Hi Everyone!! This article will share End of Schooldays Questions & Answers.
In my previous posts, I have shared the questions & answers of Mowgli in Trouble, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and A Handful of Salt so, you can check these posts as well.
End of Schooldays Questions & Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct option:
1. One of the silly reasons for which David was glad to leave school was that he would be
a. on his own.
b. able to escape Dr Strong.
2. David’s aunt was confident that in all things that he did, he would be
a. fine and firm.
b. natural and wise.
Question 2: Read the line and answer the questions:
“It has occurred to me that a little change, a glimpse of the world outside, may help you make up your mind.”
a. About what did David need to make up his mind?
Answer: David needed to make up his mind about his future, that is, what he wanted to be in the future.
b. What did his aunt suggest he should do to get a glimpse of the world outside?
Answer: To get a glimpse of the outside world, David’s aunt suggested that he could visit the old part of the country, and also meet Peggotty, who, his aunt thought had a ‘wild name’.
c. There was one thing that his aunt suggested which excited David a lot. What was that?
Answer: The one thing that David’s aunt suggested that excited him a lot was to stay in London for a few days, either on his way to Suffolk or while returning.
Question 3: Read the line and answer the questions:
At school, these Romans had seemed stem and difficult, but here they were walking in and out for my entertainment. I found it refreshing and delightful.
a. When David says ‘At school, these Romans had seemed stem and difficult, what does he mean?
Answer: By this statement, David meant that when he was in school, where he had probably read the play Julius Caesar, the Roman characters in the play seemed too strict and stern. However, now that he was watching the play in the theatre, they seemed quite the opposite – very refreshing and delightful.
b. Which ‘entertainment’ is David referring to?
Answer: By ‘entertainment’, David is referring to the play Julius Caesar being performed at the Covent Garden Theatre, which he went to watch.
c. How did David feel after the ‘entertainment’ was over?
Answer: After the ‘entertainment’ was over, David felt that the show had been a mixture of reality and mystery. Also, the influence of the poetry, the lights, the music, the company, the glittering and brilliant scenery was extremely dazzling and endlessly delightful. Therefore, when he came out to the rainy street at midnight, he felt that he had come from a fantastic place, where he had been living an adventurous life, to a noisy, poorly lit, muddy and miserable world.
Question 4: What ideas influenced David’s boyish mind to make him leave school without much regret?
Answer: These ideas that influenced David’s boyish mind and made him leave school without much regret were the prospect of stepping into the adult world as an independent young man, the wonderful things he could see and do, and the wonderful ways in which he could impress society.
End of Schooldays Questions & Answers
Question 5: If David had the opportunity and means, what kind of life might he have considered suitable?
Answer: If David had the opportunity and means, he might have considered a wealthy and adventurous life most suitable for him. Very early in the lesson, David had talked of his boyish ideas that made him look forward to a future in which he could see and do wonderful things and impress society in wonderful ways. He had also described life as ‘a great fairy tale’, which he was ‘just about to read’. Also, the world of the play at the theatre seemed more of an adventurous life to him, compared to the real world outside that he found miserable.
Question 6: With what advice did David’s aunt send him off on his trip?
Answer: David’s aunt advised him to look after himself and think and act for himself. She also asked him to promise her that he would write to her three times a week and tell her honestly how he was doing.
Question 7: What was the main concern on David’s mind when he set Off on his journey?
Answer: When David set off on his journey, the main concern on his mind was to appear as mature as possible to the coachman, who would take him to London, and speak to him in a haughty and curt manner to give the impression that he was not a boy but an adult.
Question 8: How did David conduct himself at the inn to appear grown up and experienced? Did he succeed?
Answer: At the inn, to appear grown up and experienced, David spoke in his deepest voice. When the waiter advised him to have what most young gentlemen would order, he said he was not ‘in the mood for’ it. He even enquired if there were any letters for him, Trotwood Copperfield, Esquire, as he thought he would appear manly if he were expecting one. However, he could not succeed in his efforts because when he ordered sherry, the waiter mixed leftover wines from many bottles and served it to him, which he could not protest, as he was too shy to say anything.
Question 9: Life was more like a great fairy tale, which I was just about to read. Describe briefly all that David thought and felt about his new life after school.
Answer: David thought that his new life after school would be full of wonders and adventures. He was excited at the prospect of being free and independent. He looked forward to entering the adult world, seeing and doing wonderful things and impressing society in wonderful ways. His tone, while talking to the coachman, and his efforts at the inn to appear an adult showed his endeavour to make a place for himself in the society of adults and earn respect.
Question 10: David knew that the waiter had served him leftover wine, but felt too shy to complain. Why do you think David felt shy? What does this tell you about young David?
Answer: David felt shy and did not complain to the waiter about being served leftover wine because he did not want the waiter to know that he was not an experienced adult man, which, however, the waiter had already realized from the very beginning. All this however, showed that David was still an inexperienced young lad, who tried very hard to fit in the adult world, but failed in his efforts to do so. His notions of the adult world were still very naive and unclear and he still needed time to realize this.
So, these were End of Schooldays Questions & Answers.