The Third Level Questions & Answers | Class 12 English | CBSE NCERT

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1. Q1. According to the psychiatrist friend, Charley's experience of the third level is a case of (a) a waking-dream wish fulfillment (b) an optical illusion (c) a prank played by strangers (d) a childhood memory returning

The presidents of the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads will swear on a stack of timetables that there are only two. But I say there are three, because I've been on the third level of the Grand Central Station. Yes, I've taken the obvious step: I talked to a psychiatrist friend of mine, among others. I told him about the third level at Grand Central Station, and he said it was a waking-dream wish fulfillment. He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but he explained that he meant the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it, and that I just want to escape. Well, who doesn't? Everybody I know wants to escape, but they don't wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station.

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2. Q2. The psychiatrist believes Charley wants to escape because the modern world is full of (a) hard work and long office hours (b) insecurity, fear, war and worry (c) noise and traffic (d) debt and disease

The presidents of the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads will swear on a stack of timetables that there are only two. But I say there are three, because I've been on the third level of the Grand Central Station. Yes, I've taken the obvious step: I talked to a psychiatrist friend of mine, among others. I told him about the third level at Grand Central Station, and he said it was a waking-dream wish fulfillment. He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but he explained that he meant the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it, and that I just want to escape. Well, who doesn't? Everybody I know wants to escape, but they don't wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station.

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3. Q3. In the phrase 'waking-dream wish fulfillment', the word 'waking' suggests that Charley's fantasy takes place (a) while he is fast asleep (b) during an illness (c) while he is awake (d) under hypnosis

The presidents of the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads will swear on a stack of timetables that there are only two. But I say there are three, because I've been on the third level of the Grand Central Station. Yes, I've taken the obvious step: I talked to a psychiatrist friend of mine, among others. I told him about the third level at Grand Central Station, and he said it was a waking-dream wish fulfillment. He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but he explained that he meant the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it, and that I just want to escape. Well, who doesn't? Everybody I know wants to escape, but they don't wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station.

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4. Q4. Charley's remark "Well, who doesn't?" implies that (a) only he wants to escape (b) his wife never worries (c) nobody he knows wants to escape (d) the desire to escape is universal

The presidents of the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads will swear on a stack of timetables that there are only two. But I say there are three, because I've been on the third level of the Grand Central Station. Yes, I've taken the obvious step: I talked to a psychiatrist friend of mine, among others. I told him about the third level at Grand Central Station, and he said it was a waking-dream wish fulfillment. He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but he explained that he meant the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it, and that I just want to escape. Well, who doesn't? Everybody I know wants to escape, but they don't wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station.

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5. Q5. In the line "they don't wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station", the pronoun 'they' refers to (a) everybody Charley knows (b) the presidents of the railroads (c) the psychiatrist's other patients (d) Charley's family members

The presidents of the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads will swear on a stack of timetables that there are only two. But I say there are three, because I've been on the third level of the Grand Central Station. Yes, I've taken the obvious step: I talked to a psychiatrist friend of mine, among others. I told him about the third level at Grand Central Station, and he said it was a waking-dream wish fulfillment. He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but he explained that he meant the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it, and that I just want to escape. Well, who doesn't? Everybody I know wants to escape, but they don't wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station.

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6. Q6. The tone of Charley's narration in this extract can best be described as (a) mournful and bitter (b) defensive yet light-hearted (c) angry and sarcastic (d) cold and indifferent

The presidents of the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads will swear on a stack of timetables that there are only two. But I say there are three, because I've been on the third level of the Grand Central Station. Yes, I've taken the obvious step: I talked to a psychiatrist friend of mine, among others. I told him about the third level at Grand Central Station, and he said it was a waking-dream wish fulfillment. He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but he explained that he meant the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it, and that I just want to escape. Well, who doesn't? Everybody I know wants to escape, but they don't wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station.

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7. Q1. Charley's friends and the psychiatrist cite his stamp collecting as proof that (a) he is a wealthy man (b) he dislikes his job (c) it is a 'temporary refuge from reality' (d) he is following family tradition

But that's the reason, he said, and my friends all agreed. Everything points to it, they claimed. My stamp collecting, for example; that's a 'temporary refuge from reality.' Well, maybe, but my grandfather didn't need any refuge from reality; things were pretty nice and peaceful in his day, from all I hear, and he started my collection. It's a nice collection too, blocks of four of practically every U.S. issue, first-day covers, and so on. President Roosevelt collected stamps too, you know.

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8. Q2. Charley's main counter-argument is that (a) stamps are a sound investment (b) he rarely looks at his collection (c) his wife approves of the hobby (d) his grandfather started the collection in peaceful times

But that's the reason, he said, and my friends all agreed. Everything points to it, they claimed. My stamp collecting, for example; that's a 'temporary refuge from reality.' Well, maybe, but my grandfather didn't need any refuge from reality; things were pretty nice and peaceful in his day, from all I hear, and he started my collection. It's a nice collection too, blocks of four of practically every U.S. issue, first-day covers, and so on. President Roosevelt collected stamps too, you know.

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9. Q3. In "my grandfather didn't need any refuge from reality", the word 'refuge' most nearly means (a) shelter (b) punishment (c) income (d) reminder

But that's the reason, he said, and my friends all agreed. Everything points to it, they claimed. My stamp collecting, for example; that's a 'temporary refuge from reality.' Well, maybe, but my grandfather didn't need any refuge from reality; things were pretty nice and peaceful in his day, from all I hear, and he started my collection. It's a nice collection too, blocks of four of practically every U.S. issue, first-day covers, and so on. President Roosevelt collected stamps too, you know.

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10. Q4. Why does Charley mention that President Roosevelt also collected stamps? (a) To suggest that he wants to enter politics (b) To show that the hobby is respectable even among great and busy men (c) To prove that stamps are valuable (d) To criticise the President

But that's the reason, he said, and my friends all agreed. Everything points to it, they claimed. My stamp collecting, for example; that's a 'temporary refuge from reality.' Well, maybe, but my grandfather didn't need any refuge from reality; things were pretty nice and peaceful in his day, from all I hear, and he started my collection. It's a nice collection too, blocks of four of practically every U.S. issue, first-day covers, and so on. President Roosevelt collected stamps too, you know.

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11. Q5. The line "things were pretty nice and peaceful in his day" suggests that his grandfather's era was (a) a time of war (b) an age of hardship (c) a calmer and less troubled age (d) much like the modern world

But that's the reason, he said, and my friends all agreed. Everything points to it, they claimed. My stamp collecting, for example; that's a 'temporary refuge from reality.' Well, maybe, but my grandfather didn't need any refuge from reality; things were pretty nice and peaceful in his day, from all I hear, and he started my collection. It's a nice collection too, blocks of four of practically every U.S. issue, first-day covers, and so on. President Roosevelt collected stamps too, you know.

