Multiple Choice Questions From (DEEP WATER)--3

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1. At the end of the experience, Douglas felt…………………………………………….…
(a) Happy                         (b) released                           (c) sad                             (d) victorious

 

2. ‘All we have to fear is fear itself. Who said these words?
(a) Douglas             (b) his instructor             (c) his father            (d) President Roosevelt

 

3. ‘What do you think you can do to me’? These words were spoken by Douglas to……….
(a) a shark           (b) to his enemy           (c) to the boy who pushed him           (d) to terror

 

4. Whenever terror struck again, Douglas would start……
(a) Shouting                (b) laughing                          (c) crying                 (d) talking to terror

 

5. Douglas had to repeat exhaling and inhaling exercises………………………….………
(a) Hundred times                 (b) forty times               (c) fifty times                 (d) ten times

 

6. He practiced in the pool……………………………………………………………………………………
(a) Ten times a week        (b) five days a week         (c) twice a week        (d) thrice a week

 

7. After being haunted by fear for many years Douglas decided to learn to swim. He took the help of……………………….…….
(a) His mother                   (b) his father                   (c) a friend                   (d) an instructor

 

8. When he regained consciousness, he……………………………………………………
(a) laughed at his experience

(b) had 104° F fever
(c) shook and cried and didn’t eat anything
(d) told his mother about his misadventure

 

9. Douglas went down towards the bottom………………………………………………..
(a) Only once                         (b) twice                            (c) thrice                         (d) five times

 

10. The water in the pool had a…………………………………………………………………………….
(a) Dirty yellow tinge          (b) a blue reflection          (c) green colour          (d) no colour

 

11. When Douglas tried to yell………………………………………………………………………….…..
(a) Everyone came to his rescue                                                          (b) no sound came out
(c) his father arrived                                (d) the lifeguard dived to save him up, they hung as

 

12. The nine feet seemed to Douglas like………………………………………………………..……
(a) Hundred feet           (b) ninety feet             (c) fifty feet           (d) twenty-five feet

 

13. Though Douglas was frightened, he was not………………………………………………….
(a) Afraid to die       (b) going to survive       (c) out of his wits   (d) able to shout for help

 

14. Douglas calls him a………………………………………………………………………..…..
(a) nasty human being   (b) a brute   (c) a beautiful physical specimen  (d) a big bully

 

15. The misadventure at the Y.M.C.A pool happened when……………………………….
(a) Douglas was accompanied by friends                                            (b) he was with his father
(c) he was alone                                                                             (d) he was with his mother

 

16. The incident in childhood had taken place at the beach in………………………..
(a) Florida                   (b) Washington                        (c) New York                    (d) California

 

17. The pool’s depth at the deep end was…………………………………………………….…….
(a) twenty feet                     (b) nine feet                        (c) six feet                       (d) eight feet

 

18. His mother warned him against swimming in the Yakima River because it had………..
(a) Strong currents                                                                     (b) it was meant only for boating
(c) many people had drowned there                           (d) it had no lifeguards around

 

19. The writer decided to learn to swim when he was about……………………….…….
(a) ten or eleven years old                                                   (b) fifteen or sixteen years old
(c) twenty years old                                                                         (d) eighteen years old

 

20. William Douglas was a friend and adviser of………………………………………….…….
(a) President Kennedy  (b) President Cleveland  (c) President Roosevelt  (d) President Clinton

 

21. Where was the lake Wentworth?
(a) In New Hampshire     (b) in Washington    (c) in California   (d) in Washington D.C

 

22. How did Douglas make sure that he had conquered the old terror?
(a) By visiting California                                                               (b) By jumping into the waters
(c) By taking a lesson from the instructor                                (d) By swimming into the lake Wentworth

 

23. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?
(a) because he wanted to swim in the waters of the Cascade
(b) because his friend had challenged him
(c) because he had a bet on it
(d) because he wanted to win a medal

 

24. Why did Douglas hire an instructor?
(a) To be confident in swimming                                                       (b) To compete with others
(c) To flaunt                         (d) To overcome his fear of water and learn swimming

 

25. Why did Douglas hate to walk with bare legs?
(a) Ugly looking legs  (b) Fat legs   (c) Because of skin color (d) Because of skinny legs

 

26. What was the impact of the pool incident?
(a) Developed fear                                                                                           (b) Became confident
(c) Became overconfident                                                       (d) Hydrophobia was revived

 

27. What does Douglas do to save himself in the pool?
(a) Used his mind and pushed himself up                                         (b) Shouted aloud
(c) Called people                                                                                             (d) Shouted help help

 

28. How did the instructor make Douglas a good swimmer?
(a) Planni                                                                                                   (b) With the help of ropes
(c) By pushing him into the pool                              (d) With the help of ropes and belts

 

29. How did this experience affect the author?
(a) Became fearless       (b) Confident      (c) Overconfident      (d) Became hydrophobic

 

30. What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool?
(a) Fear                                                                                                                          (b) Confidence

(c) Overconfidence                                          (d) Mixed feelings of confidence and fear

 

31. What was the fear in Douglas’ mind?
(a) To be defeated              (b) To be pushed                   (c) Being drowned           (d) None

 

32. What does Deep Water signify?
(a) Beauty                      (b) Depth of Sea                 (c) Depth of ocean                       (d) Fear

 

33. What is the theme of the story Deep Water?
(a) Victory in facing the fear        (b) Being fearful        (c) To learn swimming    (d) All

 

34. What did William O Doughlas desire for?
(a) Visit to California                                                                                              (b) To be a judge

(c) To learn swimming                                                                 (d) To be with his mother

 

35. What is haunting the author?
(a) Terrible experience in the pool                                                                   (b) Ghosts
(c) His mother’s words                                                                          (d) A push by a young boy

 

36. Where did the writer go when he was 3 or 4 years old in the story?
(a) Washington                  (b) New Zealand                    (c) California                 (d) Canada

 

37. Y.M.C.A stands for?
(a) Young Men’s Christian Authority                    (b) Young Men’s Christopher Association
(c) Young Men’s Christian Army                           (d) Young Men’s Christian Asocia

 

38. What is the story Deep Water speaking about?
(a) Fear of water and the way to overcome it                                    (b) Fear of people
(c) Fear of dogs                                                                                                (d) Fear of swimming

 

39. For how many years had the author taught in high school in Yakima?
(a) 2 years                         (b) 4 years                             (c) 3 years                            (d) 5 years

 

40. Who is the author of Deep Water?
(a) William Shakespeare                                                         (b) William George Bernard Shaw
(c) William Wordsworth                                                                            (d) William Douglas

 

41. At first, why was the writer not much frightened when he was thrown into the pool?
(a) Because he was sleeping
(b) Because he was intoxicated
(c) Because he thought that the lifeguard would come to his rescue
(d) Because of confidence

 

42. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth?
(a) 4 miles                            (b) 3 miles                            (c) 5 miles                           (d) 2 miles

 

43. What was stopping Douglas to get into the waters of Cascade?
(a) Memories of Washington                                                               (b) Memories of California
(c) Instructions given by the instructor            (d) Memories full of terror in the pool

 

44. “I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell”. What does oblivion mean?
(a) Pavilion                  (b) changing room                 (c) unconsciousness             (d) death

 

45. Why did Douglas’ mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the Y. M.C.A swimming pool?
(a) Because it was local                                                                                (b) Because it was safe
(c) Because it was shallow                                          (d) Because it was shallow and safe

 

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