Q1 Do you think that the third level was only an escape for Charley ? Why ? Or How is the Grand Central Station a symbol of escape ? Ans. Yes, | think the third level was a medium of escape for Charley. He was living with the fear, worries, stress and insecurity of modern life. He wished to live in a peaceful world that existed long before. So, an imagination of the third level cropped up in his mind. He found this to be a place that existed much before the two world wars. He thought of buying tickets from there to a place of the past. He thought of living there away from the hue and cry of the modern world. Q2 What do you infer from Sam's letter to Charley ? Ans. Charley found a letter from Sam, his psychiatrist friend among his collection of first day covers. He had never seen before it but now it suddenly appeared. In the letter, Sam had informed Charley that he was living in Galesburg, on the third level. OnePlus NotesClearly, the letter was a product of Charley's imagination. It was his another waking-dream wish fulfilment. Sam's letter also reflects that like Charley, Sam too wanted to escape from this world of sad realities. Q3 ‘The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress.’ What are the ways in which we attempt to overcome them? Ans.We are living in a world that is full of insecurity, fear, wars, worries and stress. These conditions make us uneasy. So, we try to overcome them by escaping from reality. We try to escape to imaginary past because we believe that the past was free from insecurity, fear and worries. We adopt hobbies such as stamp collection, watching comic shows, playing with children etc. Being busy with our hobbies, we get some relief from the harsh realities of the world. OnePlus NotesQ4 Do you see an intersection of time and space in the story? Ans.The story "The Third Level’ constantly lingers between the past and the present. The past is about a place named Galesburg and the present tells about New York. The narrator lives in New York among the modern insecurity and fear. He finds the third level at the Grand Central Station, a place of 1894. We constantly keep on moving from New York to Galesburg and from modernity to the old world. Thus, there is obviously an intersection of time and space in the story. Q5 What does the third level refer to? Ans.The third level at the Grand Central Station of New York does not really exist. There are only two levels at the station. The third level is a product of Charley's imagination. He finds it as a place where he can escape from the modern world of insecurity and fear. OnePlus NotesQ6 How did Charley's psychiatrist friend explain his reaching the third level? Ans.Charley’'s friend explained that the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, wars and worries etc. Owing to all this, Charley was depressed. So the imagination of the third level rose in his mind. Q7 Why do the people in the modern world want to escape ? Ans.The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, wars and worries. So, the people want to escape from it. Q8 Why could Charley never again find the third level ? Ans. He could never again find the place as it was a mere product of his imagination. The place did not really exist. OnePlus NotesQ9 What is a first-day cover ? Ans.When a new stamp is issued, the stamp collectors buy some of them. They people use them to mail envelopes to themselves on the first day of the sale. The envelope is called a first-day cover. Q10 How was the Grand Central Station growing like a tree ? Ans. It had a criss-cross of tunnels. The narrator whenever went there, he bumped into new doorways and stairs and corridors. So, he felt that it was growing like a tree. Q10 How was Charley's reaching the third level a waking-dream wish fulfilment? Ans.Charley's reaching the third level was a waking-dream wish fulfilment. This third level was a place of the peaceful past. Here, he could buy tickets to Galesburg, where he had passed his childhood. So, Charley felt very good about that. He thought of living a simple and romantic life as the people did in the past. The thought was quite soothing to him. OnePlus NotesDescribe the scene at the third level. Or What time did the third level indicate and how ? Or Describe briefly the scene at the third level of Grand Central Station as seen by Charley. Ans. At the third level of the Grand Central Station, Charley witnessed an atmosphere of the remote past. The information booth was of old style. It was made of wood. The man in the booth wore a green eyeshade and long black sleeve protectors. There were open flame gaslights. There were brass spittoons on the floor. People wore the look of eighteen-ninety-something. They had beards, sideburns and fancy moustaches. OnePlus Notes