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12. Q1. Charley decided to take the subway from Grand Central because it was (a) cheaper than the bus (b) the only transport left (c) recommended by his office (d) faster than the bus

Anyway, here's what happened at Grand Central. One night last summer I worked late at the office. I was in a hurry to get uptown to my apartment so I decided to take the subway from Grand Central because it's faster than the bus. Now, I don't know why this should have happened to me. I'm just an ordinary guy named Charley, thirty-one years old, and I was wearing a tan gabardine suit and a straw hat with a fancy band; I passed a dozen men who looked just like me. And I wasn't trying to escape from anything; I just wanted to get home to Louisa, my wife.

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13. Q2. What was Charley wearing that night? (a) A tan gabardine suit and a straw hat with a fancy band (b) A black four-button suit and a derby hat (c) An overcoat and a cap (d) His office uniform

Anyway, here's what happened at Grand Central. One night last summer I worked late at the office. I was in a hurry to get uptown to my apartment so I decided to take the subway from Grand Central because it's faster than the bus. Now, I don't know why this should have happened to me. I'm just an ordinary guy named Charley, thirty-one years old, and I was wearing a tan gabardine suit and a straw hat with a fancy band; I passed a dozen men who looked just like me. And I wasn't trying to escape from anything; I just wanted to get home to Louisa, my wife.

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14. Q3. Charley stresses that he is 'just an ordinary guy' chiefly to (a) complain about his dull life (b) counter the idea that he was escaping from anything (c) praise his own common sense (d) explain why he worked late

Anyway, here's what happened at Grand Central. One night last summer I worked late at the office. I was in a hurry to get uptown to my apartment so I decided to take the subway from Grand Central because it's faster than the bus. Now, I don't know why this should have happened to me. I'm just an ordinary guy named Charley, thirty-one years old, and I was wearing a tan gabardine suit and a straw hat with a fancy band; I passed a dozen men who looked just like me. And I wasn't trying to escape from anything; I just wanted to get home to Louisa, my wife.

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15. Q4. "I passed a dozen men who looked just like me" highlights the (a) friendliness of late-night commuters (b) danger of city streets (c) uniformity and sameness of modern urban life (d) popularity of straw hats

Anyway, here's what happened at Grand Central. One night last summer I worked late at the office. I was in a hurry to get uptown to my apartment so I decided to take the subway from Grand Central because it's faster than the bus. Now, I don't know why this should have happened to me. I'm just an ordinary guy named Charley, thirty-one years old, and I was wearing a tan gabardine suit and a straw hat with a fancy band; I passed a dozen men who looked just like me. And I wasn't trying to escape from anything; I just wanted to get home to Louisa, my wife.

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16. Q5. Charley's immediate goal that night was to (a) find the third level (b) buy tickets to Galesburg (c) meet a friend at the station (d) get home to his wife Louisa

Anyway, here's what happened at Grand Central. One night last summer I worked late at the office. I was in a hurry to get uptown to my apartment so I decided to take the subway from Grand Central because it's faster than the bus. Now, I don't know why this should have happened to me. I'm just an ordinary guy named Charley, thirty-one years old, and I was wearing a tan gabardine suit and a straw hat with a fancy band; I passed a dozen men who looked just like me. And I wasn't trying to escape from anything; I just wanted to get home to Louisa, my wife.

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17. Q1. When Charley ducked into the arched doorway heading for the subway, he (a) got lost (b) reached the platform quickly (c) met an old friend (d) found the third level at once

I turned into Grand Central from Vanderbilt Avenue, and went down the steps to the first level, where you take trains like the Twentieth Century. Then I walked down another flight to the second level, where the suburban trains leave from, ducked into an arched doorway heading for the subway — and got lost. That's easy to do. I've been in and out of Grand Central hundreds of times, but I'm always bumping into new doorways and stairs and corridors. Once I got into a tunnel about a mile long and came out in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel. Another time I came up in an office building on Forty-sixth Street, three blocks away.

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18. Q2. On one earlier occasion, a long tunnel brought Charley out in (a) Times Square (b) the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel (c) Central Park (d) the Public Library

I turned into Grand Central from Vanderbilt Avenue, and went down the steps to the first level, where you take trains like the Twentieth Century. Then I walked down another flight to the second level, where the suburban trains leave from, ducked into an arched doorway heading for the subway — and got lost. That's easy to do. I've been in and out of Grand Central hundreds of times, but I'm always bumping into new doorways and stairs and corridors. Once I got into a tunnel about a mile long and came out in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel. Another time I came up in an office building on Forty-sixth Street, three blocks away.

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19. Q3. On another occasion he came up in (a) a subway station (b) a hotel on Vanderbilt Avenue (c) an office building on Forty-sixth Street (d) a shop on Forty-second Street

I turned into Grand Central from Vanderbilt Avenue, and went down the steps to the first level, where you take trains like the Twentieth Century. Then I walked down another flight to the second level, where the suburban trains leave from, ducked into an arched doorway heading for the subway — and got lost. That's easy to do. I've been in and out of Grand Central hundreds of times, but I'm always bumping into new doorways and stairs and corridors. Once I got into a tunnel about a mile long and came out in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel. Another time I came up in an office building on Forty-sixth Street, three blocks away.

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20. Q4. The description of doorways, stairs and corridors creates the impression that Grand Central is (a) a well-organised terminus (b) a small suburban station (c) a modern architectural marvel (d) a vast and confusing labyrinth

I turned into Grand Central from Vanderbilt Avenue, and went down the steps to the first level, where you take trains like the Twentieth Century. Then I walked down another flight to the second level, where the suburban trains leave from, ducked into an arched doorway heading for the subway — and got lost. That's easy to do. I've been in and out of Grand Central hundreds of times, but I'm always bumping into new doorways and stairs and corridors. Once I got into a tunnel about a mile long and came out in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel. Another time I came up in an office building on Forty-sixth Street, three blocks away.

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21. Q5. By relating his earlier strange experiences, Charley intends to (a) make the later discovery of the third level sound believable (b) boast about his exploring skills (c) warn readers against the subway (d) criticise the station authorities

I turned into Grand Central from Vanderbilt Avenue, and went down the steps to the first level, where you take trains like the Twentieth Century. Then I walked down another flight to the second level, where the suburban trains leave from, ducked into an arched doorway heading for the subway — and got lost. That's easy to do. I've been in and out of Grand Central hundreds of times, but I'm always bumping into new doorways and stairs and corridors. Once I got into a tunnel about a mile long and came out in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel. Another time I came up in an office building on Forty-sixth Street, three blocks away.

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22. Q1. Charley imagines Grand Central as (a) a busy machine (b) a growing tree (c) a dark cave (d) a sleeping giant

Sometimes I think Grand Central is growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots. There's probably a long tunnel that nobody knows about feeling its way under the city right now, on its way to Times Square, and maybe another to Central Park. And maybe — because for so many people through the years Grand Central has been an exit, a way of escape — maybe that's how the tunnel I got into... But I never told my psychiatrist friend about that idea.

