Home Assignment Ch-3 Deep Water

Character-3

Deep Water by William Douglas

Extract -1

 He yelled, 'Hi, Skinny! How'd you like to be ducked?' With that he picked me up and tossed me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting position, swallowed water, and went at once to the bottom. I was frightened, but not yet frightened out of my wits.

(a) 'He yelled'. Who yelled in the first line?

(i) The coach (il) The father

(iii) An eighteen years old boy

(iv) None of the above

(b) Who is addressed as 'skinny'?

(i) The other swimmer 

(ii) The narrator's friend

(iii) The narrator (iv) The eighteen years old boy

(c) What did the boy do with the narrator?

(d) How did the narrator land?

(e) The word 'swallow' means

(f) Give an antonym of 'skinny'.

Extract -2

It seemed a long way down. Those nine feet were more Like ninety and before I touched bottom, my lungs were ready to burst. But when my feet hit bottom. I summoned all my strength and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. I imagined I would bob to the surface like a cork. Instead, I came up slowly, I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water-water that had a dirty yellow tinge to it.

(a) Explain the reason of the narrator's experience in the lines above.

(b) What happened before he touched the bottom?

(i) His lungs were ready to burst

(ii) He was playing with waves

(iii) Fish came across him

(iv) None of the above

(c) Why did he fed panicky under water?

(i) He saw nothing around, except water

(ii) He couldn't find a rope

(iii) He couldn't shout loud enough

(iv) None of the above

(d) What did the narrator imagine?

(e) The word 'seem' means.

(f) Give a synonym of 'instead.

Question And answer 

Q1- What is the" misadventure" that William Douglas speaks about?

2- What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool.What plan did he make to come out to the surface?

3- How did this experience affect him?

4- Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

5-How did the instructor' build a swimmer' out of Douglas?

6-How did Douglas make sure that he conquered the old terror?

7- How did Douglas overcome his fear of water?

8- When Douglas realised that he was sinking, how did he plan to save himself?

9-How did Douglas finally get over the fear he had of water?

10-" All we have to fear is fear itself"

The narrator in the lesson: Deep Water 'quotes. Roosevelt while narrating his experience of going Deep in water and all the rest of it' narrates the story.

11- How did the incidents at the Y.M.C.A.pool affect William Douglas later in his life?

12. Why did Douglas' mother continually warn him against the Yakima River?

13. In what way do you think was the YMCA pool safe for the beginners of swimming?

14. Describe Douglas downward journey to the bottom of the pool for the second time.

15. Why did Douglas go to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire?

16. What impact did the incident at the California beach have on little Douglas? 

17. Desire,determination and diligence lead to success. Explain the value of these qualities in the light of Douglas experience in Deep Water.

18. What impression do you form about the narrator personality after reading his autobiographical account (Deep Water)

19. Douglas has a near death experience in his childhood which has a negative as well as a positive overcome justify the statement with evidences from the text.

20. Childhood fears are deeply entrenched in our minds. Determination hard work and right training are needed to get rid of them. comment on the statement in the light of Douglas efforts to overcome his fear of water