Read the extract and answer the questions that follows:
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 those, 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.
1.Pick out the option which is a correct description of the phrase “waking dream wish fulfillment”.
a) A pleasant wish that makes one forget the past’s terrible experiences.
b) A pleasant wish that takes one to the future
c) A pleasant wish that encourages to work
d) A pleasant wish that makes one forget the present
2. What does the ‘third level’ signify?
a) A third level of dream that is fulfilled
b) A third gate on Grand Central Station
c) A third wish that is going to be accomplished
d) Human tendencies to escape from the harsh realities of the present time
3. Pick out the option that best describes the mental tendency of the narrator.
(1) Disappointed
(2) Escapism
(3) Calm
(4) Satisfied
a) 1 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 3 and 4
d) 2 and 4
4. The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry...” Signifies that :
a) the world is full of chaos but at the same time means of happiness also for the narrator.
b) the narrator is not at all satisfied with his life.
c) the narrator wanted to explore more about the modern world.
d) the narrator enjoys the feeling of pain and insecurities in his life
5. Why did Hana wash the wounded man herself?
a) Because of her servants
b) because her servants ran away
c) because her servants refused to help an American enemy soldier
d) None
6. Why did the servants refuse to help ?
a) out of fears
b) because of superstitions
c) because he was an American Soldier
d) All these
7. How did Dr. Sadao ensure that the American Soldier had left safely?
a) by escorting him
b) by seeing no signal of flashlight
c) by giving him a call
d) none
