Footprints without Feet

1. Griffin came to the village of ___ .

(a) Iping 

(b) Bluping

(c) Leicester

(d) Dorcester

Ans: (a) Iping 

2. What is being referred to as the "strange incident" That happened in the study ?

(a) Griffin arriving at the inn during off season

(b) Griffin pretending to be waiting for a cheque

(c) Griffin stealing money while being invisible 

(d) None of the above

Ans: (c) Griffin stealing money while being invisible 

3. Who is the writer of the story "Footprints without feet" ?

(a) Victor Canning

(b) H.G Wells

(c) James Herriot

(d) Robert Arthur

Ans: (b) H.G Wells

4. Who found Griffin eccentric ?

(a) The two boys

(b) Mrs Hall

(c) Jaffers

(d) None of the above

Ans: (b) Mrs Hall

5. Why was Mrs Hall prepared and ready to tolerate strange habits and irritable temper ?

(a) He had paid in advance

(b) He was a scientist

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of the above

Ans: (a) He had paid in advance

6. What caused the villagers to suspect the scientist ?

(a) The furniture incident 

(b) Unexpected availability of cash on him

(c) The robbery

(d) All of the above

Ans: (d) All of the above

7. What did she think had happened to her furniture ?

(a) The furniture had gone mad 

(b) Nothing

(c) The scientist had put spirits in them

(d) The scientist was playing with them

Ans: (c) The scientist had put spirits in them

8. Why was it a bad time to wander in London?
(a) It was mid winter (b) He was without clothes (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above Ans. (c) Both (a) and (b)

9. "Brilliant scientist though he was, Griffin was rather a _ person."
(a) Lawless (b) Lawful (c) Good (d) Rude Ans. (a) Lawless

10. After making a theft in the shop of a theatrical company where did Griffin
decide to go? (a) Iping village

(b) Oxford city (c) Paris

(d) London Ans. (a) Iping village

11. Griffin left his muddy footprints on the steps of a house in the middle of
(a) London (b) Paris (c) Moscow (d) Iping Ans. (a) London

12. What do you mean by the word "eccentric"?
(a) uncommon (b) extra (c) catchy (d) None of them Ans. (a) uncommon

13. How did Griffin finaly escape?
(a) By hitting them (b) By taking off all his clothes (c) By running away as fast as he could (d) By hiding Ans. (b) By taking off all his clothes

14. What was an unusual event?
(a) A guest at the inn during winters (b) A guest at the inn during summers (c) A guest at the inn during spring (d) Nothing was unusual there Ans. (a) A guest at the inn during winters

15. What was Griffin ?

(a) clergyman

(b) landlord

(c) shopkeeper

(d) scientist

Ans: (d) scientist

16. Who did Griffin attack and rob all the money?
(a) the landlord (b) the shopkeeper of the London store (c) the owner of the big London store (d) the owner of the theatrical company

Ans: (b) the shopkeeper of the London store

17. Griffin's body became as transparent as ______
(a) Glass (b) Ice

(c) Air (d) None of the above Ans. (a) Glass

18. After whom were the boys following?
(a) A scientist (b) A policeman (c) Anice-cream vendor

(d) None of the above Ans. (a) A scientist

19. What type of man was Griffin?

(a) brilliant scientist
(b) lawless person (c) both (a) and (b)

(d) none of the above Ans. (c) both (a) and (b)

20. Whose house did Griffin set on fire?
(a) The clergyman

(b) The shopkeeper (c) the landlord

(d) Mrs Hall
Ans. (c) the landlord