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23. Q2. The line "growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots" is an example of a (a) paradox (b) pun (c) simile (d) understatement

Sometimes I think Grand Central is growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots. There's probably a long tunnel that nobody knows about feeling its way under the city right now, on its way to Times Square, and maybe another to Central Park. And maybe — because for so many people through the years Grand Central has been an exit, a way of escape — maybe that's how the tunnel I got into... But I never told my psychiatrist friend about that idea.

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24. Q3. In Charley's imagination, the unknown tunnels are feeling their way under the city towards (a) the Roosevelt Hotel and the Public Library (b) Galesburg and New Haven (c) Vanderbilt Avenue and Forty-sixth Street (d) Times Square and Central Park

Sometimes I think Grand Central is growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots. There's probably a long tunnel that nobody knows about feeling its way under the city right now, on its way to Times Square, and maybe another to Central Park. And maybe — because for so many people through the years Grand Central has been an exit, a way of escape — maybe that's how the tunnel I got into... But I never told my psychiatrist friend about that idea.

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25. Q4. Charley never told his psychiatrist friend about this idea because (a) it would only confirm the diagnosis of escape (b) he had forgotten it (c) his friend had moved away (d) Louisa forbade him

Sometimes I think Grand Central is growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots. There's probably a long tunnel that nobody knows about feeling its way under the city right now, on its way to Times Square, and maybe another to Central Park. And maybe — because for so many people through the years Grand Central has been an exit, a way of escape — maybe that's how the tunnel I got into... But I never told my psychiatrist friend about that idea.

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26. Q5. For so many people through the years, Grand Central has been 'an exit, a way of escape' — here 'exit' symbolises (a) a fire door in the station (b) an escape from the pressures of life (c) the route to the subway (d) the way out of New York city

Sometimes I think Grand Central is growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots. There's probably a long tunnel that nobody knows about feeling its way under the city right now, on its way to Times Square, and maybe another to Central Park. And maybe — because for so many people through the years Grand Central has been an exit, a way of escape — maybe that's how the tunnel I got into... But I never told my psychiatrist friend about that idea.

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27. Q1. The 'hollow roar' ahead told Charley that (a) a train was approaching (b) the tunnel was flooding (c) there was open space and people talking (d) a storm was raging outside

The corridor I was in began angling left and slanting downward and I thought that was wrong, but I kept on walking. All I could hear was the empty sound of my own footsteps and I didn't pass a soul. Then I heard that sort of hollow roar ahead that means open space and people talking. The tunnel turned sharp left; I went down a short flight of stairs and came out on the third level at Grand Central Station.

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28. Q2. The atmosphere created in this extract is one of (a) cheerful bustle (b) festive excitement (c) domestic warmth (d) eerie solitude and suspense

The corridor I was in began angling left and slanting downward and I thought that was wrong, but I kept on walking. All I could hear was the empty sound of my own footsteps and I didn't pass a soul. Then I heard that sort of hollow roar ahead that means open space and people talking. The tunnel turned sharp left; I went down a short flight of stairs and came out on the third level at Grand Central Station.

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29. Q3. 'I didn't pass a soul' means that Charley (a) met not a single person (b) walked past a church (c) hurt nobody on the way (d) was alone with a ghost

The corridor I was in began angling left and slanting downward and I thought that was wrong, but I kept on walking. All I could hear was the empty sound of my own footsteps and I didn't pass a soul. Then I heard that sort of hollow roar ahead that means open space and people talking. The tunnel turned sharp left; I went down a short flight of stairs and came out on the third level at Grand Central Station.

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30. Q4. Although Charley felt the corridor's angle and downward slant 'was wrong', he kept walking because (a) he was being chased (b) some curiosity or unconscious pull drew him on (c) the lights guided him (d) he had promised Louisa

The corridor I was in began angling left and slanting downward and I thought that was wrong, but I kept on walking. All I could hear was the empty sound of my own footsteps and I didn't pass a soul. Then I heard that sort of hollow roar ahead that means open space and people talking. The tunnel turned sharp left; I went down a short flight of stairs and came out on the third level at Grand Central Station.

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31. Q5. The extract ends with Charley coming out on (a) the second level (b) the subway platform (c) the third level at Grand Central Station (d) the street outside

The corridor I was in began angling left and slanting downward and I thought that was wrong, but I kept on walking. All I could hear was the empty sound of my own footsteps and I didn't pass a soul. Then I heard that sort of hollow roar ahead that means open space and people talking. The tunnel turned sharp left; I went down a short flight of stairs and came out on the third level at Grand Central Station.

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32. Q1. The lights were dim and flickering because they were (a) faulty electric bulbs (b) candles in lanterns (c) emergency lamps (d) open-flame gaslights

For just a moment I thought I was back on the second level, but I saw the room was smaller, there were fewer ticket windows and train gates, and the information booth in the centre was wood and old-looking. And the man in the booth wore a green eyeshade and long black sleeve protectors. The lights were dim and sort of flickering. Then I saw why; they were open-flame gaslights.

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33. Q2. Compared with the second level, the room Charley saw was (a) smaller, with fewer ticket windows and train gates (b) larger and brighter (c) built entirely of glass (d) crowded with commuters

For just a moment I thought I was back on the second level, but I saw the room was smaller, there were fewer ticket windows and train gates, and the information booth in the centre was wood and old-looking. And the man in the booth wore a green eyeshade and long black sleeve protectors. The lights were dim and sort of flickering. Then I saw why; they were open-flame gaslights.

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34. Q3. The man in the information booth wore (a) a derby hat and gloves (b) a green eyeshade and long black sleeve protectors (c) a straw hat with a fancy band (d) a uniform with brass buttons

For just a moment I thought I was back on the second level, but I saw the room was smaller, there were fewer ticket windows and train gates, and the information booth in the centre was wood and old-looking. And the man in the booth wore a green eyeshade and long black sleeve protectors. The lights were dim and sort of flickering. Then I saw why; they were open-flame gaslights.

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35. Q4. The details in this extract — the wooden booth, the eyeshade, the gaslights — together suggest that Charley has stepped into (a) a theatre set (b) a new wing of the station (c) an earlier century (d) the employees' quarters

For just a moment I thought I was back on the second level, but I saw the room was smaller, there were fewer ticket windows and train gates, and the information booth in the centre was wood and old-looking. And the man in the booth wore a green eyeshade and long black sleeve protectors. The lights were dim and sort of flickering. Then I saw why; they were open-flame gaslights.

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36. Q5. The author reveals the period detail by detail rather than stating it at once in order to (a) hide the twist until the final page (b) give an accurate survey of the station (c) delay the purchase of tickets (d) make the reader share Charley's gradual realisation

For just a moment I thought I was back on the second level, but I saw the room was smaller, there were fewer ticket windows and train gates, and the information booth in the centre was wood and old-looking. And the man in the booth wore a green eyeshade and long black sleeve protectors. The lights were dim and sort of flickering. Then I saw why; they were open-flame gaslights.

