The Lotus -Eater : Questions

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1.   What was the ‘interesting and bold thing’ that Wilson had done?

2.   Why is Wilson’s life called an ’experiment’?

3.   Why did the narrator want to hear the facts from his lips?

4.   Where did the narrator meet Wilson?

5.   Which is considered to be ‘the most lovely sight of the world’?

6.   What was charming and unreal of the scenery?

7.   How was Wilson dressed when the narrator first met him?

8.   What are ‘espadrilles’?

9.    Why did Wilson’s ‘get-up’ not go with his ‘face’?

10.              Why does the writer say that Wilson looked like the manager of a branch office?

11.               Who was Donna Lucia?

12.              ‘your story’s just the ordinary Capri tittle-tattle’ -What story is being referred to here?

13.              How did the narrator and his friend spend their time?

14.              What is referred to as the ’best bathing in the world’?

15.              Who is called ‘funny old fellow’?

16.              Who was Tiberius?

17.              When did the events of the story take place?

18.              How long had Wilson been there?

19.              What was Wilson’s special interest of subject?

20.              What did the writer and his friend plan for the moonlit full moon night?

21.              What food had the maid brought for Wilson and the narrator?

22.              What does Wilson say about ‘Leisure’?

23.              ‘That’s the truth’  - What ‘truth’ is referred to here? How did it happen?

24.              What festival was taking place at Punta di Timberio?

25.              What is the ‘Assumption’?

26.              What was Wilson’s profession before he came to Naples?

27.              How had Wilson’s wife died?

28.              How does describe his wife?

29.              What had happened to Wilson’s child?

30.              ‘ I don’t think anyone could easily be more alone in the world than I am’ Why does Wilson say so?

31.              How old was Wilson when his wife died?

32.              When had Wilson started working?

33.              How many years had Wilson been living in the island?

34.              Which story changed Wilson’s life?

35.              What was the story about?

36.              ‘That settled the matter for me’ What is referred to here?

37.              What is gratuity?

38.              For how long had Wilson bought an annuity?

39.              ‘It was his own life that he had arranged in this strange manner’. What did he arrange? Why was it strange?

40.              Describe Wilson’s house?

41.              What music did Wilson enjoy?

42.              How did Wilson spend his time?

43.              What, according to the narrator was Wilson’s ‘only passion’?

44.              After how many years did the narrator visit the island again?

45.              ‘Wilson’s plan was all right. There was only one flaw in it’ What was the flaw?

46.              Name the servant who worked for Wilson?

47.              How had Wilson tried to end his life?

48.              What did Assunta plan for Wilson?

49.              ‘He brought it on himself’ – Explain.

50.              ‘Wilson, like a hunted animal, had made for safety’ - Describe

51.              ‘Perhaps he died of the beauty of the sight’ – Describe

52.              What was Wilson’s idea of a pleasant life?

53.              What does the narrator say he would have done had he been in Wilson’s place?

54.              At what age would Wilson have earned his full pension?

 

 

LQ

1.   Narrate the incidents that led Wilson to settle down in Capri.

2.   What, according to you, is the central theme of The Lotus-Eater?

3.   Comment on the role of the narrator in Maugham’s short story ‘The Lotus-Eater?

4.   ‘What singularity of character makes Wilson an object of interest to the narrator in The Lotus-Eater? Show how this singularity affects the action of this story?

5.   How effective is The Lotus-Eater as a modern short story?

6.   Comment on the title of Maugham’s story The Lotus-Eater.

7.   Describe Wilson’s room /life in Capri.

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