was nothing to me.”

Q39. Why does the narrator never stop at Deoli again?
A: He is afraid of knowing the truth about the girl.

Q40. What does the girl symbolize in the story?
A: She symbolizes lost love, memories, and dreams that remain incomplete.

Q41. What is the central theme of the story?
A: The main themes are love, longing, mystery, and the beauty of unfinished stories.

Q42. What message does the story give?
A: The story teaches us that not all love stories have a perfect ending.

Q43. What is the final decision of the narrator?
A: He keeps passing through Deoli but never stops.

Q44. Why does the narrator prefer to keep dreaming?
A: Because dreams are sometimes better than reality.

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