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37. Q1. What conclusion does Charley finally reach in this extract? (a) He had stepped into eighteen-ninety-something (b) A costume party was being held (c) A film was being shot (d) He was dreaming at his desk

There were brass spittoons on the floor, and across the station a glint of light caught my eye; a man was pulling a gold watch from his vest pocket. He snapped open the cover, glanced at his watch and frowned. He wore a derby hat, a black four-button suit with tiny lapels, and he had a big, black, handlebar mustache. Then I looked around and saw that everyone in the station was dressed like eighteen-ninety-something; I never saw so many beards, sideburns and fancy mustaches in my life. A woman walked in through the train gate; she wore a dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves and skirts to the top of her high-buttoned shoes. Back of her, out on the tracks, I caught a glimpse of a locomotive, a very small Currier & Ives locomotive with a funnel-shaped stack. And then I knew.

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38. Q2. The glint of light that caught Charley's eye came from (a) the gaslights (b) a gold watch (c) the locomotive's stack (d) a woman's jewellery

There were brass spittoons on the floor, and across the station a glint of light caught my eye; a man was pulling a gold watch from his vest pocket. He snapped open the cover, glanced at his watch and frowned. He wore a derby hat, a black four-button suit with tiny lapels, and he had a big, black, handlebar mustache. Then I looked around and saw that everyone in the station was dressed like eighteen-ninety-something; I never saw so many beards, sideburns and fancy mustaches in my life. A woman walked in through the train gate; she wore a dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves and skirts to the top of her high-buttoned shoes. Back of her, out on the tracks, I caught a glimpse of a locomotive, a very small Currier & Ives locomotive with a funnel-shaped stack. And then I knew.

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39. Q3. In this extract, a 'derby' is (a) a horse race (b) a kind of coat (c) a style of hat (d) a pair of shoes

There were brass spittoons on the floor, and across the station a glint of light caught my eye; a man was pulling a gold watch from his vest pocket. He snapped open the cover, glanced at his watch and frowned. He wore a derby hat, a black four-button suit with tiny lapels, and he had a big, black, handlebar mustache. Then I looked around and saw that everyone in the station was dressed like eighteen-ninety-something; I never saw so many beards, sideburns and fancy mustaches in my life. A woman walked in through the train gate; she wore a dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves and skirts to the top of her high-buttoned shoes. Back of her, out on the tracks, I caught a glimpse of a locomotive, a very small Currier & Ives locomotive with a funnel-shaped stack. And then I knew.

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40. Q4. The woman who walked in through the train gate wore (a) a hoop skirt and bonnet (b) a black four-button suit (c) a dress with a bustle and veil (d) leg-of-mutton sleeves and high-buttoned shoes

There were brass spittoons on the floor, and across the station a glint of light caught my eye; a man was pulling a gold watch from his vest pocket. He snapped open the cover, glanced at his watch and frowned. He wore a derby hat, a black four-button suit with tiny lapels, and he had a big, black, handlebar mustache. Then I looked around and saw that everyone in the station was dressed like eighteen-ninety-something; I never saw so many beards, sideburns and fancy mustaches in my life. A woman walked in through the train gate; she wore a dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves and skirts to the top of her high-buttoned shoes. Back of her, out on the tracks, I caught a glimpse of a locomotive, a very small Currier & Ives locomotive with a funnel-shaped stack. And then I knew.

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41. Q5. The short sentence "And then I knew." is effective because (a) its abrupt brevity marks the moment of full realisation (b) it introduces a new character (c) it asks the reader a question (d) it changes the scene

There were brass spittoons on the floor, and across the station a glint of light caught my eye; a man was pulling a gold watch from his vest pocket. He snapped open the cover, glanced at his watch and frowned. He wore a derby hat, a black four-button suit with tiny lapels, and he had a big, black, handlebar mustache. Then I looked around and saw that everyone in the station was dressed like eighteen-ninety-something; I never saw so many beards, sideburns and fancy mustaches in my life. A woman walked in through the train gate; she wore a dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves and skirts to the top of her high-buttoned shoes. Back of her, out on the tracks, I caught a glimpse of a locomotive, a very small Currier & Ives locomotive with a funnel-shaped stack. And then I knew.

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42. Q1. Charley confirmed the date of the world he had entered by glancing at (a) a calendar on the wall (b) the newsboy's stack of papers (c) the station clock (d) a ticket window notice

To make sure, I walked over to a newsboy and glanced at the stack of papers at his feet. It was The World; and The World hasn't been published for years. The lead story said something about President Cleveland. I've found that front page since, in the Public Library files, and it was printed June 11, 1894. I turned toward the ticket windows knowing that here — on the third level at Grand Central — I could buy tickets that would take Louisa and me anywhere in the United States we wanted to go. In the year 1894. And I wanted two tickets to Galesburg, Illinois.

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43. Q2. The front page of The World, later found in the Public Library files, was printed on (a) July 18, 1894 (b) June 11, 1884 (c) June 11, 1894 (d) May 1, 1894

To make sure, I walked over to a newsboy and glanced at the stack of papers at his feet. It was The World; and The World hasn't been published for years. The lead story said something about President Cleveland. I've found that front page since, in the Public Library files, and it was printed June 11, 1894. I turned toward the ticket windows knowing that here — on the third level at Grand Central — I could buy tickets that would take Louisa and me anywhere in the United States we wanted to go. In the year 1894. And I wanted two tickets to Galesburg, Illinois.

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44. Q3. The lead story of the paper carried something about President (a) Garfield (b) Roosevelt (c) Lincoln (d) Cleveland

To make sure, I walked over to a newsboy and glanced at the stack of papers at his feet. It was The World; and The World hasn't been published for years. The lead story said something about President Cleveland. I've found that front page since, in the Public Library files, and it was printed June 11, 1894. I turned toward the ticket windows knowing that here — on the third level at Grand Central — I could buy tickets that would take Louisa and me anywhere in the United States we wanted to go. In the year 1894. And I wanted two tickets to Galesburg, Illinois.

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45. Q4. Charley felt he had 'to make sure' before accepting where he was because (a) the visual evidence was not enough for a rational man facing the impossible (b) he wanted to buy the paper as a souvenir (c) he knew the newsboy personally (d) he needed the fare to Galesburg

To make sure, I walked over to a newsboy and glanced at the stack of papers at his feet. It was The World; and The World hasn't been published for years. The lead story said something about President Cleveland. I've found that front page since, in the Public Library files, and it was printed June 11, 1894. I turned toward the ticket windows knowing that here — on the third level at Grand Central — I could buy tickets that would take Louisa and me anywhere in the United States we wanted to go. In the year 1894. And I wanted two tickets to Galesburg, Illinois.

