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Deep Water

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ – TEST)                                                                   

1.William Douglas was a friend and adviser of

(a) President Kennedy                                         (b) President Cleveland

(c) President Roosevelt                                       (d) President Clinton

2.in the essay William Douglas talks about his fear of

(a) fire                                                             (b) lizards

(c) snake                                                           (d) water

3.The writer decided to learn to swim when he was about

(a) ten or eleven years old                                  (b) fifteen or sixteen years old

(c) twenty years old                                              (d) eighteen years old

4. He decided to learn swimming in the pool at

(a) the local club                                            (b) his school

(c) Y.M.C.A                                                       (d) Country Club

5. His mother warned him against swimming in the Yakima River because it had
(a) strong currents                                                (b) it was meant only for boating

(c) many people had drowned there               (d) it had no lifeguards around

6. At the shallow end, the Y.M.C.A pool was

(a) I foot deep                                                                        (b) four feet deep

(c) two or three feet deep                                                   (d) five feet deep

7. The pool’s depth at the deep end was

(a) twenty feet                   (b) nine feet                              (c) six feet                          (d) eight feet

8. The author hated to walk naked to the pool as he had

(a) skinny arms                 (b) bony chest                           (c) skinny legs                    (d) hairy
legs

9. The incident in childhood had taken place at the beach in

(a) Florida                          (b) Washington                          (c) New York                      (d)

10. The introduction to the Y.M.C.A swimming pool revived for Douglas

(a) childhood fear of water                                                 (b) memories of a holiday at the beach

(c) memories of father and son companionship             (d) a terrible accident

11. The misadventure at the Y.M.C.A pool happened when

(c) he was alone                                                                    (d) he was with his mother

12. The boy who threw Douglas into the pool was about

(a) twenty years old                                                            (b) eighteen years old

(c) twenty-one years old                                                    (d) fifteen years old

13. Douglas calls him a

(a) nasty human being                                                      (b) a brute

(c) a beautiful physical specimen                                   (d) a big bully

14. He tossed Douglas into the pool towards its

(a) shallow end                     (b) middle                           (c) edge                           (d) deep end

15. Though Douglas was frightened, he was not

(a) afraid to die                                                                  (b) going to survive

(c) out of his wits                                                               (d) able to shout for help

16. When his feet would hit the bottom Douglas planned to

(a) make a big jump                                                          (b) lie down

17. The nine feet seemed to Douglas like

(a) hundred feet                 (b) ninety feet                      (c) fifty feet                     (d) twenty-five
feet

18. Douglas imagined that on hitting the bottom, he would

(a) bob to the surface like a cork

(b) would come up to Tab his water wings

(c) would lie flat and float up

(d) shout for help

19. When Douglas tried to yell

(a) everyone came to his rescue

(b) no sound came out

(c) his father arrived

(d) the lifeguard dived to save him up, they hung as

20. As Douglas tried to bring his legs

(a) dead branches (b) dead weights

21. The water in the pool had a

(a) dirty yellow tinge (b) a blue reflection

(c) green colour  (d) no colour

22. Douglas was seized by

(a) the lifeguard (b) stark terror

(c) his friend (d) the boy who had thrown him

23. Douglas went down towards the bottom

(a) only once (b) twice

(c) thrice (d) five times

24. After the third unsuccessful attempt to spring up, Douglas thought that he was

(a) floating in space (b) floating in the River Yakima

(c) floating in the air (d) floating in a rubber-tube

25. When he regained consciousness, he

(a) laughed at his experience (b) had 104° F fever

26. Every time Douglas attempted to go inside water, his legs would

(a) be shaky (b) make him run

(c) help him keep afloat (d) be paralyzed

27. After being haunted by fear for many years Douglas decided to learn to swim. He took
the help of

(a) his mother (b) his father

(c) a friend  (d) an instructor

28. A rope was attached to

(a) Douglas’ legs (b) Douglas’ arms

(c) Douglas’ belt  (d) Douglas’ swimming trunks

29. He practised in the pool

(a) ten times a week (b) five days a week

(c) twice a week (d) thrice a week

30. Douglas’ tension started slackening after

(a) four months (b) three months

31. Douglas had to repeat exhaling and inhaling exercises

(a) hundred times (b) forty times

(c) fifty times (d) ten times

32. ‘Now you can swim’. These words were spoken by

(a) Douglas’ father (b) teacher in school

(c) uncle (d) instructor

33. Whenever terror struck again, Douglas would start

(a) shouting (b) laughing

(c) crying (d) talking to terror

34. Douglas swam the lake to Stamp Act Island covering a distance of

(a) five miles (b) seven miles

(c) two miles (d) one mile

35. ‘What do you think you can do to me’? These words were spoken by Douglas to

(a) a shark (b) to his enemy

36. After swimming across to the other shore of Warm Lake, Douglas shouted with joy and
his voice was returned as an echo by

(a) Gilbert peak (b) Everest peak

(c) Alps (d) Blue Mountain

37. ‘All we have to fear is fear itself. Who said these words?

(a) Douglas (b) his instructor

(c) his father (d) President Roosevelt

38. With his hard work, Douglas had

(a) conquered his fear of water (b) conquered Mount Everest

(c) got a good job (d) got a promotion

39. At the end of the experience, Douglas felt

(a) happy (b) released

(c) sad (d) victorious

40. His fear of water

(a) ruined his trips (b) made him extremely guilty

ANSWERS

1.(c) President Roosevelt 2. (d) water

3.(a) ten or eleven years old 4. (c) Y.M.C.A

5.(c) many people had drowned there 6. (c) two or three feet deep

7.(b) nine feet 8. (c) skinny legs

9.(d) California 10. (a) childhood fear of water

11.(c) he was alone 12. (b) eighteen years old

13.(c) a beautiful physical specimen 14. (d) deep end

15. (c) out of his wits 16. (a) make a big jump

17.(b) ninety feet 18. (a) bob to the surface like a cork

19.(b) no sound came out 20. (b) dead weights

21.(a) dirty yellow tinge 22. (b) stark, terror

23.(c) thrice 24. (a) was floating in space

25.(c) shook and cried and didn’t eat anything 26. (d) be paralyzed
27.(d) an instructor 28. (c) Douglas’ belt

29.(b) five days a week 30. (b) three months

31.(a) hundred times 32. (d) instructor

33.(d) talking to terror 34. (c) two miles

35.(d) to terror 36. (a) Gilbert peak

37.(d) President Roosevelt 38. (a) conquered his fear of water

39.(h) released 40. (a) ruined his trips