Short Questions and Answers of Midnight Express

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 Short Questions and Answers of Midnight Express.

Unit-1

1.Who wrote Midnight Express?

Ans: Alfred Noyes wrote Midnight Express.

2.When did Mortimer find the book in his father's library?

Ans: When Mortimer was twelve years old,he found the book in his father's library.

3.When did Mortimer take the book to his bedroom?

Ans: When the rest of his large, old house was covered in darkness, Mortimer took the book to his bedroom.

4.Why did Mortimer take the book to his bedroom?

Ans. Mortimer took the book to his bedroom to read by candlelight. 

5.How was Mortimer fascinated?

Ans.Mortimer was fascinated by the battered old book.

6. What did the old book contain?

Ans. The old book contained a story called the 'Midnight Express'.

7.What threatened Mortimer?

Ans: There was an illustration on page fifty, which threatened Mortimer for some unknown reason.

8.What did the illustrations show?

Ans. The illustrations showed an empty railway platform at night lit by a dull,yellow lamp. A single man stood under the lamp, his face turned towards the black mouth of a tunnel.

9.Who was now a young man?

Ans.Mortimer was now a young man.

10.Who was waiting for a train in a dark, empty junction?

Ans:Mortimer was waiting for a train in a dark, empty junction.

Unit-2

1.What was glowing?

Ans. A single dull lamp was glowing.

2.What did Mortimer notice in the lamp light?

Ans: Mortimer, in the lamp light, suddenly noticed a dark and solitary figure.   

3.What did the figure face?

Ans: The figure faced the black mouth of a tunnel.

4.What were aroused?

Ans: Mortimer's instincts were aroused.

5.When was Mortimer shocked?

Ans: When Mortimer walked towards the figure and looked into its face, he was shocked. Actually, he was staring into his own face.

6.Who was completely shaken with fear?

Ans.Mortimer was completely shaken with fear.

7.What did Mortimer do seeking desperate shelter?

Ans:Seeking desperate shelter, Mortimer pounded the wooden door.

8.What did Mortimer hear?

Ans. Mortimer heard heavy footsteps coming down creaking stairs.

9.Who stood with a candle?

Ans: A shadow figure stood with a candle.

10.Who beckoned Mortimer?

Ans. The shadow figures beckoned Mortimer.

Unit-3

1.Where did the shadowy figure take Mortimer?

Ans: The shadowy figure took Mortimer to an upper room where a bright fire was burning.

2.Where was the armchair?

Ans. The armchair was beside the fire.

3.Where did the shadowy figure put the candle?

Ans: The shadowy figure put the candle on the table.

4.What did the book contain?

Ans: The book contained the story of  ' Midnight Express'.

5.Who was greatly afraid?

Ans: Mortimer was greatly afraid.

6.What did Mortimer try to grasp?

Ans. Mortimer tried to grasp the strange cycle of event he was going through.

7.What cast huge shadows on the wall?

Ans: The candle cast huge shadows on the wall.

8.Where did the shadowy figure stand?

Ans.The shadowy figure stood before Mortimer.

9.What did Mortimer realize when he looked up into the face of the shadowy figure?

Ans. When Mortimer looked up into face of the shadowy figure, he realized that he was looking at himself.

10.What did Mortimer feel sitting on the armchair?

Ans. Sitting on the armchair, Mortimer felt a chill run up his spine.