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46. Q5. Charley wanted two tickets to (a) New Haven (b) Galesburg, Illinois (c) the Roosevelt Hotel (d) Times Square

To make sure, I walked over to a newsboy and glanced at the stack of papers at his feet. It was The World; and The World hasn't been published for years. The lead story said something about President Cleveland. I've found that front page since, in the Public Library files, and it was printed June 11, 1894. I turned toward the ticket windows knowing that here — on the third level at Grand Central — I could buy tickets that would take Louisa and me anywhere in the United States we wanted to go. In the year 1894. And I wanted two tickets to Galesburg, Illinois.

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47. Q1. Galesburg of 1894 represents, for Charley, (a) a place to make his fortune (b) a busy industrial town (c) a peaceful world untouched by the world wars (d) a good schooling for his children

Have you ever been there? It's a wonderful town still, with big old frame houses, huge lawns, and tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets. And in 1894, summer evenings were twice as long, and people sat out on their lawns, the men smoking cigars and talking quietly, the women waving palm-leaf fans, with the fire-flies all around, in a peaceful world. To be back there with the First World War still twenty years off, and World War II over forty years in the future... I wanted two tickets for that.

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48. Q2. In the Galesburg that Charley describes, the First World War was (a) already raging (b) recently ended (c) ten years off (d) twenty years off

Have you ever been there? It's a wonderful town still, with big old frame houses, huge lawns, and tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets. And in 1894, summer evenings were twice as long, and people sat out on their lawns, the men smoking cigars and talking quietly, the women waving palm-leaf fans, with the fire-flies all around, in a peaceful world. To be back there with the First World War still twenty years off, and World War II over forty years in the future... I wanted two tickets for that.

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49. Q3. The description of trees "whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets" is an example of (a) visual imagery (b) irony (c) hyperbole (d) personification

Have you ever been there? It's a wonderful town still, with big old frame houses, huge lawns, and tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets. And in 1894, summer evenings were twice as long, and people sat out on their lawns, the men smoking cigars and talking quietly, the women waving palm-leaf fans, with the fire-flies all around, in a peaceful world. To be back there with the First World War still twenty years off, and World War II over forty years in the future... I wanted two tickets for that.

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50. Q4. The picture of men smoking cigars, women waving palm-leaf fans and fireflies all around creates an atmosphere of (a) feverish activity (b) idle, peaceful small-town life (c) city nightlife (d) rural hardship

Have you ever been there? It's a wonderful town still, with big old frame houses, huge lawns, and tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets. And in 1894, summer evenings were twice as long, and people sat out on their lawns, the men smoking cigars and talking quietly, the women waving palm-leaf fans, with the fire-flies all around, in a peaceful world. To be back there with the First World War still twenty years off, and World War II over forty years in the future... I wanted two tickets for that.

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51. Q5. In "I wanted two tickets for that", the word 'that' refers to (a) the railroad journey west (b) the third level corridor (c) Galesburg's summer evenings in 1894 (d) the first-day covers

Have you ever been there? It's a wonderful town still, with big old frame houses, huge lawns, and tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets. And in 1894, summer evenings were twice as long, and people sat out on their lawns, the men smoking cigars and talking quietly, the women waving palm-leaf fans, with the fire-flies all around, in a peaceful world. To be back there with the First World War still twenty years off, and World War II over forty years in the future... I wanted two tickets for that.

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52. Q6. The tone of Charley's description of Galesburg is best described as (a) sarcastic and dismissive (b) fearful and anxious (c) neutral and factual (d) nostalgic and yearning

Have you ever been there? It's a wonderful town still, with big old frame houses, huge lawns, and tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets. And in 1894, summer evenings were twice as long, and people sat out on their lawns, the men smoking cigars and talking quietly, the women waving palm-leaf fans, with the fire-flies all around, in a peaceful world. To be back there with the First World War still twenty years off, and World War II over forty years in the future... I wanted two tickets for that.

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53. Q1. The ticket clerk refused Charley's money because (a) the money was not the currency style of that time (b) the amount was insufficient (c) the bills were torn (d) he accepted only gold coins

The clerk figured the fare — he glanced at my fancy hatband, but he figured the fare — and I had enough for two coach tickets, one way. But when I counted out the money and looked up, the clerk was staring at me. He nodded at the bills. 'That ain't money, mister,' he said, 'and if you're trying to skin me, you won't get very far,' and he glanced at the cash drawer beside him. Of course the money was old-style bills, half again as big as the money we use nowadays, and different-looking. I turned away and got out fast. There's nothing nice about jail, even in 1894.

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54. Q2. In "if you're trying to skin me", the phrase 'skin me' means (a) injure me (b) cheat me (c) frighten me (d) delay me

The clerk figured the fare — he glanced at my fancy hatband, but he figured the fare — and I had enough for two coach tickets, one way. But when I counted out the money and looked up, the clerk was staring at me. He nodded at the bills. 'That ain't money, mister,' he said, 'and if you're trying to skin me, you won't get very far,' and he glanced at the cash drawer beside him. Of course the money was old-style bills, half again as big as the money we use nowadays, and different-looking. I turned away and got out fast. There's nothing nice about jail, even in 1894.

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55. Q3. The clerk's glance at the cash drawer hinted that (a) he wanted to lock the money away (b) the drawer was empty (c) he might reach for a weapon or call for help (d) he was counting the fare

The clerk figured the fare — he glanced at my fancy hatband, but he figured the fare — and I had enough for two coach tickets, one way. But when I counted out the money and looked up, the clerk was staring at me. He nodded at the bills. 'That ain't money, mister,' he said, 'and if you're trying to skin me, you won't get very far,' and he glanced at the cash drawer beside him. Of course the money was old-style bills, half again as big as the money we use nowadays, and different-looking. I turned away and got out fast. There's nothing nice about jail, even in 1894.

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56. Q4. Charley 'turned away and got out fast' because he feared (a) missing a train (b) the angry crowd (c) his wife's displeasure (d) being arrested and jailed

The clerk figured the fare — he glanced at my fancy hatband, but he figured the fare — and I had enough for two coach tickets, one way. But when I counted out the money and looked up, the clerk was staring at me. He nodded at the bills. 'That ain't money, mister,' he said, 'and if you're trying to skin me, you won't get very far,' and he glanced at the cash drawer beside him. Of course the money was old-style bills, half again as big as the money we use nowadays, and different-looking. I turned away and got out fast. There's nothing nice about jail, even in 1894.

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57. Q5. The old-style bills of that time were (a) half again as big as modern money (b) smaller than modern money (c) printed on coloured paper (d) exactly the same size as modern money

The clerk figured the fare — he glanced at my fancy hatband, but he figured the fare — and I had enough for two coach tickets, one way. But when I counted out the money and looked up, the clerk was staring at me. He nodded at the bills. 'That ain't money, mister,' he said, 'and if you're trying to skin me, you won't get very far,' and he glanced at the cash drawer beside him. Of course the money was old-style bills, half again as big as the money we use nowadays, and different-looking. I turned away and got out fast. There's nothing nice about jail, even in 1894.

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58. Q1. Charley drew three hundred dollars out of the bank to (a) pay his psychiatrist's bill (b) buy old-style currency (c) buy first-day covers (d) repay Louisa's savings

And that was that. I left the same way I came, I suppose. Next day, during lunch hour, I drew three hundred dollars out of the bank, nearly all we had, and bought old-style currency (that really worried my psychiatrist friend). You can buy old money at almost any coin dealer's, but you have to pay a premium. My three hundred dollars bought less than two hundred in old-style bills, but I didn't care; eggs were thirteen cents a dozen in 1894. But I've never again found the corridor that leads to the third level at Grand Central Station, although I've tried often enough.

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59. Q2. Old money can be bought at almost any coin dealer's, but one has to pay (a) interest (b) a fine (c) a premium (d) a deposit

And that was that. I left the same way I came, I suppose. Next day, during lunch hour, I drew three hundred dollars out of the bank, nearly all we had, and bought old-style currency (that really worried my psychiatrist friend). You can buy old money at almost any coin dealer's, but you have to pay a premium. My three hundred dollars bought less than two hundred in old-style bills, but I didn't care; eggs were thirteen cents a dozen in 1894. But I've never again found the corridor that leads to the third level at Grand Central Station, although I've tried often enough.

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60. Q3. Charley's three hundred dollars bought him (a) exactly three hundred in old bills (b) five hundred in old bills (c) nothing at all (d) less than two hundred in old-style bills

And that was that. I left the same way I came, I suppose. Next day, during lunch hour, I drew three hundred dollars out of the bank, nearly all we had, and bought old-style currency (that really worried my psychiatrist friend). You can buy old money at almost any coin dealer's, but you have to pay a premium. My three hundred dollars bought less than two hundred in old-style bills, but I didn't care; eggs were thirteen cents a dozen in 1894. But I've never again found the corridor that leads to the third level at Grand Central Station, although I've tried often enough.

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61. Q4. The remark that eggs were thirteen cents a dozen in 1894 shows that Charley (a) had seriously studied the low cost of living of 1894 (b) was fond of cooking (c) kept a careful price diary (d) disliked modern food prices only

And that was that. I left the same way I came, I suppose. Next day, during lunch hour, I drew three hundred dollars out of the bank, nearly all we had, and bought old-style currency (that really worried my psychiatrist friend). You can buy old money at almost any coin dealer's, but you have to pay a premium. My three hundred dollars bought less than two hundred in old-style bills, but I didn't care; eggs were thirteen cents a dozen in 1894. But I've never again found the corridor that leads to the third level at Grand Central Station, although I've tried often enough.

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62. Q5. Buying old currency 'really worried' the psychiatrist friend because it (a) was an illegal transaction (b) seemed proof of a deepening escapist delusion (c) showed Charley had grown rich (d) emptied the family's savings

And that was that. I left the same way I came, I suppose. Next day, during lunch hour, I drew three hundred dollars out of the bank, nearly all we had, and bought old-style currency (that really worried my psychiatrist friend). You can buy old money at almost any coin dealer's, but you have to pay a premium. My three hundred dollars bought less than two hundred in old-style bills, but I didn't care; eggs were thirteen cents a dozen in 1894. But I've never again found the corridor that leads to the third level at Grand Central Station, although I've tried often enough.

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63. Q1. The couple now had proof that the third level still existed because (a) they had found a station map (b) Louisa had seen the corridor (c) their friend Sam Weiner had disappeared (d) the psychiatrist had changed his mind

Louisa was pretty worried when I told her all this, and didn't want me to look for the third level any more, and after a while I stopped; I went back to my stamps. But now we're both looking, every weekend, because now we have proof that the third level is still there. My friend Sam Weiner disappeared! Nobody knew where, but I sort of suspected because Sam's a city boy, and I used to tell him about Galesburg — I went to school there — and he always said he liked the sound of the place. And that's where he is, all right. In 1894.

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64. Q2. Charley suspected he knew where Sam was because (a) Sam had left a letter behind (b) the police had traced Sam (c) Sam had bought tickets openly (d) Sam was a city boy who had heard about Galesburg and liked the sound of it

Louisa was pretty worried when I told her all this, and didn't want me to look for the third level any more, and after a while I stopped; I went back to my stamps. But now we're both looking, every weekend, because now we have proof that the third level is still there. My friend Sam Weiner disappeared! Nobody knew where, but I sort of suspected because Sam's a city boy, and I used to tell him about Galesburg — I went to school there — and he always said he liked the sound of the place. And that's where he is, all right. In 1894.

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65. Q3. Charley had gone to school in (a) Galesburg (b) New York (c) New Haven (d) Princeton

Louisa was pretty worried when I told her all this, and didn't want me to look for the third level any more, and after a while I stopped; I went back to my stamps. But now we're both looking, every weekend, because now we have proof that the third level is still there. My friend Sam Weiner disappeared! Nobody knew where, but I sort of suspected because Sam's a city boy, and I used to tell him about Galesburg — I went to school there — and he always said he liked the sound of the place. And that's where he is, all right. In 1894.

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66. Q4. Louisa's attitude changes over the story from (a) joy to grief (b) worry and prohibition to joining the search (c) curiosity to boredom (d) support to opposition

Louisa was pretty worried when I told her all this, and didn't want me to look for the third level any more, and after a while I stopped; I went back to my stamps. But now we're both looking, every weekend, because now we have proof that the third level is still there. My friend Sam Weiner disappeared! Nobody knew where, but I sort of suspected because Sam's a city boy, and I used to tell him about Galesburg — I went to school there — and he always said he liked the sound of the place. And that's where he is, all right. In 1894.

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67. Q5. In "And that's where he is, all right", the phrase 'that' refers to (a) New York city (b) Grand Central Station (c) Galesburg in 1894 (d) the bank

Louisa was pretty worried when I told her all this, and didn't want me to look for the third level any more, and after a while I stopped; I went back to my stamps. But now we're both looking, every weekend, because now we have proof that the third level is still there. My friend Sam Weiner disappeared! Nobody knew where, but I sort of suspected because Sam's a city boy, and I used to tell him about Galesburg — I went to school there — and he always said he liked the sound of the place. And that's where he is, all right. In 1894.

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68. Q1. A first-day cover is an envelope that (a) holds the year's first newspaper (b) is opened only on New Year's Day (c) carries only foreign stamps (d) collectors mail to themselves on the very first day of a stamp's sale

Because one night, fussing with my stamp collection, I found — Well, do you know what a first-day cover is? When a new stamp is issued, stamp collectors buy some and use them to mail envelopes to themselves on the very first day of sale; and the postmark proves the date. The envelope is called a first-day cover. They're never opened; you just put blank paper in the envelope.

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69. Q2. What is normally put inside a first-day cover? (a) Blank paper (b) A letter (c) A photograph (d) An old coin

Because one night, fussing with my stamp collection, I found — Well, do you know what a first-day cover is? When a new stamp is issued, stamp collectors buy some and use them to mail envelopes to themselves on the very first day of sale; and the postmark proves the date. The envelope is called a first-day cover. They're never opened; you just put blank paper in the envelope.

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70. Q3. What proves the date of a first-day cover? (a) The colour of the stamp (b) The postmark (c) The size of the envelope (d) The dealer's receipt

Because one night, fussing with my stamp collection, I found — Well, do you know what a first-day cover is? When a new stamp is issued, stamp collectors buy some and use them to mail envelopes to themselves on the very first day of sale; and the postmark proves the date. The envelope is called a first-day cover. They're never opened; you just put blank paper in the envelope.

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71. Q4. First-day covers are 'never opened' because (a) they are locked away in banks (b) opening one is considered unlucky (c) their value lies in the envelope, stamp and postmark, not in any message (d) they are too fragile with age

Because one night, fussing with my stamp collection, I found — Well, do you know what a first-day cover is? When a new stamp is issued, stamp collectors buy some and use them to mail envelopes to themselves on the very first day of sale; and the postmark proves the date. The envelope is called a first-day cover. They're never opened; you just put blank paper in the envelope.

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72. Q5. The narrator pauses to explain first-day covers so that (a) readers may start the hobby themselves (b) he can fill in background about post offices (c) readers learn about stamp values (d) the discovery of something inside one, later in the story, has its full startling effect

Because one night, fussing with my stamp collection, I found — Well, do you know what a first-day cover is? When a new stamp is issued, stamp collectors buy some and use them to mail envelopes to themselves on the very first day of sale; and the postmark proves the date. The envelope is called a first-day cover. They're never opened; you just put blank paper in the envelope.

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73. Q1. What was strange about the first-day cover Charley found that night? (a) It should not have been in his collection, yet bore a postmark of July 18, 1894 (b) It bore no stamp at all (c) It was addressed to Charley himself (d) It was brand new and unpostmarked

That night, among my oldest first-day covers, I found one that shouldn't have been there. But there it was. It was there because someone had mailed it to my grandfather at his home in Galesburg; that's what the address on the envelope said. And it had been there since July 18, 1894 — the postmark showed that — yet I didn't remember it at all. The stamp was a six-cent, dull brown, with a picture of President Garfield. Naturally, when the envelope came to Granddad in the mail, it went right into his collection and stayed there — till I took it out and opened it.

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74. Q2. The envelope had originally been mailed to (a) Charley in New York (b) Charley's grandfather at his home in Galesburg (c) Sam Weiner in Galesburg (d) the newsboy at Grand Central

That night, among my oldest first-day covers, I found one that shouldn't have been there. But there it was. It was there because someone had mailed it to my grandfather at his home in Galesburg; that's what the address on the envelope said. And it had been there since July 18, 1894 — the postmark showed that — yet I didn't remember it at all. The stamp was a six-cent, dull brown, with a picture of President Garfield. Naturally, when the envelope came to Granddad in the mail, it went right into his collection and stayed there — till I took it out and opened it.

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75. Q3. The stamp on the envelope was (a) a two-cent green with a picture of President Cleveland (b) a ten-cent blue with a locomotive (c) a six-cent dull brown with a picture of President Garfield (d) a one-cent black with a portrait of Washington

That night, among my oldest first-day covers, I found one that shouldn't have been there. But there it was. It was there because someone had mailed it to my grandfather at his home in Galesburg; that's what the address on the envelope said. And it had been there since July 18, 1894 — the postmark showed that — yet I didn't remember it at all. The stamp was a six-cent, dull brown, with a picture of President Garfield. Naturally, when the envelope came to Granddad in the mail, it went right into his collection and stayed there — till I took it out and opened it.

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76. Q4. In "it went right into his collection", the pronoun 'his' refers to (a) Charley (b) the newsboy (c) Sam (d) the grandfather

That night, among my oldest first-day covers, I found one that shouldn't have been there. But there it was. It was there because someone had mailed it to my grandfather at his home in Galesburg; that's what the address on the envelope said. And it had been there since July 18, 1894 — the postmark showed that — yet I didn't remember it at all. The stamp was a six-cent, dull brown, with a picture of President Garfield. Naturally, when the envelope came to Granddad in the mail, it went right into his collection and stayed there — till I took it out and opened it.

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77. Q5. Charley's failure to remember the cover at all is significant because (a) he knew his old collection well, so its presence there defies ordinary explanation (b) he never studied his stamps (c) the collection had just been sold (d) his grandfather kept it hidden on purpose

That night, among my oldest first-day covers, I found one that shouldn't have been there. But there it was. It was there because someone had mailed it to my grandfather at his home in Galesburg; that's what the address on the envelope said. And it had been there since July 18, 1894 — the postmark showed that — yet I didn't remember it at all. The stamp was a six-cent, dull brown, with a picture of President Garfield. Naturally, when the envelope came to Granddad in the mail, it went right into his collection and stayed there — till I took it out and opened it.

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78. Q1. Sam's letter conveys the news that (a) the third level has been demolished (b) he found the third level and is in Galesburg in 1894 (c) the old currency is useless (d) he is ill and needs help

The paper inside wasn't blank. It read:

941 Willard Street

Galesburg, Illinois

July 18, 1894

Charley

I got to wishing that you were right. Then I got to believing you were right. And, Charley, it's true; I found the third level! I've been here two weeks, and right now, down the street at the Daly's, someone is playing a piano, and they're all out on the front porch singing 'Seeing Nelly Home.' And I'm invited over for lemonade. Come on back, Charley and Louisa. Keep looking till you find the third level! It's worth it, believe me!

The note is signed Sam.

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79. Q2. The tone of Sam's letter is best described as (a) sorrowful and regretful (b) formal and cold (c) joyful and inviting (d) anxious and warning

The paper inside wasn't blank. It read:

941 Willard Street

Galesburg, Illinois

July 18, 1894

Charley

I got to wishing that you were right. Then I got to believing you were right. And, Charley, it's true; I found the third level! I've been here two weeks, and right now, down the street at the Daly's, someone is playing a piano, and they're all out on the front porch singing 'Seeing Nelly Home.' And I'm invited over for lemonade. Come on back, Charley and Louisa. Keep looking till you find the third level! It's worth it, believe me!

The note is signed Sam.

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80. Q3. Sam had been in Galesburg for (a) two days (b) two months (c) two years (d) two weeks

The paper inside wasn't blank. It read:

941 Willard Street

Galesburg, Illinois

July 18, 1894

Charley

I got to wishing that you were right. Then I got to believing you were right. And, Charley, it's true; I found the third level! I've been here two weeks, and right now, down the street at the Daly's, someone is playing a piano, and they're all out on the front porch singing 'Seeing Nelly Home.' And I'm invited over for lemonade. Come on back, Charley and Louisa. Keep looking till you find the third level! It's worth it, believe me!

The note is signed Sam.

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81. Q4. At the Daly's, people were (a) playing a piano and singing on the front porch (b) working in the harvest fields (c) holding a prayer meeting (d) gathered for a wedding

The paper inside wasn't blank. It read:

941 Willard Street

Galesburg, Illinois

July 18, 1894

Charley

I got to wishing that you were right. Then I got to believing you were right. And, Charley, it's true; I found the third level! I've been here two weeks, and right now, down the street at the Daly's, someone is playing a piano, and they're all out on the front porch singing 'Seeing Nelly Home.' And I'm invited over for lemonade. Come on back, Charley and Louisa. Keep looking till you find the third level! It's worth it, believe me!

The note is signed Sam.

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82. Q5. By "Keep looking till you find the third level!", Sam is (a) warning Charley against danger (b) encouraging Charley and Louisa to keep searching for it (c) telling them to give up (d) asking them to write back

The paper inside wasn't blank. It read:

941 Willard Street

Galesburg, Illinois

July 18, 1894

Charley

I got to wishing that you were right. Then I got to believing you were right. And, Charley, it's true; I found the third level! I've been here two weeks, and right now, down the street at the Daly's, someone is playing a piano, and they're all out on the front porch singing 'Seeing Nelly Home.' And I'm invited over for lemonade. Come on back, Charley and Louisa. Keep looking till you find the third level! It's worth it, believe me!

The note is signed Sam.

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83. Q1. At the stamp and coin store, Charley learnt that Sam had bought old-style currency worth (a) three hundred dollars (b) five hundred dollars (c) eight hundred dollars (d) a thousand dollars

At the stamp and coin store I go to, I found out that Sam bought eight hundred dollars' worth of old-style currency. That ought to set him up in a nice little hay, feed and grain business; he always said that's what he really wished he could do, and he certainly can't go back to his old business. Not in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1894. His old business? Why, Sam was my psychiatrist.

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84. Q2. That money ought to set Sam up in a nice little (a) bookshop business (b) medical practice (c) railway office (d) hay, feed and grain business

At the stamp and coin store I go to, I found out that Sam bought eight hundred dollars' worth of old-style currency. That ought to set him up in a nice little hay, feed and grain business; he always said that's what he really wished he could do, and he certainly can't go back to his old business. Not in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1894. His old business? Why, Sam was my psychiatrist.

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85. Q3. Sam cannot go back to his old business in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1894, because (a) his old business, psychiatry, has no place there (b) he has grown too old to work (c) the townspeople have banned it (d) he has lost all his money

At the stamp and coin store I go to, I found out that Sam bought eight hundred dollars' worth of old-style currency. That ought to set him up in a nice little hay, feed and grain business; he always said that's what he really wished he could do, and he certainly can't go back to his old business. Not in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1894. His old business? Why, Sam was my psychiatrist.

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86. Q4. The revelation that Sam was Charley's psychiatrist is ironical because (a) psychiatrists rarely travel far (b) the very man who dismissed the third level as fantasy found it himself (c) Sam had always hated Galesburg (d) Charley had never trusted Sam

At the stamp and coin store I go to, I found out that Sam bought eight hundred dollars' worth of old-style currency. That ought to set him up in a nice little hay, feed and grain business; he always said that's what he really wished he could do, and he certainly can't go back to his old business. Not in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1894. His old business? Why, Sam was my psychiatrist.

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87. Q5. In "That ought to set him up", the phrase 'set him up' means (a) play a trick on him (b) arrest him (c) establish him comfortably in a business (d) confuse him

At the stamp and coin store I go to, I found out that Sam bought eight hundred dollars' worth of old-style currency. That ought to set him up in a nice little hay, feed and grain business; he always said that's what he really wished he could do, and he certainly can't go back to his old business. Not in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1894. His old business? Why, Sam was my psychiatrist.

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88. Q1. Who was Charley? What kind of life did he lead?

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89. Q2. What did Charley's psychiatrist friend mean by calling the third level a 'waking-dream wish fulfillment'?

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90. Q3. How does Charley defend himself against the charge of escapism?

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91. Q4. Why, according to Charley, could his grandfather's stamp collection not be called an escape from reality?

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92. Q5. How does Charley describe the way Grand Central seems to grow?

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93. Q6. How did Charley reach the third level of Grand Central Station?

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94. Q7. In what ways was the third level different from the other two levels?

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95. Q8. What first convinced Charley that he had gone back to 1894?

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96. Q9. Why did Charley want two tickets to Galesburg, Illinois?

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97. Q10. Why did the ticket clerk at the third level not accept Charley's money?

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98. Q11. What did Charley do the day after his visit to the third level?

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99. Q12. Why was Charley's psychiatrist friend 'really worried' by Charley's purchase of old money?

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100. Q13. How did Louisa react when Charley told her about the third level?

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101. Q14. Who was Sam Weiner? Why did Charley suspect he had gone to Galesburg?

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102. Q15. What did Charley learn about Sam at the stamp and coin store?

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103. Q16. What was written inside the old first-day cover Charley found?

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104. Q17. How does Sam's letter transform Charley and Louisa's search?

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105. Q18. What irony surrounds Sam Weiner's profession in the story?

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106. Q19. What does the third level symbolise in the story?

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107. Q20. What makes the ending of the story suspenseful rather than conclusive?

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108. Q1. Describe Charley's journey from his office to the discovery of the third level.

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109. Q2. What did Charley see on the third level that convinced him he had travelled back in time?

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110. Q3. How does Jack Finney build suspense before revealing the third level?

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111. Q4. "The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it." How does the story illustrate this statement?

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112. Q5. Why is Galesburg, Illinois, of 1894 so important to Charley? What does it represent?

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113. Q6. Draw a character sketch of Charley.

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114. Q7. What do you learn about Sam Weiner's character from the story?

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115. Q8. How does the hobby of stamp collecting function as an important motif in the story?

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116. Q9. Do you think the third level was a medium of escape for Charley, or a real place? Give reasons for your answer.

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117. Q10. How does the author blend fantasy and reality in the story?

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118. Q11. Justify the title 'The Third Level'.

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119. Q12. How does Sam's letter change the course and meaning of the story?

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120. Q13. What role does Louisa play in the story?

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121. Q14. What message does 'The Third Level' convey about modern life and the human response to it?

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122. Q15. How does the story explore an intersection of time and space?

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123. Q1. Draw a detailed character sketch of Charley, the narrator of 'The Third Level'.

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124. Q2. "The third level was a medium of escape for Charley." Discuss.

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125. Q3. Was the third level a real place or a figment of Charley's imagination? Present the evidence on both sides and give your reasoned opinion.

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126. Q4. 'The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it.' In the light of this remark from the story, discuss how human beings attempt to overcome the stresses of modern life, and what values we should cultivate instead of escapism.

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127. Q5. How does 'The Third Level' achieve an intersection of time and space? Discuss with examples from the story.

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128. Q6. What do you infer from Sam's letter to Charley? Discuss its role in the story.

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129. Q7. Discuss the significance of the title 'The Third Level' and the human tendency to move between the past, the present and the future, as reflected